Attack of the Pink Slime!

[scotpens]

Well, whatever the case, the "Pink Slime" process is nothing for people to worry over.

Says the most reliable source in the world, a guy who works in the meat industry, who has already been proven wrong.

A single instance of hyperbole doesn't negate the facts, which Trekker clearly laid out in posts #4 and #43.

Now I'm off to McD's for a double-quarter-pounder with cheese.

 

[Amaris]

Well, whatever the case, the "Pink Slime" process is nothing for people to worry over.

Says the most reliable source in the world, a guy who works in the meat industry, who has already been proven wrong.

A single instance of hyperbole doesn't negate the facts, which Trekker clearly laid out in posts #4 and #43.

Now I'm off to McD's for a double-quarter-pounder with cheese.

You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?

 

[Trekker4747]

Well, whatever the case, the "Pink Slime" process is nothing for people to worry over.

Says the most reliable source in the world, a guy who works in the meat industry, who has already been proven wrong.

Proven wrong in a semantical argument on what does and does not cause "molecular changes." The underlining point is still the same, the process isn't making any meaningful change to the meat it's still beef.

 

[horatio83]

It wasn't a "semantic" argument, you were scientifically wrong.

It is hardly a coincidence that during the social democratic age, i.e. the few decades after WWII in which corporations weren't allowed to do whatever they want, such crap could not be sold as food and that countries with tighter food control do not allow it today either.
Guys like Zirnstein or Jamie Oliver have more than just a little bit more credibility than a guy like yourself who sells this stuff and speaks like a food industry lobbyist.

 

[Alrik]

A single instance of hyperbole doesn't negate the facts, which Trekker clearly laid out in posts #4 and #43.

You know what they say. Never let the facts get in the way of a good argument. Those that want to believe what the "media" is feeding them won't be swayed by something so trivial as facts.

Now I'm off to McD's for a double-quarter-pounder with cheese.

Ya know, that sound kinda good right about know. I'm in.

 

[horatio83]

Those who want to believe that the chemical crap the industry is selling to them as food ain't crap are probably the same guys who wonder why life expectancy is so much smaller than in other Western countries who even spend less on health.
I never thought that this stupid clichée about many Americans being burger-hungry food illiterates is correct but alas, I fear it is.

 

[Trekker4747]

Uh-huh.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeDyK2lz0YY[/yt]

 

[Amaris]

^

 

[scotpens]

Those who want to believe that the chemical crap the industry is selling to them as food ain't crap are probably the same guys who wonder why life expectancy is so much smaller than in other Western countries who even spend less on health.
I never thought that this stupid cliché about many Americans being burger-hungry food illiterates is correct but alas, I fear it is.

According to this table, the United States ranks 30th out of 192 countries in average life expectancy. That may seem rather far down on the list — until you realize that between number 30 (U.S.) and number 1 (Andorra), there’s only a 4.65-year difference. In any case, diet is only one of many factors that affect life expectancy.

And who are you calling a “food illiterate”? I know the correct spelling and pronunciation of every fast-food burger, every candy bar, and every brand of packaged chips and snack cakes.

 

[nightwind1]

It wasn't a "semantic" argument, you were scientifically wrong.

It is hardly a coincidence that during the social democratic age, i.e. the few decades after WWII in which corporations weren't allowed to do whatever they want, such crap could not be sold as food and that countries with tighter food control do not allow it today either.
Guys like Zirnstein or Jamie Oliver have more than just a little bit more credibility than a guy like yourself who sells this stuff and speaks like a food industry lobbyist.

Well, I'm a professional chef of 25+ years experience, and I can tell you that Jamie Oliver is an over-rated, self-important hack whose primary reason for bringing up ignorant shit like this is for ratings.

 

[Amaris]

It wasn't a "semantic" argument, you were scientifically wrong.

It is hardly a coincidence that during the social democratic age, i.e. the few decades after WWII in which corporations weren't allowed to do whatever they want, such crap could not be sold as food and that countries with tighter food control do not allow it today either.
Guys like Zirnstein or Jamie Oliver have more than just a little bit more credibility than a guy like yourself who sells this stuff and speaks like a food industry lobbyist.

Well, I'm a professional chef of 25+ years experience, and I can tell you that Jamie Oliver is an over-rated, self-important hack whose primary reason for bringing up ignorant shit like this is for ratings.

