What would you do?

[COS]

Quick question, about to do some short ribs. I bought them just before thanksgiving in cryovac. The sell by date was 16 December. Opened them up and they smell like a bad fart, baby poop. They look fine not brown, normal. I washed them off got them trimmed up right now. About tempted to throw them away for they will be guests over tonight. What would you do?

 

[Burnt at Both Endz]

Did the smell go away after washing? If so, they will be fine, but if they still smell rotten it would be time to take them back for a refund.

 

[COS]

Also since the sell by date was a little ways away I left them in the fridge?

 

[COS]

Did the smell go away after washing? If so, they will be fine, but if they still smell rotten it would be time to take them back for a refund.

As of right now there did get slightly better but still a smell

 

[Burnt at Both Endz]

Do they smell rotten or just musky? there is a difference.

 

[COS]

I'd say a little of both.

 

[16Adams]

What would I do?? I'm anti "baby poop" smelling anything. Are you pressed for time? Return them, buy boxed salad medley some ground chuck and Newmans garlic pasta sauce, some good noodles a couple loaves of fresh French bread and a black box of red. It will take you longer to get to the store and back than it will to cook. Extra touch order a delivered cheese pizza.

 

[bucko]

No doubt in my mind. In the trash they go. I was in the hospital for 7 days for eating bad pork chops I had food poisoning . I had hoses up my nose and my stomach pumped for 1 week I thought I was going to die. Maybe I might b a little paranoid but if anything smells just a little strange it gets trashed if you have to r in vinegar and soap on it to get it to smell OK that should tell you something

 

[Jason TQ]

I'd say a little of both.

Oh ya cook those suckers up! That's just layering flavors right there and you didn't have to do anything to achieve it!! :twitch:

 

[Garyclaw]

Not For Guests!!!!....... but I'd cook them anyway and see what you think,...but get the Pizza.

 

[pjtexas1]

I had a bad rack once. Rotten smell never completely went away. I tossed them in the trash.

 

[16Adams]

I was going to say get a jar of jalapeño jelly to spoon on the cheese pizza but you do want these guests to eventually go home,right?

 

[BillN]

Take them back, get a refund or a new rack. At least in my neck of the woods they are too expensive to toss but not worth getting sick.

 

[COS]

Well thanks. As much as I didn't want to, I tossed them. I did not want to take a chance and get somebody sick. I've bought these a few times, this is the first with a off smell. When I removed the membrane it was slimy underneath unlike in the past. Fortunately I have more than enough meat for tonight's party.

 

[Bbq_lover]

Yes, they sound bad. Good call, I would have thrown them out or taken them back. Not worth a hospital visit.

 

[smokeacholic]

You made a smart decision I think.

 

[Q Junkie]

Smells like baby poop? I'd have the wife change em, then hand em back to me.