Meat left out, still good ?
 

The other day I pulled Omaha Steaks out for dinner for the next day to thaw. Well I left for work and forgot they were out. I pulled them out around 2pm, they were froze. I went to work, forgot I pulled them out. They were vaccum sealed if that makes a diff, I came home around midnight and put them in the fridge. Now are they still good, how do i know if their bad ? Smell ? Color ?

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

They're still good. If not then you'll definatly know when your grilling them it'll stink.

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

Probably not... if it smells bad don't eat it

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I opened them up, and put my nose pretty close and smellled a milk like smell. But i had to get close to smell anything.

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

Like I said put one on the grill that will tell you for sure. if it doesn't smell like normal steak on the grill there bad. don't bite into it either thats the worst taste in the world biting into bad meat.

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

I dont think they were out long enough to go bad

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

bad

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

grill it up

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

cook to 155 and youll be good, 165 is for dirty ass poultry.

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

its cool, probably. You can smell and feel if meat is rancid while cooking it.

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

just grill it up. food related bacteria rarely survive over 140 degrees. like complex said, grill em around 150 and you should be fine. and, as stated above, the smell will give it away. for only a day i dont think it'd go bad vacuum sealed. maybe if you left them out on a plate or something

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So how was it? :6

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i used to do short order for almost a year, and ------ 2 week old pastrami was the WORST thing to find. ugh, talk about bad smell, i don't know how many times (maybe a dozen, only served it twice being we were out of it) i cooked iffy meats for sandwiches that had all kinds of weird smells and juices. the dressings and such usually took care of it.

i hate that smell

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

were they left in a cold environment is the question? if so it should be fine. also were they completely frozen? itll take at least 6 hours to start getting soft and another 2 to get completely thawed. but as long as it was left in a cold environment of 30 degrees or lower its fine.(i work at a grocery, worked in the meat department a few times, now night stock)

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deli prep table aka 6ft long fridge

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

yes and no, our deli isnt like that. only the meat department. produce, meat, deli, and bakery all have freezers, and produce, meat, and deli have coolers.

Re: Meat left out, still good ?
 

It sat out on my counter for the time period, it was like 8 or 9 hours. I cooked them in the foreman. Smelled normal, haven't ate yet...