Ground beef? Unfrozen. How long is it good for?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Ground beef? Unfrozen. How long is it good for?

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:39:06 PM EDT

So I had the bright idea to make some hamburgers for dinner.

I bought the premade patties, not the frozen ones though, just the refridgerated kind. How long are they good for in the frige?

They hadn't turned brown in the frige yet, but they were starting to lose the pink color.

The sell by date was 5 days ago. I bought them about 6 days ago.

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:40:45 PM EDT

[#1]

The nose knows.

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:41:35 PM EDT

[#2]

They'll start to turn gray. If they smell "off", pitch 'em.

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:42:26 PM EDT

[#3]

One of the rules of life is...

"If you have any doubts, don't put it in your mouth."

Five days? Toss it.

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:45:39 PM EDT

[#4]

Holy shit! Do not eat.

I am very careful with meat. If I'm not eating it the next day then I freeze it. It can be thawed quickly in the microwave so there is no point in keeping it in the fridge just sitting there. That's my advice on raw meat.

If you cook it, 5 days is the maximum I would leave it in the fridge before eating it. I really try to eat it within 3 days.

It just isn't worth getting food poisoning over <$5-20 worth of meat.

ETA: There is a whole art in handling meat. With refrigerators/freezers it has become a lost art. Smoking, canning, salting . . . all lost.

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:50:53 PM EDT

[#5]

I eat stuff I find in the dumpster behind the 7-11

I never get sick

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:52:32 PM EDT

[#6]

I added a poll.

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:56:48 PM EDT

[#7]

2 to 3 days tops at normal fridge temps once removed from thier MAP (modified atmosphere packaging)

Due to excessive processing of ground beef it will degrade faster than other less processed cuts.

Toss it...Ground beef is cheap..and food poisioning sucks....

DB

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:57:41 PM EDT

[#8]

Hold on a fucking second..... hamburgers are made from ground beef?!?!

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:59:06 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Hold on a fucking second..... hamburgers are made from ground beef?!?!

And other 'things'.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:01:34 PM EDT

[#10]

My friend that grew up in communist Poland told me, "there are 2 kinds of spoiled. A little spoiled and you just eat it. Then there is really smelly spoiled. Just boil it a bit and eat it anyway."

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:08:03 PM EDT

[#11]

For me, if only smells a little bit, I usually eat it, for the real bad ones I toss it. I would say 3-4 days max before I eat it.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:25:17 PM EDT

[#12]

I generally toss em after 3 days. The moment they lose their pink.

I'd rather spend another $3 a few dozen times than deal with getting sick once.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:28:10 PM EDT

[#13]

that pink color is just a chemical so don't judge by it

Sniff it and roll from there. I routinely get the bigass pack of ground beef from Sam's and have it in the frige for 5-7 days.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:29:33 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Hold on a fucking second..... hamburgers are made from ground beef?!?!

Unless it's a Whitecastle.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:32:12 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Holy shit! Do not eat.

I am very careful with meat. If I'm not eating it the next day then I freeze it. It can be thawed quickly in the microwave so there is no point in keeping it in the fridge just sitting there. That's my advice on raw meat.

If you cook it, 5 days is the maximum I would leave it in the fridge before eating it. I really try to eat it within 3 days.

It just isn't worth getting food poisoning over <$5-20 worth of meat.

ETA: There is a whole art in handling meat. With refrigerators/freezers it has become a lost art. Smoking, canning, salting . . . all lost.

Teach me the art of meat handling, oh great meat handling master.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:32:15 PM EDT

[#16]

you should buy fairly lean ground beef. at least a 90/10 ratio. Fat spoils faster than meat.

Edited to add: buy a grinder and grind your own, Whole meat stays fresher longer than ground

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:33:43 PM EDT

[#17]

It's "aged beef." Normally you have to pay extra for that.

Posted: 2/12/2006 5:34:36 PM EDT

[#18]

You're fine.

Posted: 2/13/2006 6:42:09 AM EDT

[#19]

Yeah, so I cooked 'em up before reading any replies.

Went to bed last night feeling fine. Woke up this morning feeling fine.

bwahahahaha!!

Posted: 2/13/2006 6:49:11 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Yeah, so I cooked 'em up before reading any replies.

Went to bed last night feeling fine. Woke up this morning feeling fine.

bwahahahaha!!

Cook it?

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[ 12 ] Yes - What'cha got to lose? [ 35.29% ]
[ 13 ] No - Pitch it! [ 38.24% ]
[ 9 ] You cooked it before listening, didn't you? [ 26.47% ]

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Total Votes :: 34

I was 1 of 9!

Posted: 2/13/2006 7:11:10 AM EDT

[#21]

Even if there are bacteria growing in it, you'd think that it'd be fine as long as it was cooked thoroughly. Don't try that medium-rare or anything, but if it's well-done, I'd think the heat would kill anything growing in it, wouldn't it?

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