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Ribs gone bad?
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gte1
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Had a double pack of ribs in the fridge. Sell by date was yesterday. Pulled off the top rack and cleaned it up. Bottom rack had greenish tinge to ends and under rack, smell was a little different also. Throw them both out?
George
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the "sell by" date doesn't mean much, just that the meat at that date probably isn't as good as it was when the market packaged it. I've used quite a bit of meat at discount that was sold several days after "sell by."
However, "green" and meat do not go together. Likewise, if it has a smell other than meat or blood, time to say good bye.
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Tossed them both right after I posted, wasn't feeling the green color.George
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Stike would argue that's when meat is at it's best.
Green tint - ok. Green and fuzzy - not ok.
It's very common for meat to develop a green tint, especially when two or more pieces are packages together.
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i probably wouldnt have thought to much about them if they were beef ribs, ive never seen pork and green, nope would probably chuck green pork ribs
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
I pretty much go by smell. If it smells like purification (aka "3 day old road kill"), I'm 86'n it.
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I miss Stike!!!! This is the perfect thread for him.
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The smell was unusual, not really like rotting meat, but not normal either.George
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The reason I become very distrustful of meats that have anything other than a meat or blood smell is that the organisms that can poison one don't make an odor. If there is an off smell, its not clear evidence that there is something harmful. But it is an indicator that anything harmful there is also growing.
Considering that the package was just past the sell by date, I wouldn't expect any smells until at least 4 days in a 40 degree fridge.
Altho it is a very crude rule of thumb, I stick with "when in doubt, throw it out."
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Green ribs and Ham !!!Sorry i could not resist
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If it has something really bad, like a virulent serotype of E. coli, chances are it came from the meat processing (cross contamination) or that particular animal and it's not going to manifest as a color or smell. You just need to remember these bacteria are very, very rare and really the only thing you can do to mitigate getting sick is to get your meat from a good source. Decomposition bacteria responsible for purification, natural enzymes, fungus and mold are all part of the process of aging meat, they changes the taste and texture.
I've gotten sick as a dog from bad shellfish. Tasted great. Unfortunately something contaiminated the water they live in, like someone's camp had a leaking septic tank subsequently contaminated the oysters. Oysters probably weren't sick, but I felt like I was gonna die.
But as they say, discretion is the better part of valor, and I can't argue with "when in doubt, throw it out."
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If you dont like the smell... throw them out... my wife quite often asks about hamburger that isnt red but a slight brown....then you break it open and its bright red.... enough said... when it stinks it goes out!
BGE Large... Go get 'em! "Cant means you haven't tried."
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nolaegghead said:I pretty much go by smell. If it smells like purification (aka "3 day old road kill"), I'm 86'n it.
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Doc, I am just the opposite...I can keen sense of smell and when I am on the last leg of a long international flight, I want to divorce my nose.Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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Austin Egghead said:Doc, I am just the opposite...I can keen sense of smell and when I am on the last leg of a long international flight, I want to divorce my nose.
I suspect this counts as a hijack, sorry.
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Doc, not a hijack. Smell is relevant to the thread subject. On a side note, I have a friend that lost her sense of smell after a terrible accident in Zimbabwe when she was in the Peace Corp. Made her look at food differently.
Back to the point at hand - you're brain, all our brains, compensate with a loss of input. You probably have heightened senses of taste - and texture. Lot of sensory input there to compensate.
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Back to topic, I had to go reach back to gray matter that has more cobwebs that my ceiling, but here goes. Meat gets a greenish tint from the myoglobin in the tissue and the reflection of the UV light (I have seen this near/around the price sticker and also see this in pastrami).OTH, green meat that smells sour, or is slimy is probably not good eats.Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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