Over the past year or so, I've returned 2 pork shoulder roasts to the store. I've put them in the 'frige for cooking within 48 hours and they stank when I opened them, and the 'frige temp out back is monitored closely at 38 to 40 degrees F...... so I took them back as rotted meat and got a refund.
I took a frozen pork shoulder out of the freezer yesterday and put it in the 'frige to thaw. Took it out a couple of hours ago, it was still slightly crispy with ice crystals. No way in hell can it be spoiled.
It stinks. Smells sulfury to me.
Is it just me? Is this, like, a normal smell for pork shoulder??????
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It's in the dutch oven right now with a layer of carrots on the bottom and LOTS of onions, a largish bulb of grated fresh ginger root, an entire head of garlic and a generous sprinkling of lemon pepper. Intent is to braise it for 2 hours and it's been in now for about 1 hour.
It smells divine.
I'm wondering if I'm just overly sensitive to certain odors????????
No other cuts of pork have done this to me. Pork chops and steaks are good for 48 hours in the 'frige at 40 degrees F. Trotters have never smelled bad, I thaw them just enough so they joints are soft and I can stuff them into the pressure cooker with water and aromatics to make the stock from hell (pics to follow later when I finish shrinking and re-naming the files).
Opinions?????? -- Peace, Om.
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