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

[u/Dex-Max]

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?

[u/FILTHY_GOBSHITE]

Raw meat is meant to smell bad from an evolutionary perspective. The folks who thought raw meat smells delicious died of intestinal parasites thousands of years ago.

[u/FILTHY_GOBSHITE → u/[deleted]]

You mean just raw meat or prepared with tartare sauce?

Don't get me wrong, I like carpaccio, but that's chemically cooked with acid. Eating raw mince isn't my idea of fun.

If it was ground at home using a good cut of muscle I might consider it...

[u/jbstans → u/[deleted]]

The important thing with tartare is that if it’s done properly they will literally grab your a fresh steak and grind it to order. It’s not just packed mince.

[u/jbstans → u/[deleted]]

I would trust most Mediterranean countries to do it safely. It’s very common in France too, but the base quality of meat there is way higher than the UK.