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AIBU?

To not buy mince in Sainsbury's

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Abccde · 09/03/2023 19:03

1st world problems I know 🤣

But yuck - I wouldn't feed it to a dog.

The new vacuum pac might not affect the taste (I won't be finding out for a long time) but it certainly looks absolutely disgusting.

And it wasn't this colour in store - they were all horrible and brown! 🤢🤮

To not buy mince in Sainsbury's

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justmyluck1234 · 09/03/2023 19:04

YANBU - that's enough to put anyone off

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Timeforachangeisitnot · 09/03/2023 19:05

Bought some yesterday - made bolognese. It was fab. Very low fat. Can’t get excited about the packaging.

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FfeminyddCymraeg · 09/03/2023 19:06

Oh mine looks ok actually! Got a 750g pack here to use up and it’s still very fresh looking.

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ibuymeownflowers · 09/03/2023 19:06

What's the brown colour about?

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BIWI · 09/03/2023 19:07

It's a way to use less plastic packaging.

I'm sure you know what mince looks like.

Complete nonsense to reject it on the appearance of it.

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vincettenoir · 09/03/2023 19:07

It didn’t exactly look beautiful in the old style packaging. Raw mince just looks grim.

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VintageThoughts · 09/03/2023 19:08

I bought some the other day. Another lady and me were laughing about it in the shop saying how vile it looked.

But it tasted fine and looked the same once I'd cooked it up.

Have to agree though, it looks like dog food in the new packaging 😂

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Alannahxx · 09/03/2023 19:08

I didn't buy any today as you're right, it all looked a brown colour....is that just because of the new packaging? I though it looked a bit off!

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GoodChat · 09/03/2023 19:12

Alannahxx · 09/03/2023 19:08

I didn't buy any today as you're right, it all looked a brown colour....is that just because of the new packaging? I though it looked a bit off!

I'm assuming it's something to do with the packaging process - maybe because it sucks all of the air in so tightly?

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Cantseethewoodforthetree · 09/03/2023 19:13

I don’t buy mince in Sainsbury’s since they have started stocking so much Irish mince instead of British. I just find it so morally wrong not to support our farmers.

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NEmama · 09/03/2023 19:13

I've used some. It was good

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Abccde · 09/03/2023 19:14

Alannahxx · 09/03/2023 19:08

I didn't buy any today as you're right, it all looked a brown colour....is that just because of the new packaging? I though it looked a bit off!

I thought it looked off too which is why I didn't buy any.

It wasn't just one though, it was all of them, and when compared to other beef products was a really different colour.

Might taste OK, but mince isn't cheap, so I am not going to buy something that I think may have turned.

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Blip · 09/03/2023 19:14

It's a PITA using vacuum packed mince as it's hard to break up to get it to cook evenly

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BIWI · 09/03/2023 19:15

Mince isn't cheap?!

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SoCunningYouCanStickATailOnItAndCallItAFox · 09/03/2023 19:16

When meat goes brown it is oxidised. Not attractive visually, won't cause food poisoning or affect taste.
Some pathogens grow better in oxygen rich environments so it might reduce the shelf life but the seller should have tested the packaging conditions and therefore taken that into account with the date on the packet.

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Favouritefruits · 09/03/2023 19:17

It might not look as appealing but it saves on plastic and it is the same inside so YABU!

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GoodChat · 09/03/2023 19:18

Favouritefruits · 09/03/2023 19:17

It might not look as appealing but it saves on plastic and it is the same inside so YABU!

It goes brown when it's going off though, so until you open it you won't know which it is.

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Abccde · 09/03/2023 19:18

BIWI · 09/03/2023 19:15

Mince isn't cheap?!

I don't think £5 odd for mince is particularly cheap.

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Okunevo · 09/03/2023 19:19

It would take up less space in the freezer at least

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FrownedUpon · 09/03/2023 19:19

It looks vile. We get meat from our local butchers-it looks & tastes so much better.

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Sparklesocks · 09/03/2023 19:19

We had some this week. It tasted the same. Less packaging and taking up less space in the fridge is only a good thing surely.

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JudgeRudy · 09/03/2023 19:20

Abccde · 09/03/2023 19:03

1st world problems I know 🤣

But yuck - I wouldn't feed it to a dog.

The new vacuum pac might not affect the taste (I won't be finding out for a long time) but it certainly looks absolutely disgusting.

And it wasn't this colour in store - they were all horrible and brown! 🤢🤮

YABU to judge a book by it's cover. You haven't even used it. Others say they have snd it's fine

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NeverDropYourMooncup · 09/03/2023 19:21

At least you aren't paying for 500g of mince and 1999 grammes-worth of non recyclable plastic to try and convince you you're buying more than you really are.

The sooner they do the same with cuts of meat, the better.

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SheilaWilcox · 09/03/2023 19:22

Mince has gone up so much in price, even cheap fatty frozen stuff.

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Soapboxqueen · 09/03/2023 19:23

I've bought some. It's fine. The packaging is just smaller.

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