Would it be safe to cook sausage at 12pm leaving it out at room temperature to cool then re-cooking it at 7pm?
No. This would be quite unsafe and actually very dangerous.
It is best to cook your sausage just before you are going to eat it. Letting meat sit out a room temperature -- cooked or uncooked -- is very dangerous and can lead to food poisoning.
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