Sainsbury's vacuum packed mince.

[Toddlerteaplease]

Omg what the hell were they thinking.
Just tried making bolognaise with it. It's direct separate in the same way, and is just big lumps. 😬

Its not just sainsburys

I got it in afew places now
Its horrid isnt it

I don't eat meat but my kids have refused to eat it and I only buy from places where it's packaged "normally" since trying the vacuum packaged mince. Kids complained the texture was horrible.

Yes I found this. From Lidl, vacuum packed but I thought would be good quality as it’s grass fed. When I cooked it it just formed big lumps which I had to break up with a spoon. It seems to be ground so fine it’s become meat mush.

I only use a butcher for mince now

It's horrific

Never again. Tesco still sell normal mince

This and the receipt scanning machine to accuse all the paying customers of being shoplifters are why I stopped going to Sainsbury's

I’ve stopped buying mince from Sainsbury’s. It’s a horrible texture.

I do a chilli or bolognese with this mince in the slow cooker. According to the kids and DH, it's better cooked that way (I don't eat meat) so if I end up buying it, it gets done in the slow cooker

Yeah, it's shit isn't it? Uses less plastic but it's completely non-recyclable!

It's great for making burgers!!!!

I wanted some mince the other day and went to Coop. All they had was this, so I got the meatballs instead. Hopefully as customers don't want or buy it, it will disappear from the shelves quickly.

We haven’t bought mince from Sainsbury’s for well over a year now, because of the vacuum packing. We found that it really affected the texture - it was sort-of woolly when it was cooked - unappetising and lacking any taste - and I’m convinced it’s down to the packaging.

We complained, when they first started using the vacuum packing, and got brushed off - they denied that it had made any difference at all to the quality of the meat.

We buy it at the butchery counter in Morrisons now, portion it up ourselves, and freeze it.

Even getting it out of the packaging is gross. Just get from butcher now.

My OH has stopped buying mince from Sainsbury's due to the packaging and the impact on the texture too. Hopefully they will notice the impact on sales and make changes??

Agree- slimy. Just awful, I’ve stopped buying it too.

I buy turkey mince now as both my local shops, Sainsbury's and Lidl, now do this weird mince. If I (rarely) get a Tesco online order, I will buy beef mince then.

I don't buy the vacuum packed mince - I go to Tesco and ?Aldi where it's still in rigid packs.

I have tried it, but even after breaking it up it disintegrated into a texture that no-one liked.

It probably is all similar at source, but the squishing really doesn't improve it.

Agree, it’s horrid. It actually makes it taste weird too. Have stopped buying it.

Yep, hate it too. I did persevere and tried different ways of breaking up the meat but it was still lumpy and unpleasant. I also avoid as much as possible.

@Toddlerteaplease i prefer butcher for mince. hubby sometimes buys it from tesco but it is like bloody string, not mince!!!

It's not an improvement. You can't get nice strands of mince in the same way and it's all slimy

I haven't noticed a difference in taste or texture to be honest. Granted it is a bit more of a faff to get it broken up but thats the only down side for me. Hasn't stopped me buying it.

Yes I do this . Weirdly I quite like this mince, my husband likes bolognaise and I like meatballs. With this I get both in one dish 🤣

Hate it. Stopped after two attempts and then left sainsbury online for a few reasons but this was one of them. It's disgusting.