What's the opposite of food 'porn'.... because we had that tonight.
Smiths and harmons by our home were out of brisket, so to walmart we went. I'd heard walmart meat was gross, but can it really be that bad, it's still a cow.
Pretty cheap! That was cool.
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I didn't pay super close attention when I pulled it out, but knowing what I do now, there were signs. My understanding is that when meat begins to get grainy like this, it's starting to go bad. Also, it was more slimy than it should have been.
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As it got warm, I noticed an obvious corner of the meat that was cooking funny. I cut it off and kept going.
I always throw the cut scraps of fat in the bbq to create fire and smoke.. and the dog loves to eat it after.
This is when things really went south.. the fat would turn into a ball of gross oil-like sludge and then stay charred on
the grill like brittle roofing tar. Very odd, and gross.
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Against logic, I kept cooking hoping something would turn out ok.... It didn't. The center would not heat about 150, and it was a hot pink sludge
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So I was able to save $20 over the brisket at Harmons. Didn't get to eat any of it. Spent 3 hours prepping and cooking. And now I am hungry and mad.
I did take it back and get my money.. but that doesn't solve the rest of my wasted time and hunger. 😢