HELP urgently before I kill everyone.

[Peanutbutterjelly1]

Had a large beef joint in my freezer sincr new year as i was ill. Taken it to friends today for roast. I took it.out yesterday to defrost it was still frozen half a hour ago so i plunged it in got water and now the colour has done all Gray like it's started to cook.... It's in the oven now.. I've tactfully requested sausages instead because i handled the meat and i cant stick the smell of raw meat. Is this safe? Should we just adandon and go carvery? Sorry I know it's not a aibu
But it's pretty urgent I dont have a clue about thawing meat Google sais it was okay.

Sorry about typos im panicking!

Its probably started to cook if you used hot water, because you are supposed to used cold water and change it every half hour.
As its beef it should be fine. Do you have a meat thermometer?

Meat thermometer? Nope I have a normal digital one fron boots that I use for the baby can i use that if I wash it or do I need a proper one? Sorry to sound so thick but im usually okay at cooking not great with raw meat though.

I was doing the cold water but it wasn't working the middle was still frozen I know this because i cut it in half in an attempt to thaw it quicker.

It will be fine.

Thank god!!

It will be fine. I cook a lot of raw meat (and raw veg).

I'm only so worried as we have dc eating it as well i wouldn't forgive myself.

It will be fine - different if it were poultry or pork, but beef will be fine.

Good job it’s beef. Pork and poultry wouldn’t be ok. You’ll have to gauge cooking time though.

Oh I see stink bomb got there first. Forgot to refresh and was distracted for a few mins.

You're feeding it to children but you've requested sausages for yourself just in case?

If it’s almost defrosted, use a really good knife to saw through it and then finish defrosting the smaller pieces in microwave.

You can't use an ordinary thermometer as that will only give you the surface temperature, a meat thermometer has a probe that you insert into the flesh. Don't think your DCs would like that!
Seriously, though, yes it went a bit grey as it started to cook, but you carried on cooking in the oven, so it should be fine.

Haha no I'm not that cruel no I requested sausages as once I've handled the raw meat and smelt it it puts me off as soon as i smelt the meat I asked for a sausage instead.