AIBU?
To not buy mince in Sainsbury's
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! 🤢🤮
Am I being unreasonable?
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OhmygodDont · 14/03/2023 21:35
zurala · 14/03/2023 21:04
It's days old meat from a carcass. Of course it's rotting. It's been through rigor mortis. Don't you know what your food has been through?
GoodChat · 09/03/2023 19:42
@FurAndFeathers wanting your meat to not look like it's rotting really isn't that unusual
Yes but we want it to still be bloody and red like meat 🥩 chill out eat a steak smh.
TakemedowntoPotatoCity · 14/03/2023 21:42
Piggywaspushed · 14/03/2023 20:49
The best home made burgers are not kneaded and squidgy. They are 100 % juicy beef and should fall apart slightly. You cannot do this with this mince.
You need the higher fat content meat for burgers, try the 12%. The 5% and 3% are more expensive because there's more meat less fat but they won't hold together for burgers.
Piggywaspushed · 14/03/2023 21:55
TakemedowntoPotatoCity · 14/03/2023 21:42
You need the higher fat content meat for burgers, try the 12%. The 5% and 3% are more expensive because there's more meat less fat but they won't hold together for burgers.
Piggywaspushed · 14/03/2023 20:49
The best home made burgers are not kneaded and squidgy. They are 100 % juicy beef and should fall apart slightly. You cannot do this with this mince.
I did...
MrTee · 27/03/2023 20:58
How far must quality and customer service fall before people do anything? Your butcher used to ask if you wanted course or fine mince, now Sainsburys are selling this muck. They should be done under the trade description act as it's not mince anymore, they should rename it lump, as that's what you get now, one huge solid lump. I'm all for reducing packaging but not if it ruins the product.
Arapawa · 27/03/2023 22:43
MrTee · 27/03/2023 20:58
How far must quality and customer service fall before people do anything? Your butcher used to ask if you wanted course or fine mince, now Sainsburys are selling this muck. They should be done under the trade description act as it's not mince anymore, they should rename it lump, as that's what you get now, one huge solid lump. I'm all for reducing packaging but not if it ruins the product.
Love it. I've been vegetarian for 20+ years but my mother (much poorer than me) never ever bought supermarket mince. She always went to local butcher, saw the bit of meat and got them to cut off excess fat before it was minced.
Great service and product, not wrapped in nappy liners and plastic in a supermarket.
LeevMarie · 28/03/2023 03:55
Dear God, the comments on this. . . The world burns, people starve and the middle classes of the UK go crazy over meat that looks brown (quite possibly because it is . . dead), and 'unappetising'. I'd laugh if it wasn't all so tragic.
I'm vegan, btw, but understand that my lifestyle isn't for everyone. As pps have suggested - go to your butcher, support local businesses and spare a thought for the people (and animals) who don't have the pain of choice.
Ttwinkletoes · 28/03/2023 05:00
I think it’s cos the plastic single use containers that are used for meat and veg contain CO2 to preserve them and since gas prices went up (which is used for CO2 production) is expensive so it’s cheaper to seal the pack with no air or CO2.
CO2 is injected into the packaging of perishable foods such as meat and salads to inhibit the growth of bacteria. It typically prolongs the shelf life of products such as beef steak by around five days.
Gosh am I the only one on MN that knows this?
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