Alright, so I screwed up big time today. Our local fish monger had a sale on wahoo and I got two pounds of it. When I got home, I was anxious to get to work - I am a freelance writer, work from home and am really over-stressed about this particular deadline I'm on.
Long story short, I left the fish in my truck for about two hours by accident (no cooler, no ice, just my hot car). I immediately put the fish in my fridge when I realized my mistake. Now it's about an hour later and the fish looks like it's OK and doesn't smell overly "fishy" or bad. In the meantime, I went back and purchased more fish to cook tonight. However, I hate to have the first batch go to waste if it's still edible, but obviously I don't want my family to get sick.
Any thoughts or food safety facts would be much appreciated...thanks in advance.
Long story short, I left the fish in my truck for about two hours by accident (no cooler, no ice, just my hot car). I immediately put the fish in my fridge when I realized my mistake. Now it's about an hour later and the fish looks like it's OK and doesn't smell overly "fishy" or bad. In the meantime, I went back and purchased more fish to cook tonight. However, I hate to have the first batch go to waste if it's still edible, but obviously I don't want my family to get sick.
Any thoughts or food safety facts would be much appreciated...thanks in advance.