Prob dumb question but is it normal for my ground beef to look like this? Its 90% lean if that matters at all.
Bought it today
by yeetboi1933
9 Comments
brookrain
It’s just oxidation from part of the meat being exposed to air
yeetboi1933
It looks darker in person
dendritedysfunctions
Ground meat would look lifeless and gray but they treat it with carbon monoxide to keep it bright red for as long as possible.
Rustled__Jimmies7
100% normal
Tricky_Ad_2019
I own a grocery store and have been ask if we wrapped old meat with fresh meat. Lmao.
chrisfathead1
It’s fine, won’t make you sick or anything. But I will say it’s a sliding scale. If your meat was 90% that color? It would taste worse. If it was that much, but a darker gray? It would also taste worse. Just keep that in mind. If you smell it and it doesn’t make you gag it’s probably fine
phulton
Completely normal. The beef in the middle hasn’t been exposed to as much air as the exterior, so they oxidize at different rates.
9 Comments
It’s just oxidation from part of the meat being exposed to air
It looks darker in person
Ground meat would look lifeless and gray but they treat it with carbon monoxide to keep it bright red for as long as possible.
100% normal
I own a grocery store and have been ask if we wrapped old meat with fresh meat. Lmao.
It’s fine, won’t make you sick or anything. But I will say it’s a sliding scale. If your meat was 90% that color? It would taste worse. If it was that much, but a darker gray? It would also taste worse. Just keep that in mind. If you smell it and it doesn’t make you gag it’s probably fine
Completely normal. The beef in the middle hasn’t been exposed to as much air as the exterior, so they oxidize at different rates.
Smell it, the nose knows.
It’s fine. Happens all the time.