/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>Nuggets are chicken trimmings

No shit sherlock

>Why can't everyone just eat organic non-GMO free range chicken? It's only $10.99 a pound

Mechanically separated food IS the "waste" (actually trimmings) of any meat product. It goes into a centrifuge for beef, uncertain for chicken.

So, instead of utilizing this resource, because of the audacity and idiocy of housewives, we simply chuck it now.

>>7023264
>Seriously, don't eat this shit.

Why is it shit? It's meat. It's been raised and butchered in the same way as the rest of the bird. What's the issue here?

Is there anybody who doesn't already know this?

>>7023264
>this is bad
>charcuterie is good
hipster logic

>>7023284
McDIDF pls

But you are wrong OP. And it has been proven that nuggets aren't that pink shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6Hh6tQj2w

>>7023264
It hasn't maken me sick yet.
Sure I prefer Chick Fil A but McDonalds is within walking distance.

>>7023264
>20 McNuggets costs only $5?
Is that seriously how much they cost in the U.S? No wonder the meat quality is so shit. It's 5$ for 5 where I live and the meat quality is pretty much the same as whatever frozen tendies you buy at the supermarket.

>>7023284
You like dining on Neurons, Nerve Tissue, Joint tissue, and feathers?

>>7023299
Yep, $5 for 20.

You get what you pay for, but a lot of people seem to forget that.

Reminds me that Burger King is doing a 10 nuggets for $1.50 or something insane like that. Advertising it, as if consumers should be happy.

>>7023299

>eats the same shit we do
>charged more so he thinks quality is better

Stay cucky, yurop.

>>7023299
this

20 mcnuggets in my country is $12.50

>>7023264

>Seriously, don't eat this shit.

You've offered no arguments why. Meat has been blended in sausages for ages.

>>7023306
>>eats the same shit we do
You are retarded if you think mcdonalds in other countries sell the same shit as in america. Just like Canadian mcdonalds has completely different beef than american mcdonalds (and fish, and chicken).

>>7023304
>Yep, $5 for 20.

>You get what you pay for, but a lot of people seem to forget that.

That seems to be the crux of it. I've never understood the fascination of the chicken nugget because in Canada it really is just a standard chicken nugger that's also expensive. I think the best deal I've ever seen was 20$ for 40. But our mcnuggers up here are way different than the ones in the states. I had some mcnuggers from the states and I wanted to kill myself

One day you'll figure out how sausages are made, opie

>>7023299
>>7023307
In what kind of shithole do you live that they cost so much ? Or maybe you live in a "good" country that punishes eating fast food ?
In Croatia they're also 5$ for 20. And the meat is pure white.

>>7023301
>Neurons, Nerve Tissue, Joint tissue, and feathers?

Except that isn't what that is. Also "neurons"? Seriously? You don't know what that is do you?

>>7023319
In other words, brain tissues, fucker.

>wasting perfectly good meat and bodyparts

talk about dumb and sheltered fucking first world abloobloo babies

>>7023322
>brain tissue = neurons!

Shut the fuck up, you embarrassing moron.

>>7023264
>Eating McDonalds to begin with

>>7023322
>brain tissues

So say "brain tissue" instead of trying to be clever and sounding fucking stupid.

The reason you didn't say "brain tissue" is you know "brain tissue" is not legally allowed to be used in food for human consumption. So you said something else and hoped no one would notice you were bullshitting.

>>7023317
I live in Australia, the fast food here isn't bad. At least not as bad as America's.

>>7023322
I heard it has atoms in it too
disgusting

>>7023322
except you didn't say brain tissue, you said neurons so you can feel smart

>>7023333
>what is offal

Lambs brain lightly bread crumbed and fried is really nice. So is cows liver and tongue

>>7023281
This. Arguments about carcinogens make sense, saying "it's made of scrap parts, icky" just makes you look like a spoiled retard

>>7023317
Canada here. They are not cheap up here. Then again nothing from mcdonalds is cheap up here.

>>7023264
So by this same logic I should be terrified of ground beef, right?

>>7023264
Who cares?

>>7023366
Not terrified, but aware and concerned.

>>7023369
concerned about what?

>>7023333
Cmon now. It's like you have no idea what's going on.

>>7023372
Concerned about the fucking garbage you are putting in your body.

>>7023372
Ground beef is often full of neurons.

>>7023376
Why do you think the little scraps of meat left on a carcass are garbage? You will eat a chicken breast but not the meat scraped off it's ribs?

>>7023384
Rib scrabs are the same meat as the rest of the rib meat.

Ground beef has all sorts of body parts in it.

REALLLLLYYYY poor example you chose.

>>7023388
I thought we were talking about chicken nuggets/

What body parts are you referring to in ground beef? Nearly the whole thing is edible anyway.

>>7023388
>Ground beef has all sorts of body parts in it.
lolwut

>>7023397
In a study in the USA in 2008, eight different brands of fast food hamburgers were evaluated for water content by weight and recognizable tissue types using morphological techniques that are commonly used in the evaluation of tissue's histological condition. The study of the 8 laboratory specimens (H1..H8) found that the content of the hamburgers included:

Water content 37.7% to 62.4% (mean, 49%)
Meat content 2.1% to 14.8% (median, 12.1%)
Skeletal tissue
Connective tissue
Blood vessels
Peripheral nerve tissue
Plant material —"Plant material, observed in some brands, was likely added as a filler to give bulk to the burger"
Adipose tissue —"The amount of lipid observed was considerable and was seen in both adipose tissue and as lipid droplets. Lipid content on oil-red-O staining was graded as 1+ (moderate) in 6 burgers and 2+ (marked) in 2 burgers"
Bone and Cartilage —"Bone and cartilage, observed in some brands, were not expected; their presence may be related to the use of mechanical separation in the processing of the meat from the animal. Small amounts of bone and cartilage may have been detached during the separation process"[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_beef

>>7023314
Higher-quality chicken is just better in all regards. Chik-Fil-A has high quality chicken nuggets. You can see the grains in it. The chicken can peel apart accordingly. It's much, much better food, and of course it costs more. That's just natural.

>>7023334
>>7023362
Would you say that other (healthier) food is also as expensive or cheaper ? Both Aus and Can have a better living standard than the USA.

>>7023264
>be trendy urbanite
>I respect the animal, that's why I eat nose-to-tail
>look at what mcdonalds puts into their "food", mechanically separated meat is abhorrent

>>7023401
Bones and cartilage are used in tons of foods as thickening agents.
What are you trying to say is wrong with ground beef?

>>7023439
I'm saying this:

If you went to a buffet and saw the bone/tendon/brains trays, would you load up on it? Or get better tasting stuff?

Cheap foods are cheap because theyre literal garbage.

>>7023417
Healthier food is cheaper. As a Canadian there is no economic reason to eat at mcdonalds. It's expensive as fuck compared to buying shit at the store. Like you could spend 10$ on one meal at mcdonalds (5 mcnuggets for 5$ or 3 'dollar menu' burgers for 2.25 each) or buy a big ass bag of tendies for 15$.

>>7023293
>Look at uploader
>Mcdonalds
>Mfw

>>7023445
I might grab a brain if it's been cooked. Never had one