Meat still good?

[CuseHunter]

I have like 10lbs of ground venison which was frozen, put it in the fridge which is set at 38 degrees. I put it in the fridge Monday, today is Friday. Is it too late to make chili with it?

[jjb4900]

no, if you knew how long meat sat around in a supermarket you would never eat it.

[Paula]

It most likely took 2 days to completely thaw. I would use

[Cabin Fever]

I would absolutely use it! Like Paula said, it took 2 (+) days to completely thaw anyway. Cook it up! I wouldn't wait much longer though!

[azhuntress]

no, if you knew how long meat sat around in a supermarket you would never eat it.

 

You are right on about that!  I had a friend who once worked in the deli department at a grocery store.  She told me that the ham salad was made by all the leftover ends of the hams.  The ham pieces would sit in a bucket until there was enough to make the salad.  She said many times the pieces of ham were so old they were covered with a green sheen.  She said that after grinding they would mix a packet of red colored Kool-Aid so as to give it a pink, fresh appearance.  I have NEVER eaten ham salad or any kind of meat salad from the deli ever since she told me that story and that's been a lot of years ago.