3 Telltale Signs Your Ground Beef Has Gone Bad

Ground beef goes bad a lot quicker than steak.

3 Telltale Signs Your Ground Beef Has Gone Bad Ground beef goes bad a lot quicker than steak. That's because the process of grinding meat exposes more of the meat's surface area to oxygen. And, quick cooking lesson, oxygen is one of the primary sources of sustenance for the tiny bacteria that cause food poisoning. These are the primary signs that will let you know that your ground beef is no longer good. READ MORE More Tips to Try The Japanese Ingredient You Want to Be Cooking With See More Tonic Water vs. Club Soda: What's the Difference? See More What You Should Know About Cross Contamination See More How to Make a Basic Pierogi Dough See More The Spruce Eats on YouTube Fridge Stories: What's in Chef King Phojanakong's Fridge?! Watch & Learn More From The Spruce Garlic Butter Steak Bites Cauliflower Fried Rice Steamed Momos Did somebody forward you this email? Sign Up for Cooking School by The Spruce Eats Newsletter! Have feedback? Send us an email at contact@thespruceeats.com, subject line: Newsletter Feedback. Follow us:   You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to Cooking School by The Spruce Eats newsletter. Unsubscribe © 2021 Dotdash.com — All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005