Ayer cooking kielbasa and sauerkraut in a 300 degree oven for one hour, can I eat it after it was sitting on kitchen counter for five hours

Question

After cooking kielbasa and sauerkraut an hour in a 300 degree oven, I left it sitting on the kitchen counter for five hours. Is it safe to eat?

Answer 1

Let's give it the benefit of the doubt & give it an hour to fall into the danger zone. What are you left with?

Kielbasa - Pre-cooked, smoked sausage, in itself will stay good for weeks.

Sauerkraut - if it's fresh not pasteurised, again it will stay good for weeks.

So, we've disturbed both by cutting, spooning, stirring & then heating. You wouldn't expect them to now be good for weeks, not even days - but 4 hours?

I'd go right out on a limb & say, whatever the 'golden rules' say, if the lid was on & the room wasn't at 25°C or warmer, it will be absolutely fine.

^{I'll brace myself for the downvotes ;)}