lilbopeep
🌹 Still trying to get it right.
This is disgusting!! I hope the USDA bans this.
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/8989315/consumer/meat-glue
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/8989315/consumer/meat-glue
Meat Glue (no joke)
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buzzard767
golfaknifeaholic
The part concerning only cooking the meat to rare is the most important lesson. Just like hamburger, glued meat (it's difficult to even write that - LOL) should only be cooked well done for safety.
buckytom
Grill Master
that's sort of how turkey breast cold cuts are made.
i'd always wondered how they could call those big, round-ish lumps of turkey "all white breast meat". no turkey breast i ever saw looked that big or round. when trimming a turkey, the breast is always more of a smaller football shape.
then i saw a show on how they make turkey cold cuts. raw turkey breasts are injected all over with some kind of enzyme that causes proteins to break down. then the breasts are put in tumblers to help the gooey broken down proteins to ooze out.
when sufficiently gooey, three to four breasts plus small, leftover bits are put into a semi-round, plastic shell, vacu-sealed, and steam cooked sort of like a high temp sous vide.
the gooey proteins glue the breasts together forming in the shape of the shell. the shape of turkey "breast" you see at the butcher.
they're peeled out of the shell, covered in various flavouring sprays (brown roast, honey, cracked pepper etc), and then the flavour quickly baked on.
i was put off at first but i love a good turkey sandwich now and then, so i gave in.
like buzz mentioned, at least it's not raw surfaces in the middle of a steak as depicted in the video, nor are selling scraps as the real deal, so i can live with it.
but raw steak glued together? no way jose!
i'd always wondered how they could call those big, round-ish lumps of turkey "all white breast meat". no turkey breast i ever saw looked that big or round. when trimming a turkey, the breast is always more of a smaller football shape.
then i saw a show on how they make turkey cold cuts. raw turkey breasts are injected all over with some kind of enzyme that causes proteins to break down. then the breasts are put in tumblers to help the gooey broken down proteins to ooze out.
when sufficiently gooey, three to four breasts plus small, leftover bits are put into a semi-round, plastic shell, vacu-sealed, and steam cooked sort of like a high temp sous vide.
the gooey proteins glue the breasts together forming in the shape of the shell. the shape of turkey "breast" you see at the butcher.
they're peeled out of the shell, covered in various flavouring sprays (brown roast, honey, cracked pepper etc), and then the flavour quickly baked on.
i was put off at first but i love a good turkey sandwich now and then, so i gave in.
like buzz mentioned, at least it's not raw surfaces in the middle of a steak as depicted in the video, nor are selling scraps as the real deal, so i can live with it.
but raw steak glued together? no way jose!
PanchoHambre
New member
That is absolutely gross I imagine it shows up in alot more in restaurants than markets. Even more reason to buy meat from reputable sources. Last weekend I had the misfortune to have McDs breakfast I got the wrong order and ended up with the "steak" breakfast sandwich. I have never had a less meat like piece of steak. what is scary about this article though is that it sounds like they are doing a pretty good job of fooling people.
Cuisinette
Member
I never buy those meat products from supermarket.
I buy my meat from a butcher that supplies the restaurants with fresh meat and they have their own slaughter house.
Brrr... that video gave me nightmare
I hope they ban the enzime.
Even when I make my cheese I use an all vegetable enzime.
I buy my meat from a butcher that supplies the restaurants with fresh meat and they have their own slaughter house.
Brrr... that video gave me nightmare
I hope they ban the enzime.Even when I make my cheese I use an all vegetable enzime.
SilverSage
Resident Crone
Most of us have been eating transglutaminase for years. The guy in the mask and gloves is just a bunch of drama, although it's normal for people processing food to wear them.
Imitation crabmeat. Fish sticks & fish patties. Canned hams. Chicken patties. Lunch meat. Chicken nuggets. Many hotdogs. Many, many more proteins that you eat are just bits of stuff put together with a form of food glue. How do you think the fake crab actually holds the shape of a crab leg? Or a canned ham fits into an oval can? Or lunch meat is a perfect circle? Or pressed turkey is in the shape of a turkey breast?
Meat glue is just one more product that we get from animals, just like gelatin. But no one screams about gelatin. It was generally just a commercial product until Blumenthal started playing with it. Many of the high end chefs are experimenting with innovative uses for meat glue, and I certainly wouldn't object to trying food from Blumenthal or Dufresne.
You can buy it on Amazon.
Imitation crabmeat. Fish sticks & fish patties. Canned hams. Chicken patties. Lunch meat. Chicken nuggets. Many hotdogs. Many, many more proteins that you eat are just bits of stuff put together with a form of food glue. How do you think the fake crab actually holds the shape of a crab leg? Or a canned ham fits into an oval can? Or lunch meat is a perfect circle? Or pressed turkey is in the shape of a turkey breast?
Meat glue is just one more product that we get from animals, just like gelatin. But no one screams about gelatin. It was generally just a commercial product until Blumenthal started playing with it. Many of the high end chefs are experimenting with innovative uses for meat glue, and I certainly wouldn't object to trying food from Blumenthal or Dufresne.
You can buy it on Amazon.
Keltin
New member
Fascinating. I always wondered how they made those huge hunks of boneless chicken breast, turkey breast, ham, etc, that you see lining the deli cases at the super market. So it seems they just take a bunch of the meat and "glue" it together to form a large "loaf".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transglutaminase
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transglutaminase
lifesaver91958
Queen of the Jungle
Sounds discusting! I'm glad I quit eating processed foods years ago
Wart
Banned
Yeah, you got a point.
If this bothers people then they *really* don't want to know what is in the processed/engineered foods they consume daily.
Like I say, I've seen 40 pound sacks of 'stuff' marked with both skull and cross bones AND "Food Grade".
Yee Haw!!
I always wondered how they made turkey roll. One of my favorite school lunches was turkey and gravy. Use to be shredded meat then turkey roll. Knowing the turkey roll was glued together, Ok. I don't want to know what was in the gravy.
Far as high end eateries and "chefs" gluing stuff together ... I would have to know more about what their actually doing. Overall just because someone with a name does something does not make that thing a good idea.