what are signs of rotten ground beef?

Question

i have already cooked the ground beef...(i am making chili). it smells a bit odd...but maybe i am just being paranoid. what are the signs that it is rotten?

this might sound weird but is it supposed to smell really meaty?

Answer 1

If it smells bad, "odd" don't eat it. Your better off going to the store to buy a new pack. It may have been spoiled before you cooked it, but after seasoning and cooking, it may not smell as bad, but rather "odd" Thow it out, don't risk food poisoning.

Answer 2

There two signs 1) the meat gets dry. 2) the meat gets greasily and you have the feeling there is a little bit of the white of an egg over it. But if you see it, it is too late!!!
Be careful !!! In Germany it is forbidden to sell ground meat that is older than one day and the butcher is not allowed to keep it over night. If your ground beef was older then 1 1/2 day throw it away.
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
Heinz

Answer 3

It will have a bad smell. You won't have to ask if you smell truely rotten meat. It smells like a dead animal. Very meaty is good!

Bert

Answer 4

Wow - if you didn't smell it prior to cooking, you have seasons, etc that might confuse your sense of smell.

I know when beef is bad because it has a 'rank' smell. You know meat has gone bad when its color turns from that healthy red color to that nasty gray-brown. Refrigerated meat usually begins to deteriorate after about two full days from purchase.(unless it is frozen)

Answer 5

If your meat stills smell you could dump it or just cook it for a little longer.

Answer 6

if it smell don't eat it its is porb bad? you can keep thawed in fridge for 2-3 days. did it look alittle brown before cooking.

Answer 7

When in doubt - throw it out. A few dollars of meat isn't worth food poisoning.

Trust your gut and your nose.

Answer 8

if it smells funny I wouldn't use it.