

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential. Jeannine Schweihofer is a meat quality educator with MSU extension. It is also safe to cook the meat from frozen and reduce the amount of purge.Īdditional information on myoglobin and how it relates to meat color can be found here. Approved methods of thawing meat include in the refrigerator, under moving cold water or in a microwave. The amount of purge will depend on packaging type, as well as storage time and temperature, and method of defrosting for frozen meat. It is safe to cook and eat this liquid with the rest of the ground beef. It sometimes is also called purge (blood appearing liquid in a meat package). There is actually a lot of protein content and beneficial nutrients in this liquid. Myoglobin is the heme-iron containing protein found in muscle that stores oxygen and gives meat its color. Nearly all of the blood is drained from a carcass within the first few minutes of the harvest process. The blood appearing liquid in your hamburger package is actually not blood, but is myoglobin. Note: These steps are based on MS Outlook 2019 for Windows 10, 8, 7 and Vista.Is there anything I can do with beef that was butchered, packaged, and frozen but was not allowed to hang and drain for the proper amount of time? When I take out a pound of hamburger to thaw, I end up draining off 1/4-1/2 cup of blood from it before I cook it. The message should no longer be stuck in the Outbox in Outlook.

If that doesn’t work, try restarting your computer to reset everything.Ĭheck to make sure the message isn’t too large. Did you recently change your login password? Perhaps Outlook still is working off the old password.
