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gentlearts --- You are not an idiot. Don't be so hard on yourself.
I've had things like that happen before. For example, last year we went shopping. We brought all the perishables upstairs first (or so we thought). Later, in the evening, we went to get the non-perishables. Even though I check the bags with the non-perishables, I missed a package of bacon. Since it was warm outside, I knew the bacon was gone and had to toss it.
Another time, my husband got some frozen burritos. When we brought the groceries inside, one burrito was missing. We saw the cashier bagged up all our groceries and didn't miss anything. We have a hatchback and searched it. The carpeting in there is black and the lighting in the garage isn't the greatest. Weeks later, it showed up. Apparently, it fell out of a shopping bag and ended up in one of the nooks and crannies in the hatchback area. At least it was winter by then or the car would have reeked of spoiled food! Needless to say, the wayward burrito ended up in the trash.
As for your mishap --- When in doubt, throw it out.
Thanks everyone. We had 2 of the steaks for dinner. They smelled and tasted fine. The other 2 are in the freezer. I’m throwing the ground beef away tomorrow....too risky.
The only benefit to food poisonings is the weight loss LOL
Digestive tract disorders are great for weight loss. Poor me. I'm supposed to gain weight. I'm supposed to do this while eating a healthy diet. I should probably start chugging olive oil.
I went to a local restaurant today that had a lunch time buffet. I thought they would be done for because of the hysteria but this was the same as before and very good. I will be a regular.
I saw a ad for Shakey's pizza lunch time buffet also
An insulated bag with steaks and ground beef was left in my hot car all afternoon and all night. The meat is now chilling in the fridge. Does anyone think it might be salvageable? If I cook all the ground beef and freeze it, do you think it would be OK? If I cook the steaks tonight, do you think we’ll die?
Of course, they will need to pass the smell test first.
I came here looking for a spot to drop a minor annoyance vent about something food related...
Has anyone ever looked up on the internet, some fairly basic point of cooking, looking for instruction, and followed instruction given by multiple search result sites, only to have it turn out completely awful? Why is there so much wrong info out there, I would like to know?
I have made boiled corn on the cob many times, but I never really timed it. I just boiled it while I was making other food at the same time, and hoped for the best, with mixed results. A number of websites, when I looked not long ago, said to boil it for only 5 minutes...one even said less than that! Of course, this resulted in undercooked, tough, nasty corn. It just did not work.
I have experimented and found since that 20 minutes in the pot is the sweet spot for corn here. Afterwards I put it in foil with seasonings and butter for a few minutes. And it is perfect. PERFECT.
Is there anyone here who actually likes their corn boiled for only 5 minutes? Do I have peculiar taste? Or do the websites just have it utterly wrong?
(I am talking about corn got as fresh as I'm going to find it either from a farmer's market or in season at the grocery store. Never frozen.)
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Buffets are back
