In article 0>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Tue 02 Dec 2008 08:58:46p, Dave Smith told us...
>
> > Welsh Dog wrote:
> >> Back in the UK Master Chef Delia Smith recently advocated leaving a
> >> dish of cooked turkey legs in the car boot *overnight* to cool before
> >> being properly refrigerated if eaten cold!
> >>
> >> Wouldn't work here in Oz because temperatures of 40ºC+ do funny things
> >> to poultry. If we left it out overnight it'd be tapping on the door by
> >> morning asking to come back in!!
> >>
> >> Over there tho surely the weather is cold enough to make it a
> >> reasonable option. Saves wrecking the fridge after all!
> >>
> >> Anyone else think leaving it overnight is acceptable... in Northern
> >> hemisphere cars of course?
> >
> > I have left things in the car to cool here during winter.... if it is
> > not too cold.
>
> Even in the Arizona winter it’s usually cold enough for temporary overnight
> food storage. I usually put whatever it is inside the gas grill.

That's a good idea. That'd protect it from wandering critters.
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