Is marinade safe if it has had incidental contact with meat?
I just made a batch of soy based marinade, I then used a spoon to pour said marinade over some chicken, swirled it about, and mistakenly double dipped (put it back in the marinade). The marinade was going to be kept in the fridge.
Can I feasibly keep the marinade for future use or is this unsafe?
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Not completely clear on what you've done. If you used the spoon just to pour over the chicken, from a few inches or more above, then the spoon wasn't actually contaminated (provided you didn't get splashes of chicken juice on it). If you used it to stir the chicken in the marinade, or to rub the marinade on the chicken, or it otherwise came into contact, then yes its considered contaminated.
Assuming it is contaminated, it is safe provided you treat it as you would chicken: store it in the fridge, not for more than a day or two; cook it thoroughly before consuming; don't let come into contact with other food (or that food will be potentially contaminated as well), etc.
You could also go ahead and cook it now; you can then store it like you would leftovers.
If you need to store it longer, freezing it will keep it safe. Most marinades will handle freezing fine, though you may need to re-mix it upon thawing.
I suggest labeling it—especially if you freeze it—so you don't forget that its potentially contaminated.
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Assuming it is contaminated, it is safe provided you treat it as you would chicken: store it in the fridge, not for more than a day or two; cook it thoroughly before consuming; don't let come into contact with other food (or that food will be potentially contaminated as well), etc.Is it safe to boil a marinade that has had meat in it and eat it?
Food safety for basting, sopping up, or serving a marinade After you marinate meat, you may want to use the marinade to baste the meat as it cooks or as a sauce on the finished dish. However, once a marinade or sauce has come into contact with raw meat it is no longer safe to consume.Can you get salmonella from marinade?
During the marinating process, problematic pathogens that could make you and your dinner guests terribly sick may have transferred into that marinade, so it's not safe to eat as is. You'll need to cook it first to eliminate bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli.Can you cook bacteria out of marinade?
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's www.foodsafety.gov website, marinades can be reused, but only if they are boiled for five minutes to kill any potential bacteria.How can marinades cross contaminate foods?
Be mindful with the marinade. Cross-contamination can lead to food poisoning. This may occur when a marinade is used on raw meat, poultry or fish, and then reused "as is" on cooked food. If reusing marinade on ready to eat food, boil it first before reusing to destroy harmful bacteria.How To Tenderize ANY Meat!
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You should now treat the marinade as if it is carrying pathogens; use it only in a context where it will be fully cooked before being eaten and any food it is used on will also be full cooked before being eaten. Hold it (refrigerated) no more than 2 or 3 days. In essence, you are now treating it as you would chicken or another potentially hazardous food.
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