4 signs to note when buying beef to avoid harming your health:
Beef has no elasticity
When buying beef, you need to check the elasticity of the meat by pressing your hand on the meat and then releasing it. Only choose pieces of meat that can return to their original shape after pressing because this is fresh meat and still has good elasticity.
For pieces of beef that take a long time to return to their original state after pressing your hand or that are completely dented, it means that the meat is no longer fresh, damaged or has been left for too long. These pieces of meat are not only unsafe to use, but also lose their nutritional content, and are no longer delicious and nutritious if processed into dishes.
Beef with unusual color
Usually, fresh beef will have a natural pink or dark red color, while spoiled beef will often have a strange bright red color or bruises and dark spots. Therefore, if you see a piece of beef with an unusual color, feel free to return it, do not buy it to use or you will get sick.
Nowadays, many traders, for profit, disregard the health of consumers, so they use the trick of watering and smearing beef blood on the meat to keep the color beautiful. Therefore, to avoid buying the wrong piece of meat like this, you should press lightly or touch it with your hand, sometimes you will see red color on your hand.
Beef with a strange smell, oozing water and slime
Any type of fresh meat will have a natural fishy smell, beef is no exception. However, the smell of fresh beef is only slightly fishy. If you detect a strange, rancid smell in the meat, and especially if you touch it and feel the meat is sticky and oozing water, then this is definitely spoiled meat and cannot be used anymore.
Pre-ground beef
This is probably the type of beef that few women think of to avoid when buying. With the busy pace of life today, ground beef is always a convenient choice for us, but in reality, there are many problems that we may not be able to verify, such as: is that piece of beef really fresh, or is the grinder cleaned daily, not to mention whether they mix the beef with other cheap meats?
All of these things, we cannot see with the naked eye until we bring it home to process and use it. Therefore, to ensure food hygiene and safety, to buy the right delicious meat, it is best for women to buy a whole piece of fresh beef, then clean it, cut it into slices or mince it or grind it as desired. Although we know that doing these things will take a bit of time, in return, women will have assurance and safety for themselves and their families.
When buying beef, you should note that you should choose pieces of meat with the following signs:
High-quality beef has a uniform red color, white or creamy fat, a dry surface and is slightly sticky to the touch.
You can use a tissue to test the surface of the beef to see if it is not soaked in water.
The beef recovers quickly when pressed down, proving that its elasticity is very good, this piece of meat is still fresh.
When you smell the characteristic smell of beef, it proves that this is a good quality piece of beef, you should buy it.