Expiration Dates on Meat

yearofthenick

yearofthenick

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Here's the deal...
On 2/10 we bought some top sirloin steaks from Costco, which had an expiration date of 2/12.
on 2/12, we noticed that the steaks had begun to turn purple, so we decided to cook it and make a chili out of it. The chili tasted fine and it didn't make anyone sick.
Today, 2/15, there is still plenty of Chili left, and I'm not sure what to do with it. The steak bits inside the chili are starting to turn funny, and it could just be my own brain playing tricks on me. I had a bowl this afternoon and it tasted OK, but I'm not sure if we should keep it and try to finish it off OR throw it out.
What would you guys do?
 
garick

garick

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a few bucks isn't worth puking your guts out and being horrible for a week from food poisoning.
 
jtt

jtt

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with a wife about to give birth in less then a week, id throw it out. dont want anything bad she eats to get into the b r e a s t milk
 
yearofthenick

yearofthenick

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Keep in mind the steak was inside a breathing cow 6 days ago... There have been threads on here before about people who purchase food past it's expiration date... I guess they're all out doing something right now.
Regardless, I've thrown the chili out, case closed.
 
lovethesea

lovethesea

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Originally Posted by YearOfTheNick
http:///forum/post/3229832
Keep in mind the steak was inside a breathing cow 6 days ago....

how do you know that? I don't think so. I wonder how many days there are between slaughter and getting to a local grocery store.
 
scsinet

scsinet

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Originally Posted by Nw2Salt08
http:///forum/post/3229721
I agree. My grandma and mom both told me this and I still do it to this day.
Yeah... anyone who ever hesitates to throw out food that doesn't look or smell right has never had food poisoning. It's absolutely awful... never worth it.
 
nw2salt08

nw2salt08

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Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/3229948
Yeah... anyone who ever hesitates to throw out food that doesn't look or smell right has never had food poisoning. It's absolutely awful... never worth it.
Definitely not worth it! I never got food posioning from food in my fridge but I did have it when I was pregnant with my daughter and got it from a buffet restaurant that my grandma recommended. Talk about misery!
 
kingsmith

kingsmith

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Alot of the ground meat you buy is actually expired steaks ground up, espcially the managers specials, and there are also plenty of meat depts taht throw the expired ground beef back into the mix as well
 
shwstpr88

shwstpr88

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ignorance is bliss, but lets keep it that way if that really is the case. If the FDA found that they would be wishing they werent such penny pinchers.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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That is why you cook your meat. If you ate it raw you'd get sick, you don't cook food just for the taste...
 
bigarn

bigarn

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Originally Posted by KingSmith
http:///forum/post/3230051
Alot of the ground meat you buy is actually expired steaks ground up, espcially the managers specials, and there are also plenty of meat depts taht throw the expired ground beef back into the mix as well

Along with the maggots!
 
kingsmith

kingsmith

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Originally Posted by shwstpr88
http:///forum/post/3230069
ignorance is bliss, but lets keep it that way if that really is the case. If the FDA found that they would be wishing they werent such penny pinchers.
Feds rarely involve themselves with small scale local stores, usually just state inspectors who the employees are aware are coming anyways. Working in a grocery store can gross you out, seafoods a different story Feds get more involved with that and its harder to know exactly when they are coming but even then its not nearly often enough, just another reason to get to know your grocery store employees
 
fishtaco

fishtaco

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This thread makes me wonder how small local butcher shops went out of business? Of course I know it is because people want to make one stop, but being one of the minority of people who still buy meat the old fashioned way I can say that it is nice to see exactly how the hamburger is made and having your steaks sliced while you wait is also a bonus. It just makes no sense to me to pay more for crappy meat at a box store than getting quality meat from a butcher shop for less money to save a 10 minute stop. Support your local butcher if you still have one and you are happy with the product.
Fishtaco
 
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dragonzim

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Originally Posted by Fishtaco
http:///forum/post/3230110
This thread makes me wonder how small local butcher shops went out of business? Of course I know it is because people want to make one stop, but being one of the minority of people who still buy meat the old fashioned way I can say that it is nice to see exactly how the hamburger is made and having your steaks sliced while you wait is also a bonus. It just makes no sense to me to pay more for crappy meat at a box store than getting quality meat from a butcher shop for less money to save a 10 minute stop. Support your local butcher if you still have one and you are happy with the product.
Fishtaco
There isnt a single butcher shop in my area that charges anywhere close to what the big supermarkets charge. Everything from ground beef to ribeyes is more expensive at the butcher
 
fishtaco

fishtaco

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Originally Posted by DragonZim
http:///forum/post/3230113
There isnt a single butcher shop in my area that charges anywhere close to what the big supermarkets charge. Everything from ground beef to ribeyes is more expensive at the butcher
That suprises me, but maybe location is the key factor, the butcher shop I use is buying local product. 20% percent ground beef for example is 1.79 a pound and really good top sirlions are 3.99 a pound. I think even if the price was more I would still use a butcher shop though, we "tried" some of the famous Costco tri-tips a while back and honestly they where so poor quality that I used them all for doing stir-fry. My gramps raised black angus so I am pretty picky when it comes to beef and would rather do without than eat poor quality meat.
Fishtaco
 
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