Obligatory, not today. I had a good coupon, one that got me a fairly low per pound rate on a decent enough be first. Now, I wasn’t in the mood that day for a beef roast, but I knew I would be the next day and I might miss the sale if I waited. Now, I had several bags of things with me in the car at that time, and so the bag with the pot roast in it ended up sitting on the floor of the car. I think you know where this is going. The next day, I woke up and drove off to work not remembering one bit that I’d had a roast still in my car. . Now, my area it’s not exactly cold. That roast was in the car for I’m not sure how long, but the end results was very very sad. No pot roast for me unless I wanted a chance at some really interesting food poisoning. Ended up having to throw that away and contemplating hot dogs for that dinner.
Tldr: forgot a roast in the car and left it for a day in the heat.
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My dad owned a sandwich shop when I was about 12. He left 40 lbs in the trunk in summer for about a week.
I did that with a turkey once. I remembered it the next morning, but yeah, it was already too late.
This reminds me like nearly 20 years ago my folks once bought a bag of shrimp from a super market and we didn’t know we forgot it in the car until a week later.
I still remember how bad it smelled.
I used to have a pet snake. I went to a pet store to buy three mice to feed said snake. They chewed out of the box in the car. In florida. In July. Couldn’t find them. For awhile.
Is it possible for a car to be so hot that it cooks meat instead of spoiling it?
Solid muscle is less inclined to spoil. I would still eat it.
I did this with chicken breast in the deep south heat. The car would have set off cadaver dogs for about a month, but after repeat cleaning and using good air fresheners it completely went away.
Ugh, I’ve definitely been there. That moment when you realize you’ve ruined your dinner plans.
I knew a guy that left chicken in his car for a week and didn’t remember, even when he said a weird smell was coming from his car. I had to find it for him.
Oof, that’s a tough one! At least you caught it before it became a disaster. Hot dogs might not be pot roast, but hey, they’re a solid backup plan. Here’s hoping you can snag another deal soon just maybe without the car mishap next time!