Reduce heat to low simmer. A grayish color doesn't necessarily mean that beef has gone bad, but it's worth a second look . I have had beef that is a little brownish in place and it was fresh and not old. I don't know what could cause it but I would throw it away and warn the store. The date listed on the package from most grocery stores is a recommended "sell by" date. Little parcels of minced meat and rice, wrapped in her beautiful, beetroot-tinted blush-pink sour cabbage leaves. I don't know exactly why it looks that way sometimes but … The smell indicates a safety problem. A little sweet, a little sour, and a whole lot delicious! But generally raw ground beef has a slight odor. Aging is an art form and some butchers do it well and some butchers save money by cutting corners. Most likely, it’s fine. I left it out about an hour to warm up a little. It will also feel tacky to the touch. After that, it's not recommended that the item be sold in the store, as it is likely to go bad soon after that. If your butcher sells ground beef to order, you may notice that when he or she scoops out a portion of meat, the ground beef toward the bottom of the container (that is not exposed to oxygen) looks gray, which understandably, may cause you to worry. G round beef is a dinnertime staple for many reasons. Spoiled beef has an off-odor. Tip. There are three things to look for to determine the quality of your ground beef: color, smell and feel. The best way is to smell and look at the ground veal: signs of bad ground veal are a sour smell, dull color and slimy texture; discard any ground veal with an off smell or … "Typically with meats, they'll be sticky, slimy, and have off or foul odors." Especially when found in conjunction with other indicators of spoilage, such brown or gray areas on the surface of raw ground beef, an off odor is always a bad sign. Serve over rice for an easy dinner! The last ones we made we tasted it and it was horrible lol. It's turned brown in the meantime, not surprisingly. If you ate bad ground beef, you could have food poisoning. Small amount used, immediately put back in fridge. Bad beef smells really really bad and you would not have to put your nose close to the meat to smell it. When in doubt, toss it out. Feel the surface of the ground beef. I picked up a pound of fresh ground beef at the butcher (Thundering Hooves for anyone familiar with Walla Walla), came home, put it in the back of the fridge and forgot it was there because our dinner plans changed at the last minute. This Crock Pot Teriyaki Meatballs Recipe will have you dreaming Teriyaki dreams all week long! Step 4: Inspect cooked beef Inspect cooked beef. Cooked ground veal will usually stay good for 3 to 4 days in the fridge and 4 months in the freezer. Ground beef’s bright red color comes from a pigment, myoglobin, which becomes red when exposed to oxygen (turning it into oxymyoglobin). Don't take any chances with spoiled meat. MrTLicious Registered User regular. Cook for one minute. Spoiled cooked beef will be sticky or slimy and have an unpleasant odor. It will be a little acidic and almost sweet - but not in a pleasant way at all. 4. Ground beef can be tricky. In a medium-size stock pot, heat vegetable oil on medium high. This type of spoilage bacteria will probably not make you sick if you cook the pork to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit -- or 160 F for ground pork. I've never had a vinegar smell come from good beef mince (ground beef for those in the US). The more the meat is transferred packaging or exposed to different environmental conditions the greater the likelihood that it may start spoiling faster. Add garlic and saute until fragrant (about 10 seconds). I'd wash it in warm water and then see how it smells. Even if it passes all the other tests, if it tastes bad, don't eat it. It is versatile, it absorbs flavor readily, and it can be one of the more inexpensive meats in the supermarket. The smell, however, was noticeably different from the smell of beef cooking. 2 pounds lean ground beef (we used 90/10) (*see Notes below) 2 tablespoons tomato paste. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Why is it every time I purchase then cook ground beef it smells funny? Add ground beef and stir to mix with garlic. It smelled so strange I was afraid to eat it and almost threw it out. this is like the 5th one i've thrown out this past month. 0. It's not bad. Sometimes you can get a "high bright" flavor in females if they are butchered at exactly the wrong time in their hormone cycle. it doesnt expire till tommorow. Just bought some ground beef yesterday put it in the fridge overnight and cooking it today and it smells sour? 2 cups low sodium beef stock. However, if the meat is showing signs of gray or brown discoloration throughout, it's time to say goodbye. with one of our 2,500 ground beef and hamburger recipes, including meatballs, casseroles, and chili. If your package of ground beef is grayish all the way through and does not turn red when exposed to air for fifteen minutes or so, it is most likely spoiled. 