Why mcdonalds never looks like the picture

[1duck]

They have a 100% pure logo
No additives, no fillers, no extenders.
The 100% is a trademark.It does not mean there is only meat and seasoning
This is what it really means.

The meat by itself cannot bind together without a binding agent so therefore it isnt 100% pure
There is water in the product.I have worked for the fukcers and when cooking no water is released.The reason for this is a lovely little substance called nupro.
Nupro binds water to the protein and prevents it from separating whilst cooking.
Now i cannot say there is nupro in their burgers as i didnt work at the plant,only in the retail burger bar
I am a timeserved butcher[well to give you the proper title .i am a 'flesher' .
A butcher works in the slaughterhouse.


Everything at the golden tits is false :evil:

That's one of those urban legends i heard being banded around when i worked there too...but its not actually true.

http://www.snopes.com/business/market/allbeef.asp

Your meat trade experience is? mine is over 15 years[post apprenticeship] in ALL aspects of my trade.Retail,wholesale,boning plant,abattoir
Im also a member of the guild of Fleshers in trades house.
PS
I also have the letters RIMI after my name.These stand for Royal Institute of Meat inspectors

Their 'rumour' says 20/80% but im not talking about that.Its a very high meat content,probably around 80% in talking about what makes a burger and how its produced in industry.Meat MUST have a binder and thats an additive.It must have water and as it doesnt release in whilst cooking then the standard 'additive' in industry is called NuPro.As before it binds the protein[meat aka muscle] top the water,it there wasnt this additive then the water would be release when you cook it.Do you remember water coming from the pattie when you cooked it?? No because ^^

Last retail shop i was in was a very large game dealer where every thing sold was trimmed in the French style and i mean everything
I used to pull my hair out at their Sausage receipt as it contained only 5% fat and that caused meat when overcooked even slightly to be as tough as hell,in fact its almost solid..Need 20% at least.

You said "The 100% is a trademark."

It isn't, i didn't disagree with anything else. What's your experience of trademark law? :roll:

But you did leave me intrigued so i had a bit of a google, direct from their website :

"All McDonald's UK beef burgers are made from 100% beef, (no binders, fillers or additives). They are seasoned with salt and pepper just after cooking, which again is suitable for people with a gluten intolerance. If you let your server know your requirements when placing your order they will be happy to help you."


How can they say that if they are using binders? or is it just something that is common in the industry? because as far as i can see from a legal point of view they couldn't make a statement like that if they were using binders.

 

[dyna-ti]

Buy some mince an attempt to make a burger from it
I leave it at that.

Im not hassling you chap

 

[highlandsflyer]

I make burgers from plain mince every week. No other ingredients, just lean beef or venison.

What is the issue, because I just came in at the end of this thread!

 

[highlandsflyer]

i cannot imagine what McD put in a bun is pure anything, much too rubbery once cold.

 

[dyna-ti]

I dont eat at mcdonalds Stuff is truly disgusting

Except the milkshakes

 

[highlandsflyer]

I don't eat meat generally, but when pissed...

 

[1duck]

Buy some mince an attempt to make a burger from it
I leave it at that.

Im not hassling you chap

yeah when i make burgers that's all i use, i know what you mean though because a burger is much more consistent if you use say an egg and some breadcrumbs...i wasn't looking for an argument, just i don't get how they can get away with saying something like that.

Having watched the whole pink slime thing with the ammonia i don't doubt there is some seriously corrupt stuff going into a burger though, just strikes me as strange that they can say something like that if its a blatant lie. Perhaps because of the wording their actual beef is 100% pure, but the burger is an ensemble of ingredients? don't know...just a thought.


Anyway they are rubbery that's true! but that's half the joy.