Would you eat a joint of meat the dog had chewed?

[Swingball]

Bloody dog half inched an uncooked joint of lamb, so expensive, off the kitchen worktop. Chewed it a bit before I prised it off him. Should I cut the chewed bit off and cook it? DH would be non the wiser. Or is that just too gross and should I just let buggerlugs have it (the dog).

I'd cut the chewed bit off and then cook it. I am a bit of a slob though.

Bloody hell, no way. It's been in an animal's mouth and, I guess, on the floor. Too dirty to even think about eating.

Dog's mouths are surprisingly clean plus cooking will kill off any bugs.

I'm in two minds. I think if I'd seen the dog do it so I knew it had been a quick chew before I grabbed it back and was confident it hadn't been licked all over then he's I'd probably cut the chewed bit off and cook it.

I would.

Cut and wash here.

providing Dogface had not been able to roll about the garden in triumph with it, digging and baying then I'd use it.

quick rinse under the tap. I know the general stance on MN for washing meat, but feel this is the one exception...and into a jolly hot oven for half an hour and then as normal.

and never say a thing.

As a non-doggy person I wouldn't, but as you have a dog and it was YOUR dog that did it I think I would cut and wash...

No, I wouldn't serve it for anyone, and I could't face eating myself at all either.

I'm thinking in the olden days the dog would have been running around with the rabbit in it's mouth that I was about to have for my tea.

I'll tell dh and give him the option of not eating it. DD won't want it anyway because apparently she is a 'pescatarian' (6 years old).

Just cut off the chewed bit and cook it, the cooking will kill any germs. I am a non doggy person (allergic) and would still do that rather than waste an expensive joint of meat!

I've wrestled crackling off the cat before and eaten it to no ill effects & that had been on the floor, in a cat's mouth & wasn't going to be cooked as it already was. NO-ONE gets my crackling though.

I'd cut and cook without a second thought, there's no way I'd be throwing a joint of lamb in the bin. It will be absolutely fine.

My dog eats his shit which I think is why I'm slightly yuck at it. But I'm sure the cooking would kill the bugs.

I'd just trim it and cook it too.
And I'm another non-dog person.
No one worries about the germs the lamb may have had!

He isn't a shit eater. That might be different.

I'd wash and cut off the chewed bit and eat it, well eat it after it was cooked
It'll be fine :)

Hell yes. A hot oven will kill any germs. But I would give DH the chance to opt out...or would I?

Wild Rats gnawed on a frozen turkey we left in the garage.
Of course I still cooked & ate the damn thing. & would again.

Yes.

Added flavour! Cut the 'bits' off and cook it!

And give the bits to,dog

Stray cooma, sorry!

BUGGER, comma.

Cut, wash and cook

No point in wasting good lamb