Question on cleaning and cooking Rabbit

footfootfoot · 06-23-2011, 11:50 AM

Noshing the Bun-Rabs

Let's say Mr. MacGregor had actually caught Peter Rabbit but he didn't have time to skin and gut him right at the moment because Mrs. MacGregor and the kids were just returning from a swim at the lake.

So Mr. MacGregor popped Peter into a platic bag and put him in the chest freezer in the basement. Then a few weeks passes and Mr. MacGregor thaws Peter, case skins him, then guts and cleans him. Would it be OK to cook and eat Peter even though he was frozen for a while before gutting, or would the guts some how spoil the meat? Peter was promptly frozen within minutes of shuffling off this mortal coil.

Inquiring minds want to know.

monster · 06-23-2011, 11:52 AM

I have no idea. I think maybe Mr MacGregor should Suck it and See..... and post pics ...if he lives

monster · 06-23-2011, 11:54 AM

Can one make bunny bacon?

infinite monkey · 06-23-2011, 11:55 AM

Mr MacGregor
Can you not smell your rabbit
To see if it's 'turned'?

glatt · 06-23-2011, 12:07 PM

I don't know, but with hamburger, E-coli contamination only matters when you don't cook it properly. Otherwise, it's just more protein.

classicman · 06-23-2011, 01:12 PM

I have no idea, my initial reaction is that the meat is spoiled or contaminated..
Depending upon where it was shot, the bullet could have caused issues by carrying the nasty into parts of the meat. Other parts may be OK.

For what meat a single rabbit will give - take the fur if you want it and toss the rest.
I wouldn't chance it.

Sundae · 06-23-2011, 01:23 PM

I'd chance it. Frozen on the day it died? That's what they do to whole fish after all.
And you're going to cook it. In a programme I saw about a man in the UK who ate roadkill, I'm 99% sure I remember him having some furry critters in his freezer. But then that was his lifestyle, so maybe he had an iron constitution.

Classic has a point that it might not be worth the amount of meat if you have doubts yourself.

footfootfoot · 06-23-2011, 01:51 PM

Mr. MacGregor is up the creek it seems,
according to these folks

Most of the other wild game prep pages I found all call for bleeding out (though some prefer birds with necks wrung) and immediate gutting. They also say that letting the hair touch the meat taints it. I didn't want it as much as my neighbor did, she likes to eat the rabbits. I am only want the furs.

zippyt · 06-23-2011, 04:52 PM

Mr McG should NOT eat the Bunny , Kill em Clean em , freeze em
in that order

footfootfoot · 06-23-2011, 08:17 PM

It's a learning curve for sure.

Silhouette match this Saturday.

ZenGum · 06-24-2011, 02:15 AM

He should not, could not, eat the rabbit
Should not eat it in a bowl
should not eat it part or whole
could not eat it tail or paw
would not eat it cooked or raw
He should not eat that dodgy rabbit
lest it become a risky habit

Srsly, thorough cooking should kill germs and you *should* be safe, but as said, it is a significant risk for a minimal reward.

Why not stick the #%&$er's head on a stake as a warning to all the other critturs. And children. On Halloween.

casimendocina · 06-24-2011, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Inquiring minds want to know.

Of course they do. So does a friend of a friend.

footfootfoot · 06-24-2011, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

He should not, could not, eat the rabbit
Should not eat it in a bowl
should not eat it part or whole
could not eat it tail or paw
would not eat it cooked or raw
He should not eat that dodgy rabbit
lest it become a risky habit

Srsly, thorough cooking should kill germs and you *should* be safe, but as said, it is a significant risk for a minimal reward.

Why not stick the #%&$er's head on a stake as a warning to all the other critturs. And children. On Halloween.

A man after my own heart.

ZenGum · 06-24-2011, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

A man after my own heart.

More than you know.

infinite monkey · 06-24-2011, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Mr MacGregor
Can you not smell your Peter
To see if it's 'turned'?

Fixed that for me.

06-23-2011, 11:50 AM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Question on cleaning and cooking Rabbit Noshing the Bun-Rabs Let's say Mr. MacGregor had actually caught Peter Rabbit but he didn't have time to skin and gut him right at the moment because Mrs. MacGregor and the kids were just returning from a swim at the lake. So Mr. MacGregor popped Peter into a platic bag and put him in the chest freezer in the basement. Then a few weeks passes and Mr. MacGregor thaws Peter, case skins him, then guts and cleans him. Would it be OK to cook and eat Peter even though he was frozen for a while before gutting, or would the guts some how spoil the meat? Peter was promptly frozen within minutes of shuffling off this mortal coil. Inquiring minds want to know. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-23-2011, 11:52 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I have no idea. I think maybe Mr MacGregor should Suck it and See..... and post pics ...if he lives __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-23-2011, 11:54 AM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Can one make bunny bacon? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-23-2011, 01:12 PM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I have no idea, my initial reaction is that the meat is spoiled or contaminated.. Depending upon where it was shot, the bullet could have caused issues by carrying the nasty into parts of the meat. Other parts may be OK. For what meat a single rabbit will give - take the fur if you want it and toss the rest. I wouldn't chance it. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-23-2011, 01:23 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'd chance it. Frozen on the day it died? That's what they do to whole fish after all. And you're going to cook it. In a programme I saw about a man in the UK who ate roadkill, I'm 99% sure I remember him having some furry critters in his freezer. But then that was his lifestyle, so maybe he had an iron constitution. Classic has a point that it might not be worth the amount of meat if you have doubts yourself. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-23-2011, 11:55 AM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Mr MacGregor Can you not smell your rabbit To see if it's 'turned'?

06-23-2011, 12:07 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I don't know, but with hamburger, E-coli contamination only matters when you don't cook it properly. Otherwise, it's just more protein.

06-23-2011, 01:51 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Mr. MacGregor is up the creek it seems, according to these folks Most of the other wild game prep pages I found all call for bleeding out (though some prefer birds with necks wrung) and immediate gutting. They also say that letting the hair touch the meat taints it. I didn't want it as much as my neighbor did, she likes to eat the rabbits. I am only want the furs. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-23-2011, 04:52 PM	#9
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Mr McG should NOT eat the Bunny , Kill em Clean em , freeze em in that order __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-23-2011, 08:17 PM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It's a learning curve for sure. Silhouette match this Saturday. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-24-2011, 02:15 AM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	He should not, could not, eat the rabbit Should not eat it in a bowl should not eat it part or whole could not eat it tail or paw would not eat it cooked or raw He should not eat that dodgy rabbit lest it become a risky habit Srsly, thorough cooking should kill germs and you should be safe, but as said, it is a significant risk for a minimal reward. Why not stick the #%&$er's head on a stake as a warning to all the other critturs. And children. On Halloween. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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