Zag 3065 Posted May 30, 2020 So my wife and i were tooling around the grocery store and i look at a pile of beyond meats burgers. Now I cant wrap my head around eating something like this. Veggies dont turn into meat and you cant tell me it’s anything close to organic. Meat is meat!? Well my wife wanted to try it, not wanting to start a fight i keep my mouth shut. She decided she wanted her burger for lunch. I opened up the package and it don't look good at all, it smells like freaking cat food, needless to say she wasn’t impressed with it. Who knew?!!! 1 Quote Switching gears to habitat improvements! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lawdwaz 14801 Posted May 30, 2020 I’d probably try one from Burger King but only if I had a Whopper with cheese in the standby position...... 4 1 Quote Please support the hunting of Mourning Dove In New York State. For information, visit nydovehunting.weebly.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doewhacker 2985 Posted May 30, 2020 My wife used to pack a veggie burger in my lunch once in a while when I ran kitchens, I threw every one of them out. Some aren’t bad, most are gross. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robhuntandfish 13887 Posted May 30, 2020 I remember a buddy in high school and he used to eat some non meat stuff. Their religion was no pork. He used to eat vege links - like hotdogs. He once opened this can called Nu meat. OMG. It was so disgusting. Came out of the can with a slurp noise and looked like it came out of the south end of northbound critter. No I did not try it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolc123 2980 Posted May 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said: I’d probably try one from Burger King but only if I had a Whopper with cheese in the standby position...... I went for a "real-beef" one of those (a double but without cheese) from the drive-thru on Wednesday, for my first meal out since all this Covid-19 stuff started. I had to work late and I needed the calories before the drive home. It tasted pretty good, after three months of mostly venison for protein. Not a bad use of $ 6.79 (I had the exact change). I brought my own water, so I did not need to spring for their high-priced beverages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elmo 4671 Posted May 30, 2020 There are two major brands that dominate the "non-meat" market. Beyond and Impossible. Of the two, I like the impossible better. The Burger King on (Impossible Burger) is actually pretty good. It's very passible. But it does not taste like meat. It taste like something different and that something different isn't bad. If you go in there with the mindset that it's suppose to taste like beef then you'll be disappointed even more. Go in there with a blank mindset and then it won't be so bad. That being said, if I had a choice between a real beef burger and an impossible burger, I'd pick the real beef burger every day of the week and twice on Sunday. But if you told me they only have the impossible burger, I wouldn't have any issue eating it. The Beyond taste like beans and mushrooms missed together. Quote NRA Lifetime member. "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Native American Indian Proverb "My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am" - Toby & Eileen Green Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef 7107 Posted May 31, 2020 There are two major brands that dominate the "non-meat" market. Beyond and Impossible. Of the two, I like the impossible better. The Burger King on (Impossible Burger) is actually pretty good. It's very passible. But it does not taste like meat. It taste like something different and that something different isn't bad. If you go in there with the mindset that it's suppose to taste like beef then you'll be disappointed even more. Go in there with a blank mindset and then it won't be so bad. That being said, if I had a choice between a real beef burger and an impossible burger, I'd pick the real beef burger every day of the week and twice on Sunday. But if you told me they only have the impossible burger, I wouldn't have any issue eating it. The Beyond taste like beans and mushrooms missed together.Agreed it doesn’t taste like meat, the texture however is close. I have eaten lots of these products due to my job. I will actually say some of them are quite good. They almost taste nutty and are safe to eat rare which is cool.I would say try it you might be surprised Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob-c 3464 Posted May 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Chef said: Agreed it doesn’t taste like meat, the texture however is close. I have eaten lots of these products due to my job. I will actually say some of them are quite good. They almost taste nutty and are safe to eat rare which is cool. I would say try it you might be surprised Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No offense , but I’ll take your word that some are good. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mowin 3836 Posted May 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Elmo said: If you go in there with the mindset that it's suppose to taste like beef then you'll be disappointed even more. Go in there with a blank mindset and then it won't be so bad. Of course I was expecting it to taste like beef, because that's what the advertisement claim. Can't tell the difference between the two, they claim. BS. The stuff sucks... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Real_TCIII 18865 Posted May 31, 2020 A few years back we decided to produce a clean label surimi seafood, we got it down to 8 all natural ingredients from 22 and got it verified by the NonGMO Project. That same consumer that insists on those attributes is also buying plant based products many of which are super processed and have questionable ingredientsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote I find a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread -Mitch Hedberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef 7107 Posted May 31, 2020 A few years back we decided to produce a clean label surimi seafood, we got it down to 8 all natural ingredients from 22 and got it verified by the NonGMO Project. That same consumer that insists on those attributes is also buying plant based products many of which are super processed and have questionable ingredientsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProThat is very true. And what a pain in the ass jt is to her verified BTW I had to get the certificates needed on items for a client to get verified took over a year Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Real_TCIII 18865 Posted May 31, 2020 That is very true. And what a pain in the ass jt is to her verified BTW I had to get the certificates needed on items for a client to get verified took over a year Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkIt’s not easy but it’s incredibly inexpensive, I can’t believe they don’t charge more. That’s a valuable designation. We had to have it to get in to Whole Foods for example. We have the Marine Stewardship Council logo on our packages and they charge a fortuneSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote I find a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread -Mitch Hedberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef 7107 Posted May 31, 2020 It’s not easy but it’s incredibly inexpensive, I can’t believe they don’t charge more. That’s a valuable designation. We had to have it to get in to Whole Foods for example. We have the Marine Stewardship Council logo on our packages and they charge a fortuneSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProWhole Foods is exactly why my client needed it. Yea we have the MSC logo on most of our branded stuff. It’s crazy the cost VS project Non GMO considering non gmo is way more mainstream Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Real_TCIII 18865 Posted May 31, 2020 Whole Foods is exactly why my client needed it. Yea we have the MSC logo on most of our branded stuff. It’s crazy the cost VS project Non GMO considering non gmo is way more mainstream Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkMSC hit the big time when McDonald’s put it on the fish sandwich carton and Walmart took notice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote I find a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread -Mitch Hedberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crappyice 13034 Posted May 31, 2020 A few years back we decided to produce a clean label surimi seafood, we got it down to 8 all natural ingredients from 22 and got it verified by the NonGMO Project. That same consumer that insists on those attributes is also buying plant based products many of which are super processed and have questionable ingredientsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProThat’s what I don’t get...these products are presumably marketed to the anti-meat people because meat has harmful hormones and additives and it isn’t organic enough. What is organic about vegetables tasting like meat? And how many other things are added to make that happen transforming your (not specifically chef and TCIII...the general your) organic initial products into something not organic.EAT VENISON!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moho81 5619 Posted June 3, 2020 Shoot i'll try anything once Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elmo 4671 Posted June 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, Moho81 said: Shoot i'll try anything once Be careful of what you say.... 2 1 Quote NRA Lifetime member. "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Native American Indian Proverb "My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am" - Toby & Eileen Green Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
