ever see this with bacon

fishlessman

2 days in the fridge and it started ballooning. would not see this as even possible

lkapigian

Off Gassing for some reason, my guess is it got hot @ some point along the route and it has given up the goose....

JohnInCarolina

Whatever you do, do not open that bad boy.  At least not inside the house.  

fishlessman

opened outside and hung in a tree for the squirrels, nothing kills the squirrels. my guess is someone put it in a carriage and then placed it on a shelf after deciding 8 bucks a pound is too much, then the new 14 year old stock boy found it and put it back with the bacon days later. but then again, gassing off cured bacon doesnt make sense to me

nolaegghead

If it's properly cured it should be fine.  Problem with mass-produced bacon is that it isn't always properly cured -- mostly, it's too wet.  I've ordered boutique bacon and it ships with no refrigeration.

lkapigian

fishlessman said:

opened outside and hung in a tree for the squirrels, nothing kills the squirrels. my guess is someone put it in a carriage and then placed it on a shelf after deciding 8 bucks a pound is too much, then the new 14 year old stock boy found it and put it back with the bacon days later. but then again, gassing off cured bacon doesnt make sense to me

I guess not really off gassing as in products like carpet, furniture and such but
the gasses released as a byproduct of the metabolism in bacteria like its fermenting  

Ozzie_Isaac

lkapigian said:

fishlessman said:

opened outside and hung in a tree for the squirrels, nothing kills the squirrels. my guess is someone put it in a carriage and then placed it on a shelf after deciding 8 bucks a pound is too much, then the new 14 year old stock boy found it and put it back with the bacon days later. but then again, gassing off cured bacon doesnt make sense to me

I guess not really off gassing as in products like carpet, furniture and such but
the gasses released as a byproduct of the metabolism in bacteria like its fermenting  

Basically bacteria farts?

kl8ton

I had it with a brisket (link below):


https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1205346/balloon-brisket-proceed-to-cook-advice-needed/p1

nolaegghead

I hate when that happens.

fishlessman

just thinking back on all the opened packages of bacon i found and ate after the expiration date that would not have shown this and never got sick. still seems strange to me

lkapigian

fishlessman said:

just thinking back on all the opened packages of bacon i found and ate after the expiration date that would not have shown this and never got sick. still seems strange to me

I agree, it doesn't really go bad, just "best by" lol ..........fermented foods are fun

Ozzie_Isaac

The absolute end,