Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:22 pm  

I don't think you'll start nuzzling people, eating hay or jumping fences if you eat horse burgers.

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:01 pm  

I've nearly lost my voice since I ate one.

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:28 pm  

I popped into Tesco's cafe today and got a burger. The girl asked me if I wanted anything on it so said 'a fiver each way'

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:33 pm  

rover49 wrote:

I popped into Tesco's cafe today and got a burger. The girl asked me if I wanted anything on it so said 'a fiver each way'

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:45 pm  

Some serious misinformation on here. "Meat" means skeletal muscle with naturally included or attached fat and connective tissue. Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is NOT offal, it is what they blast off the bones AFTER they have removed everything else. It's basically like a slurry. Most cheap hotdogs are made of it. MRM, heart, tongue, etc. are NOT meat for the purposes of calculating other type of meat contents. To call something "beef" it can be up to 25% fat and up to 25% connective tissue but NOT "unconnected" fat that is not part of the cut, and NOT tissue from elsewhere. A burger must be 62% meat (as per above definition). An economy burger described as such can be 47%. (for pork burgers it's 67% and 50%) Meat pies - between 10% - 12% Meat + something else eg steak and kidney pie or pasty 6%-7% The Meat Products (England) Regulations 2003

Some serious misinformation on here. "Meat" means skeletal muscle with naturally included or attached fat and connective tissue. Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is NOT offal, it is what they blast off the bones AFTER they have removed everything else. It's basically like a slurry. Most cheap hotdogs are made of it. MRM, heart, tongue, etc. are NOT meat for the purposes of calculating other type of meat contents. To call something "beef" it can be up to 25% fat and up to 25% connective tissue but NOT "unconnected" fat that is not part of the cut, and NOT tissue from elsewhere. A burger must be 62% meat (as per above definition). An economy burger described as such can be 47%. (for pork burgers it's 67% and 50%) Meat pies - between 10% - 12% Meat + something else eg steak and kidney pie or pasty 6%-7% The Meat Products (England) Regulations 2003

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:08 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

To call something "beef" it can be up to 25% fat and up to 25% connective tissue

That will provide some measure of comfort next summer, when the bargain burgers are slapped on the BBQ.

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:25 pm  

Never mind the burgers at Tesco, the meatballs are the dogs bollox

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:26 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: Some serious misinformation on here. "Meat" means skeletal muscle with naturally included or attached fat and connective tissue. Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is NOT offal, it is what they blast off the bones AFTER they have removed everything else. It's basically like a slurry. Most cheap hotdogs are made of it. MRM, heart, tongue, etc. are NOT meat for the purposes of calculating other type of meat contents. To call something "beef" it can be up to 25% fat and up to 25% connective tissue but NOT "unconnected" fat that is not part of the cut, and NOT tissue from elsewhere. A burger must be 62% meat (as per above definition). An economy burger described as such can be 47%. (for pork burgers it's 67% and 50%) Meat pies - between 10% - 12% Meat + something else eg steak and kidney pie or pasty 6%-7% The Meat Products (England) Regulations 2003 Mmm, I thought offal was included in the figures, you learn something every day. Now, that "British" tag has some great workarounds too.

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: Some serious misinformation on here. "Meat" means skeletal muscle with naturally included or attached fat and connective tissue. Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is NOT offal, it is what they blast off the bones AFTER they have removed everything else. It's basically like a slurry. Most cheap hotdogs are made of it. MRM, heart, tongue, etc. are NOT meat for the purposes of calculating other type of meat contents. To call something "beef" it can be up to 25% fat and up to 25% connective tissue but NOT "unconnected" fat that is not part of the cut, and NOT tissue from elsewhere. A burger must be 62% meat (as per above definition). An economy burger described as such can be 47%. (for pork burgers it's 67% and 50%) Meat pies - between 10% - 12% Meat + something else eg steak and kidney pie or pasty 6%-7% The Meat Products (England) Regulations 2003 Mmm, I thought offal was included in the figures, you learn something every day. Now, that "British" tag has some great workarounds too.

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:43 pm  

Re: Tesco Horse Burgers : Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:21 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: Some serious misinformation on here. "Meat" means skeletal muscle with naturally included or attached fat and connective tissue. Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is NOT offal, it is what they blast off the bones AFTER they have removed everything else. It's basically like a slurry. Most cheap hotdogs are made of it. MRM, heart, tongue, etc. are NOT meat for the purposes of calculating other type of meat contents. To call something "beef" it can be up to 25% fat and up to 25% connective tissue but NOT "unconnected" fat that is not part of the cut, and NOT tissue from elsewhere. A burger must be 62% meat (as per above definition). An economy burger described as such can be 47%. (for pork burgers it's 67% and 50%) Meat pies - between 10% - 12% Meat + something else eg steak and kidney pie or pasty 6%-7% The Meat Products (England) Regulations 2003 Thank god I'm vegetarian.

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: Some serious misinformation on here. "Meat" means skeletal muscle with naturally included or attached fat and connective tissue. Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is NOT offal, it is what they blast off the bones AFTER they have removed everything else. It's basically like a slurry. Most cheap hotdogs are made of it. MRM, heart, tongue, etc. are NOT meat for the purposes of calculating other type of meat contents. To call something "beef" it can be up to 25% fat and up to 25% connective tissue but NOT "unconnected" fat that is not part of the cut, and NOT tissue from elsewhere. A burger must be 62% meat (as per above definition). An economy burger described as such can be 47%. (for pork burgers it's 67% and 50%) Meat pies - between 10% - 12% Meat + something else eg steak and kidney pie or pasty 6%-7% The Meat Products (England) Regulations 2003 Thank god I'm vegetarian.