A shopper has raised concerns after repeatedly noticing a strong vinegar or pickled vegetable odor in a brand of extra-lean ground beef purchased weekly from Walmart. Despite discarding multiple affected packages and later consuming the meat without illness, the unusual smell persists, leaving uncertainty over whether the product has spoiled. The shopper’s mother suggested the smell might indicate spoilage, though the experience of eating it without adverse effects complicates the assessment. The post has sparked discussion about whether the odor could stem from an unusual batch, packaging issue, or other factors.
we buy this hamburger meat EVERY WEEK and just recently i’ve noticed it smells like vinegar or like pickled beats or pickles in general etc etc. my boyfriend smells it too and we threw away a few packs in a row but after the third pack that smelled the same, we cooked and ate it and we’re perfectly fine. it still freaks me out as i have ground beef in the fridge thawing for a few days and im genuinely trying to smell test to see if it’s gone bad or not but all i smell is the sharp smell of vinegar or pickled vegetables or something. again we have eaten the meat when it’s smelled like that and it was fine but i cant ever decipher if my meat has gone bad because of this reason. I asked my mom and she said that is not normal and that it’s probably bad but once I explained that we have eaten it after we threw multiple packs away and it tasted fine and didn’t make us sick, She said maybe we were something called super smellers?? any input y’all?? sorry if this is wonky at all, I’m using Siri to type while I’m over the pan cooking my beef LOL EDIT: since it won’t let me add a photo, here’s the link to the meet. It is from Walmart and it is extra lean 96%. https://www.walmart.com/ip/18889363492?sid=160541BF-00A2-4550-8F17-83ABA37653CC submitted by /u/Long_Lab_8462 [link] [comments]
