Fully furnished and food...

[pagas]

Our house was fully furnished, which meant some good things (showshoes) and some bad things (fax machine!)

And there was food. Lots of food. I threw out basically anything that wasn't sealed except for spices and liquor. DH and I disagree about the frozen rack of lamb. Still in its original packaging, in the freezer, sell date of 2/2017. I say we eat it, he says no. I don't see the harm, but he keeps claiming we don't know the chain of command. He worked at a butcher shop, so he can be weird about me.

What do you say, eat it or toss it?

[thatgirl2478]

... eat it. unless you have reason to think that someone is trying to kill you. I mean, you're GOING to cook it right? If you thaw it and it smells funky, toss it. If not, cook it. I think you'll be ok.

Rethinking this one...

[Deleted]

I will eat pretty much anything, but I draw the line at strange freezer meat. You don't know if these people left it on the counter for three days first!

[pantsparty]

Toss it.

[knx9211]

Toss it. You have no idea if they got it into the freezer in time or how they handled it prior to getting it in there. It would make me very nervous, but I have an unreasonable fear of getting sick.

[meli554]

I'd pass. What if the power went out long enough for it to defrost?

[WOUNDTIGHT]

[ciescalove]

I would have tossed the spices and open liquor, so I'm team your H here.

[thatgirl2478]

Ok - so unless they needle tenderized the rack of lamb, the interior shouldn't be contaminated. "Roasts and steaks that are not needle-tenderized are likely only to be con­taminated on the surface. Cooking will destroy these surface bacteria." But you can't know if it was needle tenderized or not I guess...

cag.uconn.edu/nutsci/nutsci/foodsafety/ConsumersHome_Cooks_Landing_Page/Prepare_food_safely_for_others/Meat.php

[bex1973]

I'm usually super breezy about this but even I give this a nope. For the same reasons listed above.

Did you come across any weird/random items? Getting a furnished place would be like a dream for someone who likes to snoop and discover things!

[rachers]

Toss.

[pagas]

Mar 21, 2017 9:13:04 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

Ok - so unless they needle tenderized the rack of lamb, the interior shouldn't be contaminated. "Roasts and steaks that are not needle-tenderized are likely only to be con­taminated on the surface. Cooking will destroy these surface bacteria." But you can't know if it was needle tenderized or not I guess...

cag.uconn.edu/nutsci/nutsci/foodsafety/ConsumersHome_Cooks_Landing_Page/Prepare_food_safely_for_others/Meat.php

It's from Costco.

How am I so breezy about this? Damn it.

[pagas]

Mar 21, 2017 9:14:06 GMT -5 bex1973 said:

I'm usually super breezy about this but even I give this a nope. For the same reasons listed above.

Did you come across any weird/random items? Getting a furnished place would be like a dream for someone who likes to snoop and discover things!

There is a random tire in the garage. There was a sweet Valentine's card in my nightstand. The most irritating is the Shark stick vaccuum...it has the original packaging...but no charger.

[minerswife17]

Toss it for sure. I would be paranoid with every single bite.

[knx9211]

Oh I also probably would have tossed the spices. They might be a million years old. They might not wash their hands when they used them. The liquor is a little more reasonable to me. I just assume that all people are gross.

[BaliHai]

Toss.

[thatgirl2478]

Mar 21, 2017 9:27:17 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

Oh I also probably would have tossed the spices. They might be a million years old. They might not wash their hands when they used them. The liquor is a little more reasonable to me. I just assume that all people are gross.

? confused?  Do you just stick your fingers into a jar? Do you pour out spices in your hand and put them back in the jar? I either sprinkle directly from the jar into the pot, use a measuring spoon in the jar, or pour into my hand and toss the rest. How would not hand washing contaminate a jar of spices?

I would be more concerned that they were ancient and not as potent.
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[thatgirl2478]

Oh and you might be able to find another charger for the shark stick vac online. Shark sells accessory parts.

[clairedunphy]

Mar 21, 2017 8:58:28 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

... eat it. unless you have reason to think that someone is trying to kill you. I mean, you're GOING to cook it right? If you thaw it and it smells funky, toss it. If not, cook it. I think you'll be ok.

Rethinking this one...

This was my first thought too, but after reading everyone else's responses I will never eat strange freezer meat.

[ciescalove]

Mar 21, 2017 9:35:26 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

Mar 21, 2017 9:27:17 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

Oh I also probably would have tossed the spices. They might be a million years old. They might not wash their hands when they used them. The liquor is a little more reasonable to me. I just assume that all people are gross.

? confused?  Do you just stick your fingers into a jar? Do you pour out spices in your hand and put them back in the jar? I either sprinkle directly from the jar into the pot, use a measuring spoon in the jar, or pour into my hand and toss the rest. How would not hand washing contaminate a jar of spices?

I would be more concerned that they were ancient and not as potent.
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I imagine people having the spices open while handling raw meats and clamping their hands on the top of the open spice bottle to pick it up *shudder*

[pantsparty]

Mar 21, 2017 9:22:16 GMT -5 pagas said:

Mar 21, 2017 9:13:04 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

Ok - so unless they needle tenderized the rack of lamb, the interior shouldn't be contaminated. "Roasts and steaks that are not needle-tenderized are likely only to be con­taminated on the surface. Cooking will destroy these surface bacteria." But you can't know if it was needle tenderized or not I guess...

cag.uconn.edu/nutsci/nutsci/foodsafety/ConsumersHome_Cooks_Landing_Page/Prepare_food_safely_for_others/Meat.php

It's from Costco.

How am I so breezy about this? Damn it.

Because at one point you purchased discount "meat trimmings." #breezymeat

[zoomzoom]

Toss lamb and spices. Liquor, meh. I've actually seen people pour spices into their hand and then pour what's left back into the jar. Besides, you have no idea how old they are and spices lose their potency over time.

[ohgillian]

Please do not eat this.

[eb777888]

Mar 21, 2017 9:25:29 GMT -5 minerswife17 said:

Toss it for sure. I would be paranoid with every single bite.

Yes!! I couldn't enjoy it.

[knx9211]

Mar 21, 2017 9:35:26 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

Mar 21, 2017 9:27:17 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

Oh I also probably would have tossed the spices. They might be a million years old. They might not wash their hands when they used them. The liquor is a little more reasonable to me. I just assume that all people are gross.

? confused?  Do you just stick your fingers into a jar? Do you pour out spices in your hand and put them back in the jar? I either sprinkle directly from the jar into the pot, use a measuring spoon in the jar, or pour into my hand and toss the rest. How would not hand washing contaminate a jar of spices?

I would be more concerned that they were ancient and not as potent.
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No, but dirty hands could touch the top of the jar where everything touches to get out of the jar. You don't have to stick your fingers in something to get it germy.

[knx9211]

Mar 21, 2017 9:43:48 GMT -5 ciescalove said:

Mar 21, 2017 9:35:26 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

? confused?  Do you just stick your fingers into a jar? Do you pour out spices in your hand and put them back in the jar? I either sprinkle directly from the jar into the pot, use a measuring spoon in the jar, or pour into my hand and toss the rest. How would not hand washing contaminate a jar of spices?

I would be more concerned that they were ancient and not as potent.
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I imagine people having the spices open while handling raw meats and clamping their hands on the top of the open spice bottle to pick it up *shudder*

This. Should have looked to see if anyone else responded before I tried to explain!

[fryjack2]

I'm intrigued that your house came fully furnished and with food. Was it an as is estate sale?

Don't eat the meat.

[meli554]

[pagas]

Mar 21, 2017 9:55:47 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

I'm intrigued that your house came fully furnished and with food. Was it an as is estate sale?

Don't eat the meat.

No

[circa1978]

I would not eat the meat. LOL.