Why is my corned beef slimy?
Chef's answer
It's brined - ok it's pickled and that leaches collagen out of the meat so yes it has a viscous (slimy to some) which is part of why it needs rinsing in several changes of water. The other is to get the salt off the surface. Do that and you should be fine.
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When rice is shipped, grains jostle around and rub against one another.
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Surrounded by a slightly thick liquid is okay. Being slimy is not. Hope you can tell the difference. Sometimes it can still smell good but will taste sour.
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Since there is always bacteria on any cutting utensil or machine every cut piece of meat has been seeded with a bacteria culture. Although it might not kill you or make you visibly sick, the slime is coming from microbes which will stress your immune system that might be fighting other things instead..
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When it comes to signs that ham is spoiled, your senses is pretty much what you work with to decide if the meat is still okay or not. When it comes to visual signs, if it's cooked or cured and it turned slimy, it's definitely past it's prime, and you should get rid of it.
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If it smells bad, odds are you shouldn't eat it. Touch it. If it's slimy or sticky, don't eat it. If you look at a piece of meat and it's got splotches of green on it, you shouldn't eat it.
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Cooked ham steak will usually stay good for 3 to 5 days in the fridge and 3 months in the freezer. ... The best way is to smell and look at the ham steak: signs of bad ham steak are a sour smell, dull color and slimy texture.
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Since there is always bacteria on any cutting utensil or machine every cut piece of meat has been seeded with a bacteria culture. Although it might not kill you or make you visibly sick, the slime is coming from microbes which will stress your immune system that might be fighting other things instead..
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