Pork safe to eat? [duplicate]

I put an 8pound Boston butt in the crock pot last night to cook. Crock pot got hot I went to bed. Sometime during the night the crock pot turned off. Everything was cold. Is it safe to cook and eat?

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Best Answer

No, it is not safe to eat. Roasts, chops, or steaks should be cooked to a minimum of 145(F)degrees to insure food safety. Of course, people regularly eat steaks that are still bloody with no ill effects. But, if pathogens have been allowed to accumulate due to time/temperature abuse or cross-contamination, one may become seriously ill by eating undercooked meats. Note that these negative conditions do not have to have occurred in your home. The roast may have been dropped onto the butchering floor and kicked around a few times before being sent on to your local meat seller. Then, allow a good long time in a bacterial spa environment, such as a crock pot that was temporarily heated up, then switched off, and you have a very good recipe for serious gastro-intestinal fireworks. Additionally, cooking to the correct temperature afterwards is still no guarantee against ill effects. Besides the normal infection-type illnesses from allowing bacteria to multiply, there are toxicity illnesses from toxins produced by the bacteria. And, the bad news is, toxins aren't ameliorated by cooking. Rat poison would not be safe to drink, no matter how well you cooked it. Worse news is that the elderly, infants, and people with weakened immune systems may even die from this. So, despite the high cost of meat, throwing it out is a bargain compared with doctor visits or missed work, due to eating unsafe food.

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Quick Answer about "Pork safe to eat? [duplicate]"

Both uncooked or raw pork and undercooked pork are unsafe to eat. Meat sometimes has bacteria and parasites that can make you sick.

Is it OK to eat pork that smells a little?

4. It Smells or Tastes Off. A whiff of something unpleasant when you open up a package of pork \u2014 whether it's pork chops, sausage or deli meat \u2014 is a sign of spoilage. The odor from spoiled pork can sometimes be bad or sour, Amidor says.

What if my pork smells funny?

If pork smells weird, there are only two possible causes \u2013 either you are smelling boar taint, or the meat has started to go bad, and trust me you'll know the difference. If it's taint, the smell will only be unpleasant, and if it's rotten the smell will be nauseating!

Can you cross contaminate pork?

Washing Meat and Poultry However, washing raw poultry, beef, pork, lamb or veal before cooking it is not recommended. Bacteria in raw meat and poultry juices can be spread to other foods, utensils and surfaces. We call this cross-contamination.

What food poisoning comes from pork?

Trichinellosis, more commonly known as trichinosis, is a parasitic food-borne disease that is caused by eating raw or undercooked meats, particularly pork products infested with the larvae of a type of roundworm called Trichinella. When you eat food, your stomach acid and enzymes digest what you eat.

Why billions of people won't eat pork (or why we don't know)

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