I have a question about leaving your cheesecake unrefrigerated for too long. I made this last night, cooled it in the oven for an hour, then took it out. It was still so hot that I needed oven mitts. I meant to wait another hour before putting it in the fridge, but instead I fell asleep for 6 hours THEN woke up, panicked, and stuck it in the fridge. Since the cake was still in the process of cooling down, do you think it is safe to eat, or am I risking poisoning all of our house guests tonight? I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. In this specific situation, throw it out. It has been in the "danger zone" (40-140 degree) for far too long. Frank @ KAF.

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