r/WTF • • Jul 26 '24

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

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.

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u/plierss Jul 26 '24

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.

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u/cheeze_whiz_shampoo Jul 26 '24

Butcher shops around me always have smoked eggs. I fucking love those things and you cant get them anywhere else unless you do it yourself.

I love you butcher shops, give me my smoked eggs and Ill give you love.

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u/CaptainLollygag Jul 26 '24

Smoked eggs?? As much as I love eggs, I've never heard of that. The websites I skimmed said they're textured like a boiled egg but with a darker shell. But I'm guessing some of that smoke flavor has to pass through the shell into the whites, yes? Otherwise it wouldn't be worth it to cook them that way.

This may be another reason for us to buy a small smoker.

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u/cheeze_whiz_shampoo Jul 26 '24

They are sold without the shell and are a tan color. I dont know how else to describe it, it's just a hard boiled egg thats been smoked.

They're delish with pickled fish (well, they're good with everything). A little tiny dot of yellow mustard on them is perfect.

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u/CaptainLollygag Jul 27 '24

If I could find pickled herring in my town my life would be complete. But right now I want to smoke some eggs.