"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> That is perhaps the most absurd and potentially dangerous advice I've heard
> of lately. I say this because of the climate of the state I live in here in
> the US. It may be 35 degrees outside and by the time an hour or 2 has gone
> by it might be 60 degress outside.

Usually not at night, and if that's likely the weather forecast
will generally say so. Temperatures in this area have been
running colder than average for the past month, so overnight temps
are mid 30s to mid 20s. Mr. Turkey went into the grill Thursday
night until I could cut him into smaller pieces Friday. The grill
has a nice heavy lid that the local critters can't open.

This is really a very common practice any place that has cold
weather. Sure, you need to pay attention and not let stuff
stay there the next day when it might get too warm, but it would
be quite unusual for it to go from 35 to 60 overnight.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.