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I'd check it with my thermapen and toss anything above 40 degrees...above 40 bacteria likes to rock and roll.
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PS - forgot to say 'sorry man' - that's a pisser.
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Sorry to hear that! I agree with what @Spaightlabs said! BTW too late now, but my upright had a wimpy lock with a type of key, but if I would pull on the door even lightly it would pop open. As cheap insurance against what you found I merely mounted a normal hasp like used with a padlock. Rather than a padlock though I just slip a metal rod through. Be sure to use short metal screws so you don't risk puncturing a tube in the case side.
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Deviledegger said:I found my freezer for ppb my stand up freezer open about 8 inches. I have about 150 lbs. of meat in it. It was all mostly thawed but not entirely thawed. How do I know whatsis good or bad. What would you do? Thanks in advance. I will check back but won't have time for a response thought away
Sorry to hear that it happened to you.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada -
Also meant to say that I know for a fact it was opened by me 22 hours prior. Does that change anything? It was a few days ago so there is no taking temp.of meat because I shut the door and froze everything. Very bummed if I have to throw it this meat. 50 lbs. Of vaccum sealed venison as well as a bear head ready to.head to taxidermy with a white diamond on its chest.
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As has been said already I would check your temperatures and the second thing would be to buy a hasp and padlock
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Doesn't sound like you're planning to eat the bear head; can't you keep that?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada -
All the meat needs to go in the trash to be safe.
If you feel super adventurous and like to gamble, and if you don't mind cramps and explosive diarrhea, try some of it, but don't feed it to anyone else. If you do decide to play meat roulette, don't assume just because one piece doesn't give you salmonella that the next won't.
I just went through Salmonella a few months ago from some bad venison I got from a friend. I will get my revenge.
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My bout with salmonella was 39 years ago and I still cringe at the thought of the suffering I went through. I've withstood pain several times in my life, but with that food poisoning I just wanted to die!
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bummer. I feel for you. Had kids kick a power cord off on my freezer years ago. 1st clue was water pooling on the floor.
I gave all the meat to a guy who has his fogs on a raw meat diet. He was very greatful.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
I've always understood that if the meat wasn't completely defrosted (i.e. it still had ice crystals) it could be refrozen. Maybe not the same quality, but safe to eat. This from the FDA...
"If the food still contains ice crystals or is 40 °F or below, it is safe to refreeze or cook."
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/food/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm076962.pdf
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Carolina Q said:I've always understood that if the meat wasn't completely defrosted (i.e. it still had ice crystals) it could be refrozen. Maybe not the same quality, but safe to eat. This from the FDA...
"If the food still contains ice crystals or is 40 °F or below, it is safe to refreeze or cook."
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/food/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm076962.pdf
You could have ice crystals in the center and be above 40 on the exterior...
Salmonella probably won't kill you unless you are elderly or immune-compromised, but you might wish it would a few times during the week after you get it.
If I remember correctly, Hapster had an experience with an undercooked egg about a year ago. Betcha that just like Ron, he can remember every second of that week.
Good temporary weight loss program though.
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Ozzie_Isaac said:bummer. I feel for you. Had kids kick a power cord off on my freezer years ago. 1st clue was water pooling on the floor.
I gave all the meat to a guy who has his fogs on a raw meat diet. He was very greatful.
Most of what you had was prolly above 40º so all might be godd - just eat it up quick - if in vacpacs - you can keep almost all of it.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad! -
Seems like as good of a time as any to bring up something that probably isn't common knowledge. At least in our state it is illegal to just pitch that questionable raw meat in the garbage which gets dumped at a community waste disposal. It has to be cooked first...even though you think/know it is bad! Years ago in another life in the public sector we had the proverbial lost of power and lost nearly 2 tons of raw beef, pork, and fish. That loss drew the attention of the health dept authorities. That's why we had to spend $$$ to staff for overtime around the clock to cook up all that food on a weekend. That way the food inspectors could come back on Monday to watch the dump trucks haul off cooked meat of questionable qualitity! Granted a home freezer loss would fly under that radar, but I was just sharing the "law".
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@RRP you can also use a colored denaturant when disposing of protein.LBGE 2015 - Atlanta
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MelSharples said:@RRP you can also use a colored denaturant when disposing of protein.
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RRP said:Seems like as good of a time as any to bring up something that probably isn't common knowledge. At least in our state it is illegal to just pitch that questionable raw meat in the garbage which gets dumped at a community waste disposal. It has to be cooked first...even though you think/know it is bad! Years ago in another life in the public sector we had the proverbial lost of power and lost nearly 2 tons of raw beef, pork, and fish. That loss drew the attention of the health dept authorities. That's why we had to spend $$$ to staff for overtime around the clock to cook up all that food on a weekend. That way the food inspectors could come back on Monday to watch the dump trucks haul off cooked meat of questionable qualitity! Granted a home freezer loss would fly under that radar, but I was just sharing the "law".
Precook before discarding?????????????
Them IL laws don't play well here in Jawja. I'd put the dead meat on the street & some local cafeteria would be preppin it for stew by 4pm :-)
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Will be contacting you about a LBGE gasket in a few weeks
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You thaw meat before cooking it, right? You pull thawed meat from the fridge and let come to room temp before grilling. How is that different than the meat thawing from a freezer door being partly open?
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Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. -
Toxarch said:You thaw meat before cooking it, right? You pull thawed meat from the fridge and let come to room temp before grilling. How is that different than the meat thawing from a freezer door being partly open?
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In my industry if a box & product is out of temp over 4 hrs the product is disposed of period. Clearly there has to be some common sense and logical reasoning involved before just hastily dumping the whole box. Better to be safe than to get somebody extremely sick.
And I'm sorry to hear that happened. Freezer door alarm has saved me more than once.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. Even though I don't like how it sounds. I wouldn't be able to feedrit to anyone but myself so I'm thinking it's all getting pitched in the trash. To add insult to injury I had my deer packaged this year because I didn't have enough time to cut it up myself. Price of meat per lb. X lbs. of meat + $120
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That's a shame but, better to err on the side of caution in a case like this.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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For commercial use it would definitely be trashed. For personal use I would pitch ground beef but whole pieces of meat that have not been mechanically tenderized I would be o.k. with refreezing your comfort level may differ.
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Sorry for your loss but I wouldn't be worried about the beef or venison. I'd pitch the chicken and pork, if any of it was completely thawed.Dave - Austin, TX
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All of the venison was vacuum sealed. Does that helpwith the starting of bacteria?
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Deviledegger said:All of the venison was vacuum sealed. Does that helpwith the starting of bacteria?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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