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! 🤢🤮
AIBU?
To not buy mince in Sainsbury's
Abccde · 09/03/2023 19:03
Am I being unreasonable?
510 votes. Final results.
POLLTtwinkletoes · 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?
PriscillaQueenOfThePudding · 14/03/2023 21:50
Haven’t read the full thread. Someone I was at uni with about 10 years ago did their dissertation on minced beef and found E. coli in the Sainsburys mince.
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.
Piggywaspushed · 29/03/2023 17:11
I. Do. Not. Have. A. Local. Butcher.
I could drive to one but that rather defeats the environmental object.
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.
Piggywaspushed · 29/03/2023 17:13
It seems to be a MN sin to supermarket shop...
I don't now what a meat van is...is it like an ice cream van for meat?!
ibuymeownflowers · 29/03/2023 17:17
Yeah! I use the supermarket but there's a van that goes round selling meat I used once
Piggywaspushed · 29/03/2023 17:13
It seems to be a MN sin to supermarket shop...
I don't now what a meat van is...is it like an ice cream van for meat?!
OhmygodDont · 29/03/2023 17:14
I’d happily take my own reusable tub to get fresh mince but it’s a bit of a drive. Maybe if supermarkets stopped shutting even their butchers and fishmongers it would help.
ibuymeownflowers · 29/03/2023 17:17
No jingly tune though
ibuymeownflowers · 29/03/2023 17:17
Yeah! I use the supermarket but there's a van that goes round selling meat I used once
Piggywaspushed · 29/03/2023 17:13
It seems to be a MN sin to supermarket shop...
I don't now what a meat van is...is it like an ice cream van for meat?!
Piggywaspushed · 29/03/2023 17:22
Disappointing!
ibuymeownflowers · 29/03/2023 17:17
No jingly tune though
ibuymeownflowers · 29/03/2023 17:17
Yeah! I use the supermarket but there's a van that goes round selling meat I used once
Piggywaspushed · 29/03/2023 17:13
It seems to be a MN sin to supermarket shop...
I don't now what a meat van is...is it like an ice cream van for meat?!
Bigmarj73 · 29/03/2023 13:49
Bought this mince it came out like some of my packets of cat food and was very difficult to break down on cooking. It didn't taste the same and I will not be using it again. There are no options in supermarkets to buy from meat counters except in some Waitrose stores. Another case of taking away human option of service.
qpmz · 02/04/2023 22:51
Is this debate still going on? Would you really know if someone had cooked a spaghetti bolognaise for you using this mince?
I doubt it but if so have a vege meal instead or carry on using excessive plastic without giving a toss.
Piggywaspushed · 06/04/2023 07:12
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