"sf" > wrote in message
...
> 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).

Who wants to be sick for several days over $2 worth of meat?