Can I Put Beef Patties in the Fridge
#1 
what it is right now
BustaUppa
Posted 23 January 2009 - 01:33 AM
Hey I bought a box of burger patties about a week ago. The other day I was bragging to my parents about how I grilled a couple of sweet burgers; they liked my story but then they PANICKED when I said that I put the box of patties back in the refrigerator.
Now the box said "keep refrigerated or frozen" so I had no idea it was such a problem to keep them in the fridge. But my parents were all like "noooo you gotta keep them in the freezer!!!"
I hate to throw out good food, but I don't wanna poison myself or nothin'. So have I screwed myself out of 18 delicious burgers? Or can they be salvaged if they've been in a FRIDGE for a week?
#2 Love Those Price Drops!!!
cdeener
Posted 23 January 2009 - 01:50 AM
Reason why is that bacteria can grow in/on the meat if you don't store it properly. If you stored it in a sealed container you should be fine when you refrigerate just make sure to use the meat within 7-10 days. Now, freezing it helps to stop and slow down the growth of bacteria so it is better to freeze it if you aren't going to use it within a week. Make sure that when you store it keep it in a container or bag that can be sealed for freshness.
Also, keeping it frozen gives the meat a longer life so you can enjoy it a lot longer.
Edited by cdeener, 23 January 2009 - 02:07 AM.
#3 Drug-Dealer-Keeper-Awayer
Javery
Posted 23 January 2009 - 01:56 AM
DO NOT REFREEZE MEAT.
It is OK to keep in the fridge as long as you eat them within a week.
#4 Ded
crystalklear64
Posted 23 January 2009 - 01:56 AM
why not refreeze meat?
The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) advises, "Meat and poultry defrosted in the refrigerator may be refrozen before or after cooking. If thawed by other methods, cook before refreezing." (Basics for Handling Food Safely, September 8, 2006).
#5 Feed me a stray cat
John_Smith420
Posted 23 January 2009 - 01:57 AM
I know you like your baloney soft, but you gotta keep your meat in the freezer.
#6 what it is right now
BustaUppa
Posted 23 January 2009 - 02:02 AM
bahhh yeah i kept it in the original box, so it wasn't very sealed 
they need to clarify this stuff more on the package so idiots like me don't waste meat!!!
extenuating circumstances kept me outta my apartment all week so I only got to eat two out of 20 patties. oh well i guess next time I'll keep the box in the freezer and just thaw out a patty whenever I need one!
#7 Fmr. VP of the OTT
lordwow
Posted 23 January 2009 - 02:07 AM
Put stuff in the freezer and put it in the fridge if you plan on eating it that day or possibly the next.
#8 Place Is Dead Anyways...
von551
Posted 23 January 2009 - 02:44 AM
pretty much, you're screwed, gremlins will take over your fridge and Falcore will devour your house....
#9 This space for rent.
mtxbass1
Posted 23 January 2009 - 02:47 AM
This really won't be much of an issue as long as you cook the food throughout. Think about how things are stored in the grocery store and use that as a reference to how you store your meat/food for the most part.
#10 Banned
dmaul1114
Posted 23 January 2009 - 02:51 AM
It's ok as long as you eat them in a week or so.
If it's a big box of patties (like a 12 pack or something) probably better to freeze most of them as it would be pretty shitty on your health to eat that many burgers in a week. 
Unless you're having a cookout or something--which I doubt since it's January and you're in Long Island!
#11 Lurking and Twerking
Irukandji
Posted 23 January 2009 - 02:56 AM
I remember way back in home ec. we watched a movie called The Danger Zone. It was a terrifying yet cheesy educational film about meat temperature, food-poisoning, cross-contamination ect...Throughout the movie this group of friends kept getting picked off one by one by different illnesses related to bad meat.
#12 Banned
The Green Giant
Posted 23 January 2009 - 02:58 AM
You can't refreeze ground meet because it will taste like shit when it comes back out.
#13 Ded
crystalklear64
Posted 23 January 2009 - 04:59 PM
If he bought a box of patties, they'd probably taste like shit anyway. Just throw a ton of seasoning(s) X on them and enjoy.
#14 what it is right now
BustaUppa
Posted 23 January 2009 - 05:05 PM
is it DANGEROUS to eat them at this point though? because if the only "risk" is that they won't taste quite as good as they otherwise might have... then yeah, I'll just season the hell out of them and cook well done!
#15 Ded
crystalklear64
Posted 23 January 2009 - 05:10 PM
It depends on how long "about a week ago" is. If its been like.. 8-9 days, I'd say you're fine as long as they hadn't ever left the fridge. You can cook a few today and freeze the rest. If its been any longer than that, I wouldn't mess.
#16 there is only one
xycury
Posted 23 January 2009 - 05:14 PM
Be sure to cook them above 160F
They should be fine.
You could prolong the fridge burgers by cooking the rest and give them another few days in the fridge fully cooked.
#17 Drunken Jesus
hankmecrankme
Posted 23 January 2009 - 05:16 PM
Yeah, cook that shit. You'll be fine if you fully cook them. Just call up some buds and invite them over for burgers or something. 
#18 what it is right now
BustaUppa
Posted 23 January 2009 - 08:48 PM
It depends on how long "about a week ago" is. If its been like.. 8-9 days, I'd say you're fine as long as they hadn't ever left the fridge. You can cook a few today and freeze the rest. If its been any longer than that, I wouldn't mess.
yeah it's been a week, I cooked with them on Friday actually and I'm pretty sure I purchased them the night before that. They've been in the fridge this whole time!
