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Did you know that meat packagers inject saline solution into their chops and cutlets?
Sometimes up to 15% of what you're paying for, by weight, is water.
How do I avoid buying watery meats?

>> No.15738464

>>15738462
I don’t fucking care

>> No.15738472

Read the packaging.
Stop buying meat that says "this product contains up to X% saline injection"
Simple as.

>> No.15738476

go to a legit butcher

>> No.15738489

>>15738462
>Poke a hole in the plastic
>Pull out a toaster oven
>Heat it until its weight has been reduced by around 15%
>???
>PROFIT!

>> No.15738494

>>15738462
It's literally a "you get what you pay for" situation; if it seems like too good of a deal you're probably paying for water weight/fat/bones/shit that otherwise should have been trimmed. Also, you know, just check the label.

>> No.15738505

>>15738462
Do what I do. Raise, slaughter, and butcher your own livestock.

If you can't do that, avoid supermarket meat like the plague. Get a chest freezer and buy wholesale meat from small local processors.

>> No.15740151

>>15738462
Don't buy fucking prepackaged meat or anything produced en masse you retard

>> No.15740160

Go to a butcher, simple as.

>> No.15740311

>>15738489
>heating packaging plastic
you gon die son

>> No.15740312

>>15738462
why avoid it? brining meats makes them tender af

>> No.15741231

>>15738462
By going to a butcher you stupid fuck

>> No.15741561

>>15740312
That's mainly from the salt. You can sprinkle salt on meat and let it sit overnight and it'll be more tender and moist after cooking, and any water that's naturally in the meat that gets pulled out by the salt mostly ends up being reabsorbed. It's not necessary to add that much extra water to it, it's only really done to make it heavier and make the cuts of meat bigger. I've seen some that say they're only like 7% brine by weight so 15% is probably overkill and being done for other reasons than just juiciness/tenderness.

>> No.15741583

You could always try looking at the label, where it will literally say so.
If you don’t want to pay for any water in your meat, I’d suggest buying jerky.

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>> No.15743065

>>15738462
You should thank them for pre-brining your meat for you.
Or you could stop buying the cheapest crap you can find on the bottom shelf in Walmart, try reading the goddamn label.

>> No.15743905

Man, I fucking pity you Americans.
Here in the Netherlands you get what you pay for.
Not to mention that most neighbourhoods have an actual butcher's nearby.

>> No.15743923

>>15738462
Read nigga, there are prepackaged meats without any water injected, and they are very clearly labeled