I have been reading a few blog and have noticed a question that pops up about a greenish metallic lite tint that is on cuts of cured meat when under lights. Do anyone know what that could be? And is it safe to eat. I think I've seen this on sliced roast beef a while back but not sure.
Metallic Green Tint on cured meat?
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linguica
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I have seen that on grocery store sliced roast beef and sashimi grade tuna. My best guess that it has something to do with light refraction in the meat. Kind of like light passing through a prism. The meat is safe. Sounds like a question for "Mr Wizard"
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diggingdogfarm
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Thank you for the article, Dan, I copied it into an Article for future reference here on SMF!
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/iridescence-in-raw-and-cooked-meats
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/iridescence-in-raw-and-cooked-meats
smoke happens
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smoke happens
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Yup, the iridescent green/rainbow sheen. Does not matter if it's cheap Wally World stuff or Boar's Head, I'd say at least 50% of the time in roast beef I see it. Wife loves french dips, so get a pound or so every 6 weeks or so.
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diggingdogfarm
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scootermagoo
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If seen this on cold cuts before and never considered it dangerous. If eaten meat with the iridescence on it and I am still alive to tell about it. I have seen both the green tint and the orange-red type. There are 2 guys at work who have seen this and swear it is spoilage, I tell them otherwise. What do you expect from a bunch of engineers, we're never wrong.
larry berrones
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Howdy I am a big hot dog lover, saw your pic of a hot dog so I like to ask you are they better smoked or BBQ?
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Larry
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Larry
linguica
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When I was a kid? We got real meat that was cured and smoked. We saw that rainbow sh.. stuff all the time. No problem.
Not so much factory food back then that was pumped full of artificial flavors and who knows what else?
Now if you got slime or foul smells? You know the drill.
Good luck and good smoking.
Not so much factory food back then that was pumped full of artificial flavors and who knows what else?
Now if you got slime or foul smells? You know the drill.
Good luck and good smoking.
Actually both? But mostly in Nebraska where real farmers and ranchers grew and prepared real meat?
Back then farmers grew crops without funny stuff growing between the rows.
As to date? That would have been the 50's.
It was only during and after the 60's and 70's in California that you never knew what things were laced with?
Good luck and good smoking.
Back then farmers grew crops without funny stuff growing between the rows.
As to date? That would have been the 50's.
It was only during and after the 60's and 70's in California that you never knew what things were laced with?
Good luck and good smoking.
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