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How much smell is to much on ribs?

M mbaileyhttps://www.facebook.com/Baile...62518746394/?fref=ts
I stopped by and dropped off some wood pellets where a couple of guys were prepping some baby backs for a fundraiser tonight and when they started cutting the wrappers off of them a few of them didn't just smell a little, they flat out stunk IMHO. I told them what I thought they should do with them and they just laughed and said he would rinse them really good and everything would be fine.

They were from Sam's and the use by date was 8-10 but I don't care, they were to far gone in my opinion.

I have had some beef get a slight odor but wouldn't dream of using pork like that. Any opinions on this would be appreciated. I just hope they don't make a bunch of people sick but don't know what else I can do at this point.

Why is it beef is more tolerant to this than pork and chicken?
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M mbaileyhttps://www.facebook.com/Baile...62518746394/?fref=ts
I think they just picked them up Monday and they were still in the box when I saw them. Guess I don't know what temp their fridge was?? I talked to someone tonight that was serving and they said the ribs were a hit. Maybe I was over reacting but I sure wouldn't consider eating or much less selling something like that. It's just not worth it.

Goes to prove you need to watch the dates when purchasing things at Sam's or anywhere else, especially meat.

I have read where some steak houses will age beef up to 60 days in the cryovac. What is so different on beef than pork and chicken that you can get by with that?
cal 2cal 2Member
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Originally posted by mbailey:
Goes to prove you need to watch the dates when purchasing things at Sam's or anywhere else, especially meat.



I'd guess the meat was fine when they purchased it, but the proper handling of it wasn't taken by your friends. I ALWAYS take a large cooler with ice to put my meat in. The 30 minute drive home just raises the temp of the the meat too much for a normal frig to be able to cool in the proper time frame, especially if you leave it in the box. Wish I had a walk in cooler.

Sams guarantees their meat, all your friends would have had to do was ask for a replacement, oh well.

I'm with you on not wanting anything to do with smelly pork.
G gardener9Member
Just my 2 cents worth.

I bought some Spare Ribs from Sam's in June that had a strange odor to them. They had a sulfur or sulfide smell to them. They had an expiration date about a week from the purchase date. They were transported home in a cooler(30 minutes). I cooked one rack right after getting them home. They tasted fine but still had the same odor but to a lower extent. No ill effects from them.

I have handled lots of dead animals in all stages of spoilage or even decay and it didn't smell like anything I have ever encountered before.

Maybe something they used to wash them before packing?

They gave me a full refund.

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M maxqMember
quote:

Why is it beef is more tolerant to this than pork and chicken?


That's a really good question. I've been told that the shelf life (beginning with packing date) of

Beef - 60 days
Pork - 14 days
Chicken - 7 days.

Those assume intact cry-o-vac and holding temps of 34-36 F

Beef aged over 45 days will often have a "bloom" when the bag is opened...an off odor that dissipates after a few minutes. If you notice a bloom with pork or chicken, trash it. It's a sign of bacteria build up and rinsing will not eliminate the bacteria.
J joemMember
I've been burned twice with bad ribs from Costco. Both times I got a refund no questions ask. It was how they were handled before I bought them, not after. I usually wait until the day before to buy meat so I don't have to store it. I usually take a cooler with me and buy a bag of ice at the store ($1.50 is cheap insurance). The lesson I learned is make sure you have time to replace them (i.e. not the day of the event)or you'll be SOL! Eeker

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