I left some frozen steaks in the sun for about 1h,now they are a little grey brown, can i cook them still?

Question

I left some frozen steaks in the sun for about 1h,now they are a little grey brown, can i cook them still?

Answer 1

The grey brown is the oxidation of the meat.  Cook them at 160 degrees and they will be fine.

Answer 2

well...is a grey brown meat appealing to u?...usually the eye can tell u if its bad or not plus instinct even with out expert advice...if i saw grey brown meat sitting there uncooked, i would assume its bad...so yes its totally bad, id throw it out...if u do cook em make sure u cook them at a high temp to kill the bacteria collection while it was sitting out.

Answer 3

well as long as they were covered i think its pretty safe, well i think im alone in this but i would eat it!

Answer 4

don't do it!

they could get you sick

really, really don't suggest it

Answer 5

nope, don't use them, they've probably gone bad...you should thaw meat in the fridge

Answer 6

Cook them well done....it shouldn't be too much of a problem.  Grey brown sounds like they are not fresh in the first place.

Answer 7

I do that all the time with ground beef, my family still eats it.  We're all healthy and happy.

Answer 8

you can cook them but it wouldn't be a good idea.

you (or who ever will be eating them) could some serious food poisoning.

up to you, but i wouldn't try it... :]

Answer 9

sure, but definitely cook them well done.  no medium rare today!

Answer 10

This is how I put my meat to the test, when in doubt throw it out.

Answer 11

Bleh, do you really want to eat something not so..appealing?

Answer 12

I wouldn't eat that at all. Dont leave meat out in the sun.

Answer 13

No, flies have probably landed on it and it probably actually cooked a bit under the sun.

Answer 14

NO. And if U do, it will be nasty and U could get sick.

Answer 15

its gone bad, don't eat it.

Answer 16

Unless your immune to food poisoning, DONT DO IT

Answer 17

Question is how do they smell?

If they smell sour throw them away and do not risk it.

If they aren't soured, then they are probably okay.

Frozen meat never looks as nice and red as fresh meat.

Answer 18

It depends on if they stink or not. the color isn't the problem its on how thawed they are.  if they are still cool inside I would cook them, but its really up to you, if your unsure of the smell or if they feel slimy throw them away. good luck.

Answer 19

As long as you just did it today and you are cooking them now, I would eat them.  Cook them done and you should be fine.  I have done that before to thaw them out, and then cooked them right away.  I have had no problem.

Answer 20

Yes you can eat them.

The gray color is only from the air hitting the meat. they need to be heated to 140 degrees F to kill any salmonella and 150 is a good steak temp anyway.

Dig in.

Answer 21

I wouldn't

Answer 22

It is highly recommended that you do not eat that meat.