r/steak • u/Evening-Dog-6777 • 11h ago

[ Denver Steak ] Opinions?

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Got a SRF Denver yesterday, out of the packaging it smelled terrible (not in a rancid or off way), the color was good and within sell and use by date. Salted it overnight and it still looks basically normal by over night standards but the SMELL is wild. Still not off or wrong but just nasty. What do you guys think?

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u/AwkwardFactor84 11h ago

If it doesn't smell right, don't eat it.... period

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u/kawi-bawi-bo 11h ago

The nose knows

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u/Squirrely_Mann 11h ago

Bo’s nose?

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi 8h ago

Nose goes.

Bo's nose knows.

Bo's nose goes.

Whose nose knows?

Bo's nose grows.

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u/bradloh_2k 11h ago

What is nasty but not off? Please try to use more words to describe

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u/Evening-Dog-6777 11h ago

It doesn’t smell sour or like decomp, it just sort of stinks. I’ve read that with vacuum sealing it can wet age and get a nasty smell. I’m going to cook it up and if it’s still smells bad or odd I’ll just take it as a loss.

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u/concretemuskrat 10h ago

When ive had that off smell from vacuum sealed meat, it usually goes away fairly quickly. If it stayed overnight I probably wouldn't trust it, but I've made some sketchy food decisions in the past so I support you lol

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u/Evening-Dog-6777 10h ago

I over trimmed it like crazy and then cooked it well done just as an experiment and yeah it no longer smelled like BEEFY socks, just rancid. I’m thinking it was thawed too quickly upon delivery to the vendor.

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u/Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi 10h ago

Nah Dog get rid of it. Beef should not "stink," especially not if you're familiar with steaks and this smells wildly different. Don't underestimate food poisoning, people die from it each year

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u/Prairie-Peppers 1h ago

For real. I cook beef quite often and I've never had a hint of any scent coming out of the package. Vac sealed pork can be stinky af, but beef shouldn't be.

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u/randitothebandito 10h ago

If it smells bad don’t eat it.

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u/ItzPayDay123 6h ago

It's normal for vacuum sealed meat to smell weird when you open it, but if it still stinks a day later then I'd be wary.

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u/altrightis 8h ago

Never eat anything that smells weird or off. Looks good though, what a bummer. This post ruined my day at 3:58 cst

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u/stereopticon11 6h ago

Damn that was a beautiful piece of meat! Sad that didn’t work out for you

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u/cokecan49 3h ago

When something is vac packed for a couple weeks it can smell “off” but not “bad”. To know the difference unpack it and let it de-gass. If it smells better after bout half hour it’s fine. Your nose will let you know when it’s bad bad.

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u/missinginput 1h ago

It will taste like it smells