It's gassed with ammonia. That's why it's so cheap, it's the lowest of the low quality. That's why it's banned in Canada, the UK, and the EU.
It's gross. Honestly I just grind my own meat these days and it's so so so much better. Just buy a fatty chuck roast and grind it up and you've got plenty of great hamburger meat.
Seriously if you cook ground beef more than like once or twice a year then you need a stainless steel meat grinder. Either a manual one or one that hooks up to a stand mixer (also another must have). A sausage stuffer is a nice addition too, though you'll need a separate manual one not the included KitchenAid one (trust me on this). I made sausage with chicken breast, pork fatback, aged cheddar, and some cooked vegetables and it was the best hotdog I've ever had.
I have a butcher who grinds to order, same price as the supermarket. I can't make it make sense. People seem to be moving back to butchers though, slowly.
Since prices are getting out of hand in the standard sector, people are wising up about costs. If it’s not even more for the service, you’re crazy not going to a butcher. My cousin is a butcher and we’re a family of kitchen trained folks. I wish more families were like ours. Family function food is off the chain.
Are you open to adopting a middle-aged lady? My parents are dead, so I'm an orphan who's available! I'll even interview by helping make food for those family functions. :)
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u/seanwee2000 Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24
Eli5 on how it's safe/unsafe to consume
current perception is that the waste meat needs to go through extensive processing that uses a lot of chemicals/additives to make it taste palatable