Wife left brisket out, safe to smoke?

[CS1983]

Lesson learned: Don't ask beneficiaries of irrevocable trusts if you should eat rotten meat

[Delfuego]

^^ (Hurries to edit post recommending he go ahead and eat it)

Are you crazy?!? Don't eat that.

well played

[spyder]

Did you cook it? The danger isn't in the bacteria itself as you can kill it, the danger is in the toxins that the bacteria give of in waste, which you can't cook away. I think the saving grace was that it was sealed so nothing could get on or in. The only thing is how clean was it before it was sealed?

That being said, I would rinse it off, trim the outside and cook the rest up.

[Madeinhb]

Did you cook it? The danger isn't in the bacteria itself as you can kill it, the danger is in the toxins that the bacteria give of in waste, which you can't cook away. I think the saving grace was that it was sealed so nothing could get on or in. The only thing is how clean was it before it was sealed?

That being said, I would rinse it off, trim the outside and cook the rest up.

This!!!

[Jer]

Did you cook it? The danger isn't in the bacteria itself as you can kill it, the danger is in the toxins that the bacteria give of in waste, which you can't cook away. I think the saving grace was that it was sealed so nothing could get on or in. The only thing is how clean was it before it was sealed?

That being said, I would rinse it off, trim the outside and cook the rest up.

Also, don't probe it until you know you're above 140 degrees.

[TFOGGER]

I'd have cooked it, but then again, I drank from the hose as a kid...

[bnred9]

How did it turn out?

[drift_g35]

Hahaha, I did cook it and it tasted ok. Not great. I rinsed it off as it was a tad slimy. Brisket hash will be for dinner.

[StagLefty]

^ The slime is for the gravy

[Irving]

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