Hey folks! New to the forum. To be honest, I only signed up out of pure despair, need quick advice. Here is my story:
So, my friend left on Tuesday (5 days ago) for a three-week vacation in Canada and asked me to occasionally check on their property to make sure everything is okay. She said checking in on the house once a week should be fine. So I've been planning to go over there on Saturdays, which is today. So, I let myself in and check the house, all good, all fine. Except, the fridge has turned itself off and there's tons of meat defrosting in the freezer. We're talking about AUD $200 worth of meat. Two huge chunks of roast, 4 packets of mince, some cutlets, chicken breasts, chicken drumsticks. I have never seen (or owned) so much meat at once, so obviously I'm distressed at the amount of meat possibly going to waste. I'm standing there for a good 20 minutes, my heart bleeding along with the thawed meat, and texting and messaging everyone I know to ask for their opinion and advice. Hell, I even called my mum in Europe. That's how troubled I am at the moment. Everyone, including Google, is saying something different. The consesus, I guess, would be that "if it doesn't smell icky, it COULD still be edible", or "better not ri, sk it, after all it's not your money going to waste". BUT IT'S SO MUCH MEAT! What if they're wrong?? What if we are all wrong as a society??
Anyway, this is my last straw.... I'm asking the broad public and depending on what the majority says I will either chuck it or eat it. Please and thanks, your opinion matters.
If any further information helps:
- The freezer was completely defrosted, no ice to be seen anywhere in the freezer but lots of puddles.
- Some of the meat still had small frozen parts, especially the cutlets that were sitting underneath the bigger chunks of meat.
- All of the meat was still cold, but definitely thawed. Haven't checked the insides yet to see if still frozen.
- The colour of the roasts is beautiful, no brown patches or anything yucky. No slime on any of the pieces of meat, but most of them have been sitting in a puddle of water and blood. Yum.
So, my friend left on Tuesday (5 days ago) for a three-week vacation in Canada and asked me to occasionally check on their property to make sure everything is okay. She said checking in on the house once a week should be fine. So I've been planning to go over there on Saturdays, which is today. So, I let myself in and check the house, all good, all fine. Except, the fridge has turned itself off and there's tons of meat defrosting in the freezer. We're talking about AUD $200 worth of meat. Two huge chunks of roast, 4 packets of mince, some cutlets, chicken breasts, chicken drumsticks. I have never seen (or owned) so much meat at once, so obviously I'm distressed at the amount of meat possibly going to waste. I'm standing there for a good 20 minutes, my heart bleeding along with the thawed meat, and texting and messaging everyone I know to ask for their opinion and advice. Hell, I even called my mum in Europe. That's how troubled I am at the moment. Everyone, including Google, is saying something different. The consesus, I guess, would be that "if it doesn't smell icky, it COULD still be edible", or "better not ri, sk it, after all it's not your money going to waste". BUT IT'S SO MUCH MEAT! What if they're wrong?? What if we are all wrong as a society??
Anyway, this is my last straw.... I'm asking the broad public and depending on what the majority says I will either chuck it or eat it. Please and thanks, your opinion matters.
If any further information helps:
- The freezer was completely defrosted, no ice to be seen anywhere in the freezer but lots of puddles.
- Some of the meat still had small frozen parts, especially the cutlets that were sitting underneath the bigger chunks of meat.
- All of the meat was still cold, but definitely thawed. Haven't checked the insides yet to see if still frozen.
- The colour of the roasts is beautiful, no brown patches or anything yucky. No slime on any of the pieces of meat, but most of them have been sitting in a puddle of water and blood. Yum.