Beef prices going up????

[tikkalover]

Costco beef tastes like a bull smells. I’ve given up on buying beef there.

Its gota be the glue.

 

[NodakBob]

Butcher Block in Mandan has prime rib for $19.99/lb

 

[Zogman]

Butcher Block in Mandan has prime rib for $19.99/lb

So how much did the producer get?

 

[Tikka280ai]

So how much did the producer get?

Probably about $2/pound a year ago

 

[Kurtr]

Butcher Block in Mandan has prime rib for $19.99/lb

Is that the glued up variety for that discount of a price?

 

[riverview]

I dont think ive ever eaten or seen glued beef.

 

[Kurtr]

I dont think ive ever eaten or seen glued beef.

I didnt think i have either but catfisherman says we have been eating 3d printed meat and clued up stuff all the time

 

[lunkerslayer]

I didnt think i have either but catfisherman says we have been eating 3d printed meat and clued up stuff all the time

Toby is full of shit,no way the usda would allow that, with their sticker on it. Granted there are stores who sell or did sell imitation meat but not that i have ever heard of it around here.

 

[guywhofishes]

"Glued meats" are products created by using transglutaminase (meat glue) to bond smaller protein pieces into a single, uniform shape. This process is common in mass-market and processed foods to ensure consistency and reduce waste.

Commonly Consumed Examples

• Chicken Nuggets and Patties: Most processed nuggets use meat glue to bind ground or chopped chicken into specific, uniform shapes before they are breaded and fried.
• Imitation Crab (Surimi): This product is made by pulverizing white fish (like pollock) and using meat glue to hold the fibers together in a shape that mimics crab legs or flakes.
• Deli Meats: Many deli-sliced turkeys and hams are "restructured" by gluing scraps and trimmings into large, perfectly cylindrical logs for uniform slicing.
• Restructured Steaks and Filets: Low-cost "premium" cuts, such as filet mignon found at large banquets, buffets, or in the frozen aisle, are often smaller beef trimmings fused into a single steak.
• Pork Tenderloin: Because tenderloins naturally taper at one end, producers may glue multiple pieces together to create a uniform cylinder for consistent portioning in restaurants.
• Seafood Products: Beyond imitation crab, meat glue is used to form shrimp noodles, scallops, and fish balls.
• Bacon-Wrapped Items: It is sometimes used to bond bacon strips around other meats, like lamb chops or filets, to prevent them from separating during cooking.

How to Identify Glued Meats
The USDA requires specific labeling for these products to inform consumers:

• Label Terminology: Look for words like "formed," "reformed," "shaped," or "restructured" on the packaging.
• Ingredient List: It must be listed in the ingredients, often as "transglutaminase," "TG enzyme," or "TGP enzyme".
• Visual Clues: Glued meats may show mismatched grain directions (fibers running different ways in one piece) or visible seams where the pieces were joined.
• The Cooking Test: Restructured meats are more likely to fall apart at the seams during cooking than whole-muscle cuts.

 

[lunkerslayer]

transglutaminase is a natural enzyme that is used in big processeing plants or in producing meat products like chicken nuggets.
Also any meat that is usda inspected does not use a dye to make meat brighter red for longer times, some gas the meat with carbon monoxide to slow down the aging process
Glueing has been done for centuries, when my grandmother made head cheese she would use a natural glue called gelatin to form the loaf.

 

[guywhofishes]

I don't have an issue with meat glue. Down the hatch.

Then again, when I eat any steak or porkchop, there's no little pile of nonsense left on the plate either. The older I get, the more I crave the parts my wife trims off religiously.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Without meat glue we'd be eating our homemade deer sausage in little hunks with a spoon. I kinda like it that way for a small batch.

 

[Rowdie]

Are retailers ripping us off ? Might have to take a scale shopping.

 

[Pheasant 54]

Are retailers ripping us off ? Might have to take a scale shopping.

My guess is that an employee pushed a wrong button. Highly doubt this would be wide spread . I have taken advantage of this on the opposite end of the spectrum. Walked into a store a few years ago . Lobsters were 20 a lb. however whoever marked them missed a zero. They were great for 2.00 a 1 lb lobster