Pork smells like sulfur

[Purebred Redneck]

I normally try to use or freeze pork right away.

Bought a bunch of meat on the 20th. Sell by the 25th. Today is the 24th.

I wasn't paying attention and waited 4 days. The meat has been in the ice box in it's standard styrofoam/saranwrap. And of course I've got a bloody/water mess

Anyway, there's a fairly strong oder like sulfur. I don't know if this is just blood and air or if the meat has now gone bad.

Color wise, it has got a little pale - of course that can be just because it was in the juices.

I've had some pork sausage do that after several days one time and threw it away because it was only a pound. This is quite a bit more.


Thoughts?

[bounce]

Cook it and enjoy, by the way hospital emergancy rooms are packed during the hollidays.

[Purebred Redneck]

saying it's ok then?

[bounce]

If it still stinks after it's cooked & you gag on the 1st bite throw it away

[Purebred Redneck]

It will be buried in BBQ sauce ;D ;D ;D

[jimiowa]

Well let me let you in on an old Butchers trick.
It's aged well now.
Wipe it down with vinegar. The light acid will take any bad smell out.
May even marinade it before cooking and cook it to 185 degrees
check it with a meat thermometer.

[Jack]

If you cook it to 185 degrees, like Jim says, and keep it at 185 for 5 minutes or so, you'll kill off anything bad in there.
What it'll taste like? I dunno- but, cooked like that, it won't kill you.

[Purebred Redneck]

I ran to the grocery store for some red pepper (because you can't fry squirrel without red pepper) and asked the butcher.

He said the meat will naturally do that due to the type of wrapping it's in.

Sounds like it will be fine.

[twomoons]

Do like my wife does,"taste this and tell me if it is OK it smelled funny when I cooked it".

No Red if it smells now

[Jack]

Well, Red, what's the verdict?
Were you worshipping the porcelain God? Or was the meat OK?

[Purebred Redneck]

I don't know. I have about 20 pounds of pork in the freezer.


I'll let you know in a month or so ;D