Be sure to cook them above 160F
They should be fine.
You could prolong the fridge burgers by cooking the rest and give them another few days in the fridge fully cooked.
My plan was to use a George Foreman grill, think that's hot enough?
Yeah, cook that shit. You'll be fine if you fully cook them. Just call up some buds and invite them over for burgers or something.
yeeeeeah man FULLY cooking is how I like it any way... I'm a "no pink" kinda guy. I wanna put on some cheese and some left over chili/rice dip, it'll be a masterpiece!
Oh and based on some other advice in the thread... should I actually cook the rest and then freeze them, as opposed to just putting the uncooked ones straight in the freezer?
#19 Banned
dmaul1114
Posted 23 January 2009 - 08:56 PM
Foreman grill gets plenty hot enough, but you really need a meat thermometer to stick in their and check the temperature if you want to be sure that you've cooked them long enough to get the center to that temperature.
#20 Ded
crystalklear64
Posted 23 January 2009 - 09:11 PM
Oh and based on some other advice in the thread... should I actually cook the rest and then freeze them, as opposed to just putting the uncooked ones straight in the freezer?
That would be the safest, but at that point it really would require mass seasoning. It wouldn't even taste like a burger anymore after you unfroze it. It'd just be some chewy material to hold your seasoning.
#21 This space for rent.
mtxbass1
Posted 23 January 2009 - 09:35 PM
I cook on a foreman somewhat often. It's more than hot enough.
You can either cook what you want and freeze the rest, or cook them all. It's up to you.
#22 what it is right now
BustaUppa
Posted 23 January 2009 - 09:53 PM
niiiiice
so let me make sure I've got my options understood correctly here. I can:
1) put the rest in the freezer now (never cooked)... it's more DANGEROUS but they'll taste better when I get around to cooking them
2) cook the rest and put them in the freezer... it's SAFER but they'll have no taste when I cook them
am I understanding correctly??
either way I'm probably gonna enjoy a HEFTY hamburger dinner tonight so I can maximize the value. Maybe two of what I shall call the "OH DIP!" burger and two bacon cheeseburgers.
hey, speaking of bacon, I've been keeping some bacon in the fridge too. am I basically safe as long as I cook it nice n' CRISPY?
#23 This space for rent.
mtxbass1
Posted 23 January 2009 - 10:04 PM
niiiiice
so let me make sure I've got my options understood correctly here. I can:
1) put the rest in the freezer now (never cooked)... it's more DANGEROUS but they'll taste better when I get around to cooking them
2) cook the rest and put them in the freezer... it's SAFER but they'll have no taste when I cook themam I understanding correctly??
either way I'm probably gonna enjoy a HEFTY hamburger dinner tonight so I can maximize the value. Maybe two of what I shall call the "OH DIP!" burger and two bacon cheeseburgers.hey, speaking of bacon, I've been keeping some bacon in the fridge too. am I basically safe as long as I cook it nice n' CRISPY?
Think about how things are stored in a grocery store for a second here. Most of your meat doesn't come frozen. It's refrigerated, then you take it home and either cook it, or freeze it yourself. You will have no issues freezing whatever is left. It's not "dangerous" at all.
It would be terrible to cook the rest and put them in the freezer. The meat is going to taste like absolute garbage. It's no "safer" than freezing the uncooked patties and cooking them yourself.
You really wouldn't want to freeze bacon. Again, it's stored in a refrigerated area for a good length of time. You aren't eating it raw. You're cooking it. It will be fine.
#24 fate is inexorable
RAMSTORIA
Posted 23 January 2009 - 10:12 PM
1st problem, hambers in a box. never good. get some fresh ground beef, a couple eggs, some seasoning and make your own patties.
#25 Got Wife?
Malik112099
Posted 23 January 2009 - 10:59 PM
General Rule Of Thumb:
Don't let unfrozen ground beef sit in the fridge for more than 3 days. If you don't cook/eat it on the 4th day, toss it.
#26 what it is right now
BustaUppa
Posted 23 January 2009 - 11:48 PM
You really wouldn't want to freeze bacon. Again, it's stored in a refrigerated area for a good length of time. You aren't eating it raw. You're cooking it. It will be fine.
hahah thanks for the reassurance and the bacon tips! I'm always super-paranoid about food. Moved out of my family's house a year ago and I'm still finding my legs when it comes to cooking stuff.
1st problem, hambers in a box. never good. get some fresh ground beef, a couple eggs, some seasoning and make your own patties.
Oh I believe it! I definitely plan on doing the ground beef thing eventually. Since I have no experience with burgers I figured I'd ease my way into it with the pre-pattied stuff first.
General Rule Of Thumb:
Don't let unfrozen ground beef sit in the fridge for more than 3 days. If you don't cook/eat it on the 4th day, toss it.
gahhhh on no!!! now I'm all scurred again. I feel like Tweek on South Park, lol. Still about an hour til dinner time for me so I'll weigh any additional reponses that come up in the thread before then!@
#27 Got Wife?
Malik112099
Posted 24 January 2009 - 12:01 AM
Just do a search for how long to keep ground beef in the fridge.
#28 Older than you
keithp
Posted 24 January 2009 - 12:50 AM
As long as you don't put any peanut butter on it you'll be fine.
#29 I like almonds
Pookymeister
Posted 24 January 2009 - 12:51 AM
#30 This space for rent.
mtxbass1
Posted 24 January 2009 - 01:12 AM
As long as you don't put any peanut butter on it you'll be fine.
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