Is it okay to eat steak that been sitting around for 4 hours?

Question

I went grocery shopping but when i got home i forgot to put grocery in the refrigerator... fruits and other things were fine but i had steak that i bought to grill tonight... its been sitting on my kitchen counter top for about 4 hours now.. if not more... is this okay to cook and eat??

Answer 1

depends on how hot it is in the kitchen.

Answer 2

only if the meat sill cool to the touch

Answer 3

of course, in wet markets meats are displayed for the whole day. as long as it doesn't have any foul smell. don't waste a good piece of meat.

Answer 4

yes it should be fine of course if it smells sour you should not eat it just make sure that you cook it to at least 140 degrees f for a rare steak or 160 for a med