29,000 pounds of ground beef recalled due to salmonella scare

yeah ground beef is always risky

I usually try to eat ground turkey but they had a big recall of that last year as well. I better start catching,killing and growing more of my food then.

some people use a new-fangled invention called a "FREEZER"

ground turkey is even more risky

try something like beef steak or pork chops if you want the lowest chance of food poisoning

Thanks. Pork chops are damn good eatin.

Bison ftw

Bison is great as well. Very lean,low fat and excellent source of protein.

Plus they make great rugs! lol

Last Edited by SeekWisdom on 07/24/2012 09:25 AM

the problems with any birds are that they have that big hole in the middle where the guts was, that whole area can be covered in bacteria. if they grind it up, the whole mince can end up full of bacteria.

a chunk of meat like a solid beef roast can have bacteria on the outside, but it won't have bacteria inside (if the beast was properly raised, slaughtered, and inspected).

cutting a chunk of meat into steaks (or chops) means the surfaces of each steak can have bacteria on it, but the bacteria will be killed when you cook it

grinding up any meat means that the whole ground meat can have bacteria all through it, so it must be stored properly before cooking and cooked properly all the way through. this also applies to sausages because they are ground meat. this is especially bad with poultry because they have the big hole in the middle full of bacteria

if you marinate meat, you must either discard the marinade or else cook all the marinade the same as the meat. using uncooked or partially cooked marinade as sauce or for basting can mean putting a coating of bacteria all over the cooked meat, leading to food poisoning.

a roast which is rolled means that bacteria can be inside as well as outside, so it has to be cooked all the way through. this applies no matter what kind of meat it is.

Freezer? We don't have them there fancy contraptions in these parts

have to justify keeping the beef prices up
because farmers are selling en masse which would drive prices down for people temporarily
guess a recall will help remove some of that "extra" meat that would otherwise lower prices?

iow, that recall will cost big ag less than they'd otherwise lose if beef prices dropped due to flooding the market

follow the money

That is why I have not bought it in 35 years.

How many cattle equate to 29,000 pounds of hamburger?

How big is the cow? are you making the whole freaking cow chuck or are you getting some steak and roasts out of the deal? Is this lean, extra lean, or have to wring it out to eat it?
In either case a 1200 pound cow should yeld approx 450 - 500 pounds of beef. ground or otherwise..

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Last Edited by SeekWisdom on 07/24/2012 01:50 PM

Ground beef, or sky chicken?

One point along the line of safety for your food is the shipping company being used.

My husband works for one(truck driver),they have a freezer and cooler in those trailers and if a driver fucks off and doesnt keep foods at the right temp and allows foods ta de-frost somewhat and then re-freeze them before delivery...

BAD,VERY BAD!

But most trucking COs have ta have a tattletail within crates/pallets esp. any seafood/beef/pork that records the temp for the whole trip and the load can be refused based on readings.

one person was just fired at the same co my hubby works for because this person allowed $30,000 worth of seafood to go bad.

Hubby said after he started working frozen foods he had no idea how dangerous it was(folks leaving)pallets of foods just sitting on the loading docks that should be in a cooler or freezer.


Just another line along the food-chain to your table i thought you guys should have a heads-up on.

Being freezed dried and relocated to a DUMB as we speak.

Ground beef is good for the skin though.

Very true. I work for a shipping/logistics company and can validate everything you just said.

and great with bacon!

buy a roast and have butcher grind up for you. Much safer.

If you cook it to appropriate internal tempertures you shouldn't have to worry about it right?

ground beef for bottem feeders, get it? get it?

hamburglar wears dirty diapers.

Or become a vegetarian.

This ones easy - don't eat cheap beef.

They always wait at least a month to issue a recall seems like.Most people that buy ground beef usually eat it way before the month is up.I think they do that knowing that the majority of it has already been eaten.Probably just another excuse to get rid of more food thats going to be needed desperately later on as things get shorter in supply.Of course prices can go up more too.

I have consumed black snake in the recent past.

The taste of the meat reminded me of both pork and fish. It was edible and complimented the poke salad that I consumed with it.

How many in the distant past died eating things they were unsure of? How many In the past died from eating something poisonous?

Summer seems to provide a plethora of vegetation ready for consumption. What does winter provide? Is it all thistle and cactus?

no biggie. just pink slime anyhow.