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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/SuzieSue32 on 2026-07-03 17:41:08+00:00.

We had chicken and sausages in the fridge that I'd forgotten to freeze and needing using in the next few days. Found a recipe online for a casserole and got it all cooking this morning. Meat was seared in a pan with red wine brought to a simmer and then I put it in the slow cooker for the rest of the day.

Whenever I went into the kitchen I gave it a stir and tried a little sip of the sauce. Delicious.

Come tea time, I go to stir again and think it's a bit cool...

Turns out when I'd relocated the slow cooker from one side of the kitchen to the other, after about 30 mins, I'd forgotten to turn the plug on. It was hot enough at first to stay warm enough for me to not notice. But this warm, half-cooked meat has been sitting on the side for 6 hours while I occasionally sipped it.

Now ordering a takeaway because I don't trust cooking it now and I'm trying to decide if I'm shaky because I haven't eaten much today or if salmonella's taking hold 🤦‍♀️

Tl;dr: half-cooked some chicken, forgot to turn the slow cooker on and then proceeded to keep tasting the sauce over the next 6 hours