Eli5, If bacteria such as salmonella and ecoli are killed from ground beef when it’s properly cooked then what gets you sick if it’s left out too long after it’s cooked?

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Eli5, If bacteria such as salmonella and ecoli are killed from ground beef when it’s properly cooked then what gets you sick if it’s left out too long after it’s cooked?

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Answer 1

Thank you all for the answers! I didn’t know if it was the original raw meat bacteria “usual suspects” that came back to turn the meat bad or new different bacteria.

The example I was trying to figure out in my mind was meat in a crockpot cooling down and sitting after cooking for several hours. It didn’t touch any new surfaces so it must be from the air.