https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:41:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68940 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:15:44 +0000 Modern Daisy 68940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whenever I cook fish for dinner, DH takes either all of our garbage out immediately after dinner or a small grocery bag of garbage with the fish scraps because he cannot stand the smell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68932 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:13:52 +0000 Modern Daisy 68932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>IF I can stand it, I will leave old food in the fridge until right before DH takes out the garbage. But if it's rotting meat then I would just toss it right away and take it all the way outside. There's no preventing stinky garbage and you def don't want those odors in your house!</p> <p>I don't have a garbage disposal since I live in NYC, but if I did have one I wouldn't use it on rotten meat because I would be afraid of clogging it and who wants to clean up that?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68917 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:22 +0000 mrs. wagon 68917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: haha! I'm with them, toss it... if you're still concerned about smell (what a nice neighbor!), I'd sacrifice a couple of (already used) ziplock bags. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68906 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:04:33 +0000 tequiero21 68906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'd just dump it in the trash. trash already smells nasty as it is. your pork chops won't make that much of a difference. lol.</p> <p>edit: also, don't forget, it's pretty cold out there now. so i think it will help keep the stench down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68900 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:02:49 +0000 heffalump 68900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd dump it. Trash gets stinky, that's just life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68897 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:01:10 +0000 mrsjyw 68897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I throw it in the trash if it's close to Monday (our trash day)... if not I keep it frozen and then take out Sunday to toss... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68845 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:55 +0000 chopsuey 68845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I toss it in the trash! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68843 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:03:13 +0000 LuLu Mom 68843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would double or triple bag it and stick it in the garbage. It shouldn't get too smelly in a week &amp; it's not like you are making a habit of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68784 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:52 +0000 Alivoo01 68784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally just wrap it up and toss it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68780 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:59:21 +0000 Adira 68780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do what @autumnlove does! Put it in a bag and stick it in the freezer until garbage day! The hardest part is remembering that you did that and pulling it out on garbage day. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68776 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:55:50 +0000 yoursilverlining 68776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just throw it out. I used to put everything down the garbage disposal (cut up of course), but then we had an issue with the plumbing and the plumber gave me a stern tongue-lashing for doing that…so, I just toss food items now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68774 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:53:40 +0000 autumnlove 68774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would put it back in some bags and stick it back in the freezer until garbage day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-with-expired-meat#post-68771 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:47:47 +0000 daniellemybelle 68771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually I am very good about using up food before it goes bad - I absolutely HATE letting food expire! Alas, these pork chops have been thawed in the fridge for well over a week and the fridge does not smell that great today. *hangs head*</p> <p>Besides beating myself up for wasting expensive food, what should I do with them? We live in an apartment complex so when we take our trash out it is to a shared garbage can that only gets picked up once a week. I don't want to be "Those People" who put a ton of stinky meat to rot in the garbage! </p> <p>DH thinks that its a-okay to cut up meat and send it down the disposal, but isn't that bad for it? I mean, its not our disposal (we rent) but I'd rather not do something you aren't supposed to.</p> <p>What do you do?! (Yes I am aware I don't know how to be a grown-up.) </p>