Is this ground beef I just bought safe to eat?

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by kitty61

Meat is red just a different shade of red in the food coloring.

That is hogwash

In my 40 years over 6 states of retail meat departments
I’ve never seen any dye … and or so called meat glue

Retail stores get usda inspected continuously— they’d be shut down
With anything like that

Also keep in mind .. if any stores were doing shady stuff
It’d be on Facebook or TikTok

Most of My adult life I have .. trained
Meatcutter s and meat managers
And I inspect these stores… procedures and sanitation practices
I take this seriously
My saying to All of them … if you wouldn’t feed it
To your mother wife or child … don’t sell it to anyone else

[Kefir King]

That "red" color on the surface of a wad of ground beef is caused by a spraying of sodium nitrite, a proven carcinogen, and has nothing to do with freshness or safety just customer appeal. Same goes for steaks and stewing beef.
Your nose is your best barometer.

I hope you enjoyed your burgers.

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

That "red" color on the surface of a wad of ground beef is caused by a spraying of sodium nitrite, a proven carcinogen, and has nothing to do with freshness or safety just customer appeal. Same goes for steaks and stewing beef.
Your nose is your best barometer.

I hope you enjoyed your burgers.

This is total nonsense …
The red is caused from oxygen


This post should be removed
I’ve gotten suspended for less

[Kefir King]

Nitrites keep meat red by bonding to the myoglobin and acting as a substitute for the oxygen. Oxygen and sodium nitrate both turn myoglobin red, but nitrate attaches with a more stable bond and so the color lasts longer.May 10, 2011

Meat starts out red. What OXYGEN does is turn it forst to a purple and then a GRAY. Oxygen is the ENEMY of fresh meat.

Do some research before you start thrashing.

[3chidogs]

The smell will tell it all. I've had meat outside red, inside gray and it smelled totally fresh, meat smell. I've also had some that definitely smell "off". You'll know for sure.