1 teaspoon dry mustard. Most people associate the freshest ground beef with a bright red color. It was slightly nutty, very sour, and missing an animal flavor. If something smells unusual that you have to eat, then you probably should throw it out. If you're still within that five day window and the beef is only a little gray on the outside, but otherwise seems fine, it's OK to consume it. Crock Pot Teriyaki Meatballs Recipe. Beef needs to hang and age or it will taste and smell "green". Smell the ground beef. More concerning, the meat has an odd smell to it. Crockpot Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe. Step 3: Touch Touch the beef. Then again usually in my case the smell is strong enough to make me gag, and ymmv in that regard. It's also important to keep in mind that ground meat can still go rotten in the freezer. Fresh ground beef smells clean and has no strong odor. 2 tablespoons butter. If you suspect your hamburger meat is bad, discard it immediately for safety purposes. If it smells straight up sour then I know that the beef has gone bad. Usually, your nose will tell you right off the bat, as spoiled ground beef will smell sour. I've washed home raised meat that I thawed and then not used for a few days, in vinegar then water. It was grass-fed, which I don't normally buy but do sometimes. ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. 1. It was sealed, not just wrapped, but the date says Sept. 14. The first time I bought grass fed beef I had the same reaction. How to tell if raw ground veal is bad? Step 5: Discard Do not consume spoiled beef; discard it and order in instead! My guess would be NO, it is not safe to eat. I opened up a package of ground beef today that I had bought the day before from a reputable grocery store. If your ground beef smells rotten or sour (or, it feels slimy when you touch it), chances are good it’s past its expiration date. March 2013. No, fresher is not better. It may have an ammonia or sulfur smell. – GdD Sep 30 '14 at 8:06. add a comment | 3 Answers Active Oldest Votes. Is it? 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Spoiled meat smells different from sour milk, so hopefully it was just stored next to some really strong cheese or something. Usually it is brown, too, but sometimes the brown is on the inside of the package (usually the case if I buy, say, stew meat). Raw ground beef should also have a bright cherry red color and not be brown or gray. Fresh pork should not give off any strong smell - not even if it's the discernible porky smell. You would know there was something wrong. As long as the odor is not OBVIOUS (and I mean it HITS you when you open the package) you're good. However, eating the same meat again and again gets boring, but these mix-ins add flavor to ground beef in unbelievable ways. A really bad odor is usually when it smells like feet. "If you leave ground beef in the refrigerator, eventually it will start to spoil after so many days," Magoulas said. Hamburger meat that smells rancid or sour, like vinegar, has probably spoiled; this applies to both cooked and raw hamburger meat. But, that smell … Taste cooked ground beef carefully to see if it has an off-flavor or taste. These tasty grape jelly chili sauce meatballs are both sweet and tangy! If it has a sour smell throw it away. Depending on the bacteria involved, illness might occur within hours or up to several weeks later. It smells OK, but it doesn’t look very appetizing and I wonder if it’s safe to eat. Different meat cuts will have different levels of firmness. 2 tablespoons Country Dijon mustard (**see Notes below) 1 cup sour cream. Feed your family fast (and cheap!) Now it's Tuesday night and we want to use the rest of it for tacos. Easy Meatball Sliders Recipe. Your nose alone should have determined that eating it wouldn't be safe for you to eat. Beef will probably have a strong smell; however, if the smell starts becoming sour and pungent it is an indication that it is already spoiling. Beware of spoilage if it is slick, slimy or sticky to the touch. Organic ground beef, purchased at Trader Joe's on Friday and opened Friday evening. The USDA suggests you eat fresh ground beef that’s been safely refrigerated within 1-2 days, and that “ground beef is safe indefinitely if kept frozen, but will lose quality over time. Spoilage produces a sour smell or a deep, rancid smell. Ground beef shouldn't smell like stinky feet. If you don't know the source well, I'd be careful. And you will know the smell. Trust your nose; it is capable of picking up bad smells. We asked a registered dietitian to share what you can do to pick good meat every time. Better safe than sorry. Marinate ground beef with salt, sugar, chicken/mushroom bouillon powder, black pepper and fish sauce for 10 minutes. Do they all smell this way??? This time I immediately noticed a slightly sweetish smell--possibly like Worcestershire sauce, but hard to place. A sour or off odor is a major warning flag that pork has spoiled; another indication is a change in color, usually from pink to brown or grey. Spoiled beef feels tacky to the touch. Add water and bring the pot to a boil. That being said, most packaged ground beef has a slight odor, especially if it has been in there long enough to turn gray. You'll be able to tell when there's something off about the pork's smell. The texture and smell seem "off" If the beef is sticky, slimy, tacky, or smells bad, toss it. 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