Leaving Stilton out of the fridge

[Spymaster]

A while ago I accidentally left a Stilton out overnight and it got deliciously soft and creamy.

The internet tells me that this is dangerous and cheese should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours, which seems excessively cautious. We ate the cheese with no problems.

Yes or no to cheese left out overnight?

 

[moomoo]

No

 

[Silas Loom]

. We ate the cheese with no problems.

Yet.

 

[iona]

Yes. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't even consider eating it until it'd been out the fridge for a few hours.

All my cheese has been in the garage, which is cold but not fridge-cold, since Sunday night. Some accidentally got left in the kitchen last night and it's fine.

 

[Spymaster]

Yet.

This was a year or two ago.

I'm wondering if I should leave this current Stilton out today to improve the flavour and texture.

 

[iona]

This was a year or two ago.

I'm wondering if I should leave this current Stilton out today to improve the flavour and texture.

Definitely.

 

[Epona]

This was a year or two ago.

I'm wondering if I should leave this current Stilton out today to improve the flavour and texture.

If it's been out of the fridge for a year or two I wouldn't risk it

 

[a_chap]

Serving cheese straight from the fridge should be a crime punishable by, if not death, then at least a public flogging...

 

[iona]

When I'm impatient and can't wait for cheese to warm up by itself I stick it in my pocket (this is different from the pocket cheese I keep handy for snacking on, which needs to be a type that won't turn into a squidgy mess after a while at trouser temperature)

 

[emanymton]

A while ago I accidentally left a Stilton out overnight and it got deliciously soft and creamy.

The internet tells me that this is dangerous and cheese should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours, which seems excessively cautious. We ate the cheese with no problems.

Yes or no to cheese left out overnight?

Do these people think we didn't have cheese until fridges were invented?

 

[iona]

If it's been out of the fridge for a year or two I wouldn't risk it

Sometimes for a treat I buy something like a really mature roquefort and then leave it at the back of the fridge for the best part of a year, until there's different colours of mould and it's so spicy you can't taste anything after

 

[Silas Loom]

This was a year or two ago.

Listeriosis can lie dormant for years, slowly spreading to every organ, until it is suddenly triggered by something innocent like a Dairylea triangle, leading to inevitable death both for you and for anyone unfortunate enough to be bitten by you as cheese frenzy takes hold in your last days.

 

[nottsgirl]

My dad had a Stilton out of the fridge throughout January a few years ago. We were all fine.

 

[High Voltage]

It's milk that's already gone off so much it's got mould growing in it. How much worse can it get

 

[izz]

I would just like to completely dissociate myself from any comment High Voltage makes about cheese.

 

[dessiato]

I had a camembert, bought in Camembert, left in the car while I drove through France and Spain to Porto where it was forgotten for a day. It was runny but absolutely magnificent.

I always leave cheeses out for about two hours before eating it.

 

[wtfftw]

Probably a typo. Two hours minimum.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Serving cheese straight from the fridge should be a crime punishable by, if not death, then at least a public flogging...

This

I don’t think you should even put it in the fridge at all if it’s really good cheese.

 

[Saul Goodman]

It's Stilton. It can't really get any worse.
Just throw it in the bin, where it belongs.

 

[Chz]

Tell me no one here is French without saying...

 

[nottsgirl]

Tell me no one here is French without saying...

I don’t think Stilton is massive in France.

 

[Chz]

I don’t think Stilton is massive in France.

No, but the idea of eating cold Roquefort... Eugh. Same for gorgonzola, I suppose, so let's add Italians.

That being said, pretty much the only English cheeses you can find in a good French fromagerie are cheddar and stilton.

 

[rubbershoes]

That being said, pretty much the only English cheeses you can find in a good French fromagerie are cheddar and stilton.

We save the good stuff for ourselves rather than exporting it

 

[Happy Tree]

Microwave 30 seconds. Job's a good 'un.

 

[tim]

A while ago I accidentally left a Stilton out overnight and it got deliciously soft and creamy.

The internet tells me that this is dangerous and cheese should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours, which seems excessively cautious. We ate the cheese with no problems.

Yes or no to cheese left out overnight?

Have you gone woke?

If in doubt on such matters ask Gentlegreen for advice. He is still alive and takes far greater risks with both food and electrical safety.

He keeps his casu martzu in the airing cupboard for three months before he considers eating it.

 

[klang]

Cheese flies ftw

 

[xenon]

This was a year or two ago.

I'm wondering if I should leave this current Stilton out today to improve the flavour and texture.

You definitely shouldn’t leave cheese out of the fridge for two years before eating it.

 

[klang]

Extra mature Gouda?

 

[furluxor]

Yes.

Years ago I went to a festival with a friend who brought a cheddar. It had gone liquid in the heat, fat separating out from the curdy solids. It looked gross but the group of us ate it anyway. No one was sick. Also, cold leftover pizza? Had a slice just today.

Maybe wouldn't risk it if pregnant / immunocompromised but otherwise it's a yes.

 

[spitfire]

When I smoke cheese it could be in the smoker for up to 8 hours, it's best to keep it kind of wine cellar temp but I've been up to 28 C and it just got a bit sweaty.