Why does raw beef smell so bad??

[nellypope]

It's not a question of whether it's fresh or not, I just can't bear the smell of beef when it's being browner off!! Once it's really well cooked, the smell disappears, but this is precisely why I have to eat beef/steak really well done (which in some restaurants just isn't the "done thing") It's a sort of ammonia type smell, I would just love to know what causes it?

[sandyRoe]

Could it be the smell of the blood?

[Count-A-Strong]

Maybe the meat your buying has been treated with ammonia
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[LoftyLottie]

Strange isn't it. It smells fine to me but I hate preparing chicken for the same reason, the smell is just awful and makes me gag. Same with bananas, but that's another story.

I think, as with taste, we are all different in our perceptions.

[nellypope]

It's a strange one! I know other people have had it too, they describe the same smell, it doesn't effect everyone! As a child I would have to leave the house when my mum crowned off mince, or put beef into roast ( was fine once it was cooked).

Can't bear the smell of tinned Sweetcorn either !