7 Kitchen Mistakes that Cause Food Poisoning

7. Not Following the Two-Hour Rule

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Well, that chicken salad may still seem fresh and taste so good. However, if it’s been sitting out for more than 2 hours, eating it would put you at risk of serious illness.

This is also applied to any other prepared food that you’ve left exposed at room temperature, particularly during the summer.

In order to protect yourself from food poisoning, you need to refrigerate all your foods within 2 hours of cooking, and if you don’t, you should probably just throw them away. It’s just not worth getting sick.