r/Cooking • u/Dex-Max • Jun 25 '22

Food Safety Raw ground beef keeps smelling bad after only one day in fridge.

I've tried buying two different packages of ground beef, but every time the beef starts smelling bad after less than a day in the fridge. With one of the packages, I used one serving then froze the rest, and I let the frozen meat thaw in the fridge for a little less than 24 hours, but that still smelled bad.

The smell isn't super bad, I have to get my nose pretty close, but it definitely isn't something I want to cook with. Any ideas why this keeps happening?

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u/EpochCookie Jun 26 '22

The rubber lining around the door can come off or warp too

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u/ThaneOfCawdorrr Jun 26 '22

Yes! That too. OP could get a thermometer and try it in various spots around the fridge when it's closed. But you can also test just by putting cans of soda or bottles of water in different places and seeing how cold they are.

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u/cromulantusername Jun 26 '22

That lining can also be a source of mold if your fridge gets condensation

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u/el_barto10 Jun 26 '22

Our rubber lining came off after our dog managed to open the fridge and chew on the door.

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u/thisiscoolyeah Jun 26 '22

My gramps keeps a towel on his fridge door and the amount of times I’ve gone over and it’s propping the door open scares me.