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Is it safe to cook a steak that was left out (raw) for 7 hours?

My husband pulled a moose roast out of the freezer, marinated it in the fridge for 2 days and then put it in the slow cooker this morning. I just got home and noticed that he never plugged in the slow cooker, so this defrosted roast has been sitting on our counter for 7 hours. I plugged the slow cooker in and turned it on high. There's no dairy products in the marinade. Are we going to get sick if we eat this roast?

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    Welcome Kristen! We have a special page about such food safety questions: http://cooking.stackexchange.com/tags/food-safety/info – Sobachatina Jan 10 '13 at 20:10
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    The short answer is: That is too long. Odds are still in your favor that it will be fine but the risk that it will hurt you is not 0 anymore. You can make your own decisions about how risky food has to be before it's thrown out. – Sobachatina Jan 10 '13 at 20:13
  • I was hoping to not have to throw it out. Thank you. – Kristen Jan 10 '13 at 20:14
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    I will throw it out. – Kristen Jan 10 '13 at 20:14

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