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Am I eating "bad" Meat?

RinaRina — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:30:59 GMT

I've been buying a lot of hamburger meat.

I open the packages, shape them into patties, wrap them and then store in the freezer.

I've noticed some of them seem to have a weird taste. Not all - but some.

Am i eating bad meat?

Are you supposed cook hamburger meat once the package has been opened?

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

Love my grandkids — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:33:51 GMT

@RinaRina I don't know, honestly. I'm 72 and for at least 40 years I've bought hamburger in bulk or packs, made patties and froze them. We thawed as needed and cooked. No problems ever.

Are you buying meat that is possibly not as fresh as it should be? Are you thawing it in the fridge and not on the kitchen counter (a huge no no IMO for health reasons)?

Maybe someone else will have some ideas. But if a batch of meat tastes "off" I would throw it out.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

happycat — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:00:14 GMT

I don't know, I have bought hamburger meat before that just didn't smell right, I threw it out, because I thought if it smells gross, God knows what it will taste like.

I started buying in bulk from a butcher in town. Its not much more expensive and I have never had any of it smell off like it did from the supermarket sometimes.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

Judaline — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:04:58 GMT

"when in doubt, throw it out."

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

Kachina624 — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:05:54 GMT

IF the meat wasn't fresh, you'd notice an odor as soon as you opened the package, in which case you should return to the store.

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CLHS68 — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:07:42 GMT

How long has it been frozen.? Perhaps freezer burn.

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Mz iMac — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:08:38 GMT

@RinaRina Wrap them in what?

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NYCLatinaMe — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:46:54 GMT

@RinaRina I don't buy a lot of meat, but I have heard one should never buy ground meat because you will get the worst. Pick the meat that you like and have the butcher grind it for you. That is what we used to do.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

qbetzforreal — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:52:23 GMT

What are wrapping the patties in? I use foil, tighly so no air can get in.

How long have the patties been in the freezer? Shelf life is 6-8months.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

RinaRina — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:27:55 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@RinaRina Wrap them in what?
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Plastic zip lock bags.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

RinaRina — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:31:45 GMT

@NYCLatinaMe wrote:
@RinaRina I don't buy a lot of meat, but I have heard one should never buy ground meat because you will get the worst. Pick the meat that you like and have the butcher grind it for you. That is what we used to do.

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Haha! That's funny. Where I live, there are no "butchers".

All meats sold at the supermarkets are delivered already butchered and wrapped.

The people who work in the meat department don't cut a thing.

They unload the delivery truck and put everything out to be sold - pre-wrapped.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

Mz iMac — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:43:33 GMT

@RinaRina wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
@RinaRina Wrap them in what?
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Plastic zip lock bags.

@RinaRina

With ground beef you should always use either freezer paper or Food Saver. And most important, always "date it" right befor you put it in the freezer.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

RedTop — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 01:19:58 GMT

If you're just putting a hamburger patty in a ziploc bag and putting it in the freezer, there's the problem.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

proudlyfromNJ — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 01:28:18 GMT

@RinaRina I agree with other posters. You have to wrap them in something then put in a freezer bag. I wrap in foil, then into the bag.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

candys mine — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 02:07:20 GMT

I wouldn't eat anything that tasted Weird.

are you sure it's just beef and not a blend of beef/pork/veal like a meatloaf mix?

Freezer burn can do it. I don't think a freezer bag would be air tight enough.

I now use a food saver which I really like. Before, I would wrap the patties in plastic wrap then foil. Lable and date them.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

nyc1 — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 02:11:26 GMT

@RinaRina wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
@RinaRina Wrap them in what?
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Plastic zip lock bags.

@RinaRina I've used a Food Saver for over 30 years. HUGE HUGE difference from the Freezer Zip Lock bags.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

NYCLatinaMe — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 02:50:54 GMT

@RinaRina wrote:
@NYCLatinaMe wrote:
@RinaRina I don't buy a lot of meat, but I have heard one should never buy ground meat because you will get the worst. Pick the meat that you like and have the butcher grind it for you. That is what we used to do.

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Haha! That's funny. Where I live, there are no "butchers".
All meats sold at the supermarkets are delivered already butchered and wrapped.
The people who work in the meat department don't cut a thing.
They unload the delivery truck and put everything out to be sold - pre-wrapped.

No butchers? Where do you live? I didn't think that was a city thing. All supermarkets I have seen have butchers too that can grind meat. But you have no stores at all, just a truck? Maybe that is why its bad.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

skatting44 — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:23:44 GMT

Raw mwat cannot be frozen twice because it will change the texture of the meat- not sure if this is what you were describing. If you buy meat that had been frozen and you cook it, it can be frozen, but if it had been frozen and you defrost and then refreeze without cooking it , the texture changes from what I remember reading a long time ago.

Shelf life of any uncooked meat is not very long . Yrs ago , I shopped at a particular grocery store . I am always looking at the expiration date of anything I buy along with sell by date on the meat . I was so sick of buying chicken that smelled bad as soon as I opened the package , that I began ripping the packages open as soon as I paid for the meat to keep from making an extra trip back to the store. Finally , I began doing business with a meat market that was further away .

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

Sooner — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:29:26 GMT

@RinaRina wrote:
@NYCLatinaMe wrote:
@RinaRina I don't buy a lot of meat, but I have heard one should never buy ground meat because you will get the worst. Pick the meat that you like and have the butcher grind it for you. That is what we used to do.

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Haha! That's funny. Where I live, there are no "butchers".
All meats sold at the supermarkets are delivered already butchered and wrapped.
The people who work in the meat department don't cut a thing.
They unload the delivery truck and put everything out to be sold - pre-wrapped.

@RinaRina If you have a kitchenaid mixer you can get an attachment for it that will grind it for you. You can also do it in a food processor but the texture is better in the grinder.

Mass processed hamburger is not great and not always reliable. It might be a good investment to get a grinder.

Good hamburger should be as good as good steaks and good roasts in taste.

Re: Am I eating "bad" Meat?

RinaRina — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:07:03 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@RinaRina wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
@RinaRina Wrap them in what?
==============================

Plastic zip lock bags.

@RinaRina

With ground beef you should always use either freezer paper or Food Saver. And most important, always "date it" right befor you put it in the freezer.

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Okay.

It must be the plastic bags.

Thanks!