Went to a local chain (GIANT) on the way home and picked up a pair of
lamb shanks. They came shrinkwrapped, just like a turkey.
Opened them up and the stench was overwhelming;
Right back to the store and without question my money was refunded.
Went back to the butcher and asked him about it. Yes, says he; other
customers have complained also; you have to let them air for about
:10 minutes.

Is this guy full of baloney? - Mike

On Feb 5, 2:54�pm, Michael Horowitz wrote:

> They [lamb shanks] came shrinkwrapped, just like
> a turkey. Opened them up and the stench was
> overwhelming;

I have had that experience with meat, particularly
pork, sold in cryovac packaging. I rinse the meat
and pat dry. The smell goes away in a few minutes.

There are occasional threads on thie subject in
this group.

"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
...
> Went to a local chain (GIANT) on the way home and picked up a pair of
> lamb shanks. They came shrinkwrapped, just like a turkey.
> Opened them up and the stench was overwhelming;
> Right back to the store and without question my money was refunded.
> Went back to the butcher and asked him about it. Yes, says he; other
> customers have complained also; you have to let them air for about
> :10 minutes.
>
> Is this guy full of baloney? - Mike

I had similar issues with pork that was wrapped that way. I also returned it to the
store.
I suspect it has something to do with the wrapping, but I'm not willing to take any
chances, and besides that, once I smell something that awful, there's no way I want
to eat the source!

kimberly

In article >,
says...
> Went to a local chain (GIANT) on the way home and picked up a pair of
> lamb shanks. They came shrinkwrapped, just like a turkey.
> Opened them up and the stench was overwhelming;
> Right back to the store and without question my money was refunded.
> Went back to the butcher and asked him about it. Yes, says he; other
> customers have complained also; you have to let them air for about
> :10 minutes.
>
> Is this guy full of baloney? - Mike
>
In my experience, any meat that's in a "cryovac" bag can smell funky
when the bag is first opened. As the butcher said, the funkiness should
lessen significantly once the meat has been exposed to air for a while.
If it doesn't, then you may have a reason to return the meat. But to my
nose, the first-opened funky smell is quite different from a spoiled-
meat odor. Having said all that, I have noticed that cryovac-packed
lamb from Australia has a much stronger first-opened smell than either
domestic (U.S.) lamb or New Zealand lamb, and that most of the cryovac
lamb from anywhere is more pungent than cryovac beef or pork.

Bob

Put it right in garbage, first time I bought this will only buy fresh lamb when I want it

On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 4:55:55 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> Put it right in garbage, first time I bought this will only buy fresh lamb when I want it

I concur!!

Your NOSE is above your mouth FOR A REASON! Use it!

:-)

John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist and Smeller Of Everything And EveryONE I Put In My Mouth!

On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 5:36:30 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 4:55:55 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> > Put it right in garbage, first time I bought this will only buy fresh lamb when I want it
>
> I concur!!
>
> Your NOSE is above your mouth FOR A REASON! Use it!
>
> :-)
>
> John Kuthe, Smeller Of Farts Extraordinaire!
>
Dipshit, this dipshit is replying to an eleven (11) year old thread. Your
reading comprehension is on par with his.

On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 6:22:55 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 5:36:30 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 4:55:55 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> >
> > > Put it right in garbage, first time I bought this will only buy fresh lamb when I want it
> >
> > I concur!!
> >
> > Your NOSE is above your mouth FOR A REASON! Use it!
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > John Kuthe, XXX(edited 'quote'!) Extraordinaire!
> >
> Dipshit, this dipshit is replying to an eleven (11) year old thread. Your
> reading comprehension is on par with his.

Funny how Usenet post threads do that, eh? ;-)

Wander a bit from the original intent!

John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist and Been On The Internet Longer Than You!

On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:36:26 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe wrote:

> Your NOSE is above your mouth FOR A REASON! Use it!

As opposed to putting it in the crack of your ass?

-sw

Most cryovac will have an order of some sort. Australian/New Zealand lamb is slaughtered, packed, and shipped by boat....from Australia/New Zealand. It isn't frozen. Order will build up. It is more gamey than American lamb too. There isn't anything wrong with it. Most meat is the most flavorfull before it rots. Why does real dry aged beef taste so good after you scrape all the dead crust off and cook it?

On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 14:55:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

> Put it right in garbage, first time I bought this will only buy fresh lamb when I want it

That's always better than buying old, rotten lamb.

Speaking of Lamb Stench, did Sheldon get a lobotomy?

-sw

On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 22:44:08 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 14:55:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>> Put it right in garbage, first time I bought this will only buy fresh lamb when I want it
>
>That's always better than buying old, rotten lamb.
>
>Speaking of Lamb Stench, did Sheldon get a lobotomy?

Yes, 10 years ago.

On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:54:13 -0500, Michael Horowitz
> wrote:

>Went to a local chain (GIANT) on the way home and picked up a pair of
>lamb shanks. They came shrinkwrapped, just like a turkey.
>Opened them up and the stench was overwhelming;
>Right back to the store and without question my money was refunded.
>Went back to the butcher and asked him about it. Yes, says he; other
>customers have complained also; you have to let them air for about
>:10 minutes.
>
>Is this guy full of baloney? - Mike

I dunno. Did you try rinsing them? I always expect an off odor until
I've rinsed off meat.


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On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:16:35 -0800, sf wrote:

>On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:54:13 -0500, Michael Horowitz
> wrote:
>
>>Went to a local chain (GIANT) on the way home and picked up a pair of
>>lamb shanks. They came shrinkwrapped, just like a turkey.
>>Opened them up and the stench was overwhelming;
>>Right back to the store and without question my money was refunded.
>>Went back to the butcher and asked him about it. Yes, says he; other
>>customers have complained also; you have to let them air for about
>>:10 minutes.
>>
>>Is this guy full of baloney? - Mike
>
>I dunno. Did you try rinsing them? I always expect an off odor until
>I've rinsed off meat.

"off" odor is one thing - this was vile, like a backed up septic
system. - Mike

Michael Horowitz wrote:

> Went to a local chain (GIANT) on the way home and picked up a pair of
> lamb shanks. They came shrinkwrapped, just like a turkey.
> Opened them up and the stench was overwhelming;
> Right back to the store and without question my money was refunded.
> Went back to the butcher and asked him about it. Yes, says he; other
> customers have complained also; you have to let them air for about
> :10 minutes.
>
> Is this guy full of baloney? - Mike

I occasionally buy lamb shanks and have never, ever noticed an unpleasant
smell to them. They had probably gone bad.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Michael Horowitz wrote:
>
>> Went to a local chain (GIANT) on the way home and picked up a pair of
>> lamb shanks. They came shrinkwrapped, just like a turkey.
>> Opened them up and the stench was overwhelming;
>> Right back to the store and without question my money was refunded.
>> Went back to the butcher and asked him about it. Yes, says he; other
>> customers have complained also; you have to let them air for about
>> :10 minutes.
>>
>> Is this guy full of baloney? - Mike
>
> I occasionally buy lamb shanks and have never, ever noticed an unpleasant
> smell to them.

Me neither.

> They had probably gone bad.

Quite so.
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:54:13 -0500, Michael Horowitz
> wrote:

Some good news - I followed up with the butcher at GIANT supermarket.
He agreed to re-package lamb shanks while I wait. That will insure
they aren't bad when I get them home.
I was glad to see they were so approachable - and corporate HQ hasn't
had time to get my snail-mail yet! - MIke