Does this meat smell bad?

ShawnOL

Yesterday around 4pm I pulled 2 chops and 2 lbs of chicken strips from the freezer to thaw. I left them out all night and put them in the fridge at 6am this morning. Any chance they're still safe to eat. House AC was on.

silvermouse

Were they still cold? Chops should be fine, Chicken is always a risk. Probably OK, but only one way to tell....

ForMud

Roll the dice....What's the worst could happen...

peter4jc

Eat it.

variant2

Shouldn't be a problem -- just eat it.

Are we doing dibs on his stash yet?

BKDog

Meat can be eaten if it's bad, it just has to be thoroughly cooked. It may have an odd taste to it and if you're squeamish you may gag a bit or vomit, but cooked to the point in which all bacteria is destroyed is safe.

TX98Z28

I’ll never forget the rancid green steaks mom tried to prepare for the family when I was younger,..

Probably why I’ve never had food poisoning to this day from the food we ate.

silvermouse

If the meat don't get you the onions will:

Salmonella outbreak infecting people in over 30 states has been linked to red onions
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-red-onions-united-states/

ShawnOL

Thanks, folks.

ForMud

The Mongols used to place horse meat between their saddles and their horses and the friction would both cook and tenderize it while they rode.....Might want to give that a try.

Wylaff

Lol. 12 (14) hour defrost is not going to harm anything. Don't refreeze them, but go ahead and cook them up and enjoy.

Rhamlin

Really glad this wasn’t what I was expecting!
😂