re: Left out gumbo

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I've left a gumbo put for 3 days before.

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If all you are going to do is leave it out for 3 days you may as well refrigerate that shite. Unless it's a seafood gumbo, in which 3 days is ok. Microbes in room temperature chicken and sausage gumbo don't fully come alive until you aged it at least a week. My grandfather's rule of thumb was a complete lunar cycle. It's ideal if you have the time and counter space.