You're wrong, sir, everything on TV is true!

 

[horatio83]

It wasn't a "semantic" argument, you were scientifically wrong.

It is hardly a coincidence that during the social democratic age, i.e. the few decades after WWII in which corporations weren't allowed to do whatever they want, such crap could not be sold as food and that countries with tighter food control do not allow it today either.
Guys like Zirnstein or Jamie Oliver have more than just a little bit more credibility than a guy like yourself who sells this stuff and speaks like a food industry lobbyist.

Well, I'm a professional chef of 25+ years experience, and I can tell you that Jamie Oliver is an over-rated, self-important hack whose primary reason for bringing up ignorant shit like this is for ratings.

Yeah, looking forward to reading your books that show what an awesome cook you are. Until then you better tell me where you cook lest I eat some lovely chemical crap at your place.

 

[nightwind1]

It wasn't a "semantic" argument, you were scientifically wrong.

It is hardly a coincidence that during the social democratic age, i.e. the few decades after WWII in which corporations weren't allowed to do whatever they want, such crap could not be sold as food and that countries with tighter food control do not allow it today either.
Guys like Zirnstein or Jamie Oliver have more than just a little bit more credibility than a guy like yourself who sells this stuff and speaks like a food industry lobbyist.

Well, I'm a professional chef of 25+ years experience, and I can tell you that Jamie Oliver is an over-rated, self-important hack whose primary reason for bringing up ignorant shit like this is for ratings.

Yeah, looking forward to reading your books that show what an awesome cook you are. Until then you better tell me where you cook lest I eat some lovely chemical crap at your place.

Anyone can write a cookbook. One doesn't even have to be a chef to write one. Look at all of the church ladies that publish fund-raising cookbooks, all photocopied and spiral-bound.

Publishing a cookbook doesn't mean a cook ISN'T a self-important prick of a hack.

 

[horatio83]

Looks like you have serious issues with a guy who unlike you has actually motivated many people to cook more, better and healthier.
By the way, do you inform your customers about the low quality of the stuff you cook, about how it is chemically treated and so on? Once you do it you can actually talk about consumers choice, until then you are the hack who advocates people to eat crap without knowing it.

 

[nightwind1]

Looks like you have serious issues with a guy who unlike you has actually motivated many people to cook more, better and healthier.
By the way, do you inform your customers about the low quality of the stuff you cook, about how it is chemically treated and so on? Once you do it you can actually talk about consumers choice, until then you are the hack who advocates people to eat crap without knowing it.

So, tell me, what kind of qualifications do you have in either the food service industry, or the meatpacking industry? I'd love to hear what makes you more intelligent on this subject than professionals whose job it is to know about these kinds of things.

 

[Gov Kodos]

If we can't trust celebrities, TV, or the Internet, who can we believe?

 

[Amaris]

If we can't trust celebrities, TV, or the Internet, who can we believe?

Exactly. I mean, I was just a meat cutter, so what would I know about cuts of meat?!

 

[RAMA]

No it IS filler and its grinds up more than beef, it grinds up eyes and other discarded industrial butcher parts too.The color that is soaked out of the filler with ammonia hydroxide is then re-added artificially. In addition, this bath doesn't always get rid of all the microorganisms. The protein is far less soluable in processed meat than in in ordinary ground chuck by double in some cases, and far less nutritious, making our gut work harder. Its absolute garbage. The fact that Americans continue to eat that shit isn't surprising though, look down any commercial main street, they're filled with the absolute worst food imaginable, Wendy's, Denny's, Maconalds, Pizzerias, etc. Some of which abandoned the slime, which is why they switched over to schools. No wonder 70% of Americans are overweight and many others are unhealthy.

You don't think its shady Trekker? While many Americans were vaguely aware of this process (how else would you get boneless meat in odd shapes...and products touted as quality meat claim to use no"fillers") the industry doesn't actually go out of its way to to tell people they are eating ammonia soaked meat that's re-colored and ground up from body parts we'd normally avoid. So because it's cheap and convenient it's ok?

RAMA

 

[RAMA]

I've had a few american relatives tell me it is quite hard to find fresh vegetables where they live. This seems weird to me but what do I know.

I've never heard this before...it's very available, but lots of AMericans shop the center of the store, and not the outer edges where the produce and fresher items usually are.

RAMA