Opinions? Pork Left Out for 2 Days

[thebig1]

The other day while jostling meat back and forth between the meat fridge and freezer I set a 10lb whole pork loin that is vacuum sealed on the table next to the fridge. As I grabbed meat, etc... to go upstairs I completely forgot about it. The temperature in the basement is approximately 55-65 degrees at all times.

I placed it back in the fridge this evening. If I were to make Canadian bacon with it would it still be alright since I’m not slicing for jerky and exposing every individual piece to possible contamination?

 

[motolife313]

I’d give it to the dogs. Pork is cheap

 

[hb99]

I’d give it to the dogs. Pork is cheap

...but (some) dogs aren't.

When in doubt, toss it out. There's no logic in getting a $1000 sick on a $20 piece of meat.

 

[Hawging It]

Throw it away.

 

[chilerelleno]

Garbage

 

[SonnyE]

I'd pitch the Son of a ..... well, you know.
Welcome to the Human Race. Ca-Ca occures.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Cryo-Vac packed, Overnight? I would have cooked it off. Thanks to my busy Bride, Been There, Done That. Two days? Nope. Not worth the risk...JJ

 

[bluewhisper]

Give it the Deep Whiff Test. Open it, stick your nose in it, and if it has any off smell at all, freeze it until trash pick-up day.

 

[dernektambura]

Only what I could think of to rescue some of it is to melt it to get pork lard.. high melting temp will kill living soul out of that bacon.

 

[thebig1]

Well I guess that it’ll become chunked up trapping bait then. Now I’m wondering if I should still throw some smoke on it prior to putting it in my trapping freezer.

 

[mosparky]

I wouldn't. If you smoke it, you might be tempted to try it. That in turn could have serious consequences. As for trapping bait, I think we are the only creatures that equate smoke with food. In their world, smoke means fire, fire means go the other way.

 

[SmokinLogs]

i know your pain. Ive done the same thing before, but it’s not worth the risk. Pitch it out and get another. On the bright side you will probably not make the same mistake lol.

 

[thebig1]

You’re right Legs, I’m hoping that this is a lesson that I only have to learn once.

Sparky, I know what you’re saying but I still might experiment with half of it. Of course I won’t smoke it completely through, just for a couple of hours for taste and smell. Don’t forget that when we leave a campfire that it doesn’t take long for critters to show up looking for scraps.