If you left ribeyes out to thaw

[julez]

were the fozen to begin with? were they still cold to the touch at 2pm the following day?

[MWOS]

21 hours at room temp? no.

[gozf]

In the fridge, if they were frozen before expiration date? Sure.

Anything else? Not on your life.

[sterl724]

If you had caught them this morning and put them in the fridge I would say yes. But almost 24 hours? Not so much. Sorry.

[angelaa73]

Firstaball you don't thaw meat on the counter

[ThirdandLong]

I'll be honest. I would smell them. If they smelled fine, then I'd cook them well done and eat them. Just me. I wouldn't feed them to anyone else. In my experience, if meat isn't good, it will have a smell. With steak, if you thoroughly cook the exterior, you kill the bacteria. *shrugs*

[RobotLegs]

No freaking way.

[angelaa73]

Jun 27, 2012 15:18:37 GMT -5 ThirdandLong said:

I'll be honest. I would smell them. If they smelled fine, then I'd cook them well done and eat them. Just me. I wouldn't feed them to anyone else. In my experience, if meat isn't good, it will have a smell. With steak, if you thoroughly cook the exterior, you kill the bacteria. *shrugs*

Wtf. Didn't you see Cold Mountain?

[firedancer49]

Honestly, if they were still cold (not cool) I would cook them

[adhdfashion]

No don't eat them. +o(

[ThirdandLong]

Jun 27, 2012 15:21:51 GMT -5 angelaa73 said:

Jun 27, 2012 15:18:37 GMT -5 ThirdandLong said:

I'll be honest. I would smell them. If they smelled fine, then I'd cook them well done and eat them. Just me. I wouldn't feed them to anyone else. In my experience, if meat isn't good, it will have a smell. With steak, if you thoroughly cook the exterior, you kill the bacteria. *shrugs*

Wtf. Didn't you see Cold Mountain?

No actually. Did it have a scene featuring thawed steaks?

[hubes]

Nope. And I'm a loser who thawed stuff on the counter all the time.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jun 27, 2012 15:33:22 GMT -5 hubes said:

Nope. And I'm a loser who thawed stuff on the counter all the time.

I thaw on the counter too, but overnight is a no-no for me.

[Kit]

Nooope.

[speckledfrog]

Jun 27, 2012 15:18:37 GMT -5 ThirdandLong said:

I'll be honest. I would smell them. If they smelled fine, then I'd cook them well done and eat them. Just me. I wouldn't feed them to anyone else. In my experience, if meat isn't good, it will have a smell. With steak, if you thoroughly cook the exterior, you kill the bacteria. *shrugs*

If you're going to cook them well done then you may as well just throw them away.

I agree with sterl.

[bleubook]

honestly, if they were still in packaging and cool to the touch, I'd probably just cook them and hope for the best.

[Nicole]

Jun 27, 2012 15:13:34 GMT -5 @breebirdy said:

Jun 27, 2012 15:11:43 GMT -5 angelaa73 said:

Firstaball you don't thaw meat on the counter

I got them out thaw, changed plans, and left for the night. I didn't come back home until after school today, so I didn't even realize I had done it.

I don't typically thaw on the counter; it was an accident that they were left out.

Must of been some night to not come home ::wink wink::

[iamgrace]

If they were really cold...maybe.

[elenetxu]

MIL thaws about everything on the counter. I lived through a long experience with her cooking. I, personally, would cook 'em unless they smell/look bad.

[sprky79]

If they were rock solid frozen when you took them out, and are still cool to the touch now, I'd probably do it.

[eightangryreindeer]

whatever happened with crazy photobooth bride and the incredible abyss of communication??

[Deleted]

Who doesn't thaw on the counter? I can leave frozen meat in my fridge for three days an it will still be rock hard in the middle