AprilTN Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm so bummed! I've been cooking a roast in the crockpot all day, and I just went to check on it (6 hours later) and I accidentally cooked the absorbent plasticky pad that they put on the bottom of meat along with the roast. It is in one piece, not melted, but I am not sure if we should still eat the roast. Did I mention that I am SO bummed? So...would you eat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamajo Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Don't we heat our food in microwaveable plastic? Maybe scape the outer layer of the roast that has touched the plastic, then eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I would toss it. :( You can't eat a turkey if you roast it in a pan with part of the plastic wrapping. I once cooked an absolutely gorgeous and wonderful, moist and juicy turkey and had to toss it when I realized what I'd done. I still remember that turkey. The lady at the turkey hotline said the reason you can't it is because the plastic changes and contaminates the food. It just wasn't designed for the prolonged time at high temperatures, coming into contact with the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I've done that before and it was heartbreaking when you realized what you did. We didn't eat it. Make it easy on yourself and order pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 No, I'd freak myself out wondering what could have leached out of the packaging. And I'd be mad at myself for months (years, probably), feeling like I "wasted" the dinner. I can't win, I'm too hard on myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 No. It wasn't designed for heat, so there is a strong likelihood that the plastic has leached into the food. I'm sorry--it's a bummer. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'd probably eat it. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 DH said he wouldn't eat it. He works in food service. So sorry that happened. Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 :crying: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I have done that before. We ate it and didn't have any problems. I'd do the same again. Edited to add, we ate the meat, not the pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 http://dwb.unl.edu/teacher/nsf/c10/c10links/www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/pubs/meatpack.htm What to do About Packaging Accidentally Cooked in a Conventional Oven? Plastic packaging materials should not be used at all in conventional ovens. They may catch on fire or melt, causing chemical migration into foods. Sometimes these materials are inadvertently cooked with a product. For example, giblets may be accidentally cooked inside the turkey in their packaging or a beef roast may be cooked with the absorbent pad from the fresh meat packaging underneath. The giblet bag and the absorbent pad are clearly not intended to be cooked, however if this happens and the packaging materials remain unaltered (that is, do not melt or come apart) the cooked meat will not pose an imminent health hazard. If the packaging materials have melted or changed shape in some other way do not use the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I have done that before. We ate it and didn't have any problems. I'd do the same again. Edited to add, we ate the meat, not the pad. :D :D I'm glad you didn't eat the pad. I would eat it too, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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