StirBlue
Head Chef
I received an unexpect gift during the holidays, a 3-4 lb spiral ham. It was cold when I got it and I placed it in the refrigerator. I thought that we would just use it for sandwiches and snacks (cooking individual portions as wanted).
The next day I unwrapped it and placed it in a 2 gallon size ziploc baggie. I noticed that the outside was rough and gritty and I believed this was just probably a primer glaze thing added by the company. I didn't see any mold discoloration. The spiral layers also had a normal fresh ham appearance. (I never freeze or store parishable gifts).
I always squeeze the air out of my plastic baggies and burp my bowls...etc.
I placed the baggie containing the ham in a large dish and set it in the refrigerator. The next morning I noticed that the bag was filled with air.
Thinking that possibly somebody had opened it, I resealed the bag after pushing the air out. By mid morning, the bag was full of air.
Not knowing how this ham had been stored etc before it reached my house, I just threw it away.
How can you tell if a cured product like ham or luncheon meat etc are spoiled?
My motto is: if ever in doubt, through it out. Food is just too cheap to make people sick.
The person who gave us this ham is someone that I do not know very well.
The next day I unwrapped it and placed it in a 2 gallon size ziploc baggie. I noticed that the outside was rough and gritty and I believed this was just probably a primer glaze thing added by the company. I didn't see any mold discoloration. The spiral layers also had a normal fresh ham appearance. (I never freeze or store parishable gifts).
I always squeeze the air out of my plastic baggies and burp my bowls...etc.
I placed the baggie containing the ham in a large dish and set it in the refrigerator. The next morning I noticed that the bag was filled with air.
Thinking that possibly somebody had opened it, I resealed the bag after pushing the air out. By mid morning, the bag was full of air.
Not knowing how this ham had been stored etc before it reached my house, I just threw it away.
How can you tell if a cured product like ham or luncheon meat etc are spoiled?
My motto is: if ever in doubt, through it out. Food is just too cheap to make people sick.
The person who gave us this ham is someone that I do not know very well.