On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 16:26:23 -0500, Katra
> wrote:

> In article >,
> "Vox Humana" > wrote:
>
> > "Ken" > wrote in message
> > news:zwhFc.15353$7t3.2343@attbi_s51...
> > > I purchased a pack of ground beef at the grocery store, packed in the
> > > standard styrofoam/shrink wrap package. Circumstances prevented me from
> > > getting the beef into my refrigerator for 12 hours - it spent a fairly
> > cool
> > > Seattle evening in my car last night. This morning, it passed the smell
> > > test. I'd appreciate some opinions on if the meat is good/bad.
> >
> > Pitch it. Ground meat is the most likely type of meat to be contaminated.
> > A week in the hospital hoping for a quick death is far more costly than a
> > package of ground beef.
> >
>
> Excellent point. ;-)
> It's a point I keep having to tell my dad when I want to pitch old food
> to the chickens...
>
IMO: if you didn't eat it by this time, toss it - but a
truly cool Seattle night would be cool enough for meat...
Worst case scenerio - it'll clean out your system, but won't
kill you (if you're healthy to begin with).




Practice safe eating - always use condiments