Do I need to wash veal??ILs are coming over.

[kimbear87]

Not usually one to cook but the ILs are coming over in a couple days. Bought some veal to put in the slow cooker.
Are you supposed to wash pre cut meat? Or has it been done in the factory? I know you're meant to wash chicken and pork when it's still got the skin on but I'm not sure about veal. DH doesn't know either

@teatoast8
Red meat is classed as a carcinogen though, so not sure eating it that much is a great idea..... vast animal cruelty hideousness aside.

www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/diet-and-cancer/does-eating-processed-and-red-meat-cause-cancer

Short answer: yes.

Don’t be so daft. Children are taught where their food comes from in school.

You have to admit it’s pretty barbaric. Accept it, enjoy your meal, but don’t pretend!

Oh and don’t wash it. 💦 Surprised you trust the supermarkets to pre wash your mince OP. I mean mince is probably the worst stuff you can eat.

Cute

Would some one not eat them then though?

This is a bold move of you to cook this for your inlaws. I hope they enjoy it

I don't remember asking about animal rights. I didn't ask about chicken. I'm pretty sure I asked whether veal was supposed to be washed (which as has been discussed is a common misconception).

Yes, looking back on my post it seems stupid. And I admitted that earlier. As a long term member of this site, I understand that any topic will inevitably have some criticism. But a simple question about cooking (which is not one of my many expertises). Does it really merit this much backlash?

My parents used to boil vegetables for an hour until they resembled unidentifiable 'mush' and keep all their cash in a box under the bed...

I prefer to be able to tell what veg I'm actually eating and use a bank to keep my money in. 🤷‍♀️

No it doesn't. You've asked how to prepare meat on the food section of mumsnet. I'm not sure what the halal has to do with it but maybe it does I don't know.

Oh Cheap Veal ? are you sure it’s veal since there’s a shortage. 🤔

Gawd. Not another meat washer

That's BS I eat more chicken and pork. Don't eat redmeat every day. Every few days maybe

Hardly. It's the way I've grown up. My dad's a butcher. My mams healthy homecooked meals were the best. Got well fed

Pork is classed as red meat

It is what it is. And not all of it is cruel.

Oh well. Like I said I probably eat more chicken. Either way I don't care. Will eat what I want. I eat plenty veg and salad/fruit in between

I wasn't getting at you. Meat consumption is a personal thing. Just pointing out in case you thought it was white meat.

@teatoast8
Maybe get on to Cancer Research and tell them their science backed findings are 'BS' then. 😬😄

And no, all of it is cruel. It's an uncomfortable truth, but all animal products involve cruelty (sometimes tremendous cruelty, eg dairy...) Look into it if you don't believe me. I'm just the messenger.

It's a massive, billion pound industry so they will tell us lots of lovely things and clever phrases to cover all that up of course because they want to MAKE MONEY! 🤩

And yet will still be much cleaner than your kitchen.

wearing gloves often has the opposite affect as people don’t change them as often as they wash their hands.

I still think if you mustn't wash something in case it spreads bacteria around your home does it sound sensible to eat that even when it's been cooked... 🫤

@Treesnbirds
High temperatures kill pathogens. Washing will not achieve that.

I don't wash meat but what do you do about plastic food trays? You're supposed to wash them before recycling them.

Absolutely this.

@teatoast8

things like veal and fois grois most definitely are cruel. They should be banned. Doesn’t matter how tasty there are to some people.

Mince is the worst thing you can eat? Why?

I love a good bolognaise, pork and beef mince simmered for a few hours. I only buy free range pork though.

Not sure what that poster is on about as seems they have an agenda, but from a food hygiene point of view, mince is quite hazardous when consumed uncooked. You need to make sure it’s cooked all the way through - unlike other beef, you can’t have it rare. The mincing process means that bacteria from the outside of the meat (that would be cooked off in say, a steak) gets all mixed in throughout the mincing process. Whereas only the outside of a steak is open to the elements so the inside of it can be eaten rare. If that makes sense??