this has happened to me a few times over the years. it has varied from good quality fillet steak to cheap thin fry steak and it is the pre packaged airtight sealed type you would buy in a supermarket and is in date. big round patches turn a kind of greyish white colour. any ideas?
2007-07-07 09:14:23 · 18 answers · asked by barmybabybiscuit 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
freezer-burn?
2007-07-07 09:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like freezer burn which happens when air is in the package. The meat gets ice crystal in the meat cells and virtually dehydrates.
It does not ruin the meat but the flavor just wont be there. You could use it in a stew or soup but the meat cooked in one piece may be dry and somewhat bland. This can happen even when using a Seal-A-Meal. Once the meat shrinks from being frozen, the package will have air pockets. The meat is not spoiled, however. It just isn't fresh and real flavorful.
2007-07-07 23:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it real close to your nose and gently sniff it through your nose. The smell will probably tell you what to do with it. I do not ever recommend purchasing products like this. The grocers take the old meat, season and package it, double the price, and make a final attempt to sell it before tossing the expired product. I bought some chicken like this and only discovered the maggots, yes maggots, after cooking it and serving it. Thank god nobody took a bite!
2007-07-07 16:24:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My uncle always said it was best to keep your food in the shop! Buy fresh meat from a butcher not a supermarket and cook and eat it the day you buy it. And if you must buy it pre-packaged, unpack it from the plastic packaging - it's not good for you or the meat! And if it's gone grey or white, throw it away - sounds horrible!
2007-07-07 16:50:05 · answer #4 · answered by Sue C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bin it ! Always buy your meat from a butcher, not the supermarket as it is from an unknown source and living under cling wrap is not healthy. Your butcher will know exactly which farm your meat came from and will advise you how to store it and how long you can keep it. Steak should always be red before you cook it.
2007-07-07 17:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really white but not red anymore right? Meat ages, always use it within 48 hours, a little change in color will not hurt it, it is from the enzymes and decomposition of the fat cells.
2007-07-07 16:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by Pengy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never buy pre pack always buy fresh as some supermarkets change the dates when the should dispose if meat goes white or grey then its no good its should be deep red coulor
2007-07-11 03:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by sparkleyes9 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air is getting to it. The steak is not being sealed properly.
2007-07-07 16:22:59 · answer #8 · answered by jamoca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either the meat is self-curing or the fridge is at the wrong temperature. Suggest using a thermometer and keep check
2007-07-07 16:20:54 · answer #9 · answered by Barbarian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't sound normal...I don't know because I don't eat red meat. Is the fridge too cold and forming ice crystals on the meat?
2007-07-07 16:17:53 · answer #10 · answered by rayneyblu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say either, you're fridge is too low and the food is going moldy.
Or your fridge is too cold and it's getting freezer burn.
Check the fridge temp :)
2007-07-07 16:25:05 · answer #11 · answered by adayinjanuary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