I was making lunch at 1:15 and noticed an open bottle of Ocean Spray cranberry juice cocktail on the kitchen counter. I took it out of the fridge at 8:30 for breakfast. It was somewhat cool, but not cold. It was not in any sunlight. Is it still okay?
Tested it in hubby first. He was fine, so I knew the rest of us were safe!
Its fine. Half the time my SO stores his in the liquor cabinet.
It's fine. I almost never refrigerate my cranberry juice. Since I drink A LOT of it, I store it on the counter, where it remains for days. I've done this for years, and it's never gone bad. I assume there's something about the acidity of cranberry juice that bacteria don' t like.
We don't refrigerate juice unless it is hot temps. In my house a bottle of juice lasts about 2 days so I would think 2 days would be okay. Of course, my kids sometimes open a bottle and leave it in the pantry for several days and then you can tell that it is fermenting.
Sure, drink it up in the next few days. It's not going to ferment or anything.
You're fine. Something canned like that can sit for a day (probably a week). OJ must be refrigerated in a few hours.
meh. no worries.
khairete
S.
Since the drink was still cool, I'd trust it would be all right. The Ocean Spray people say to keep open bottles refrigerated, however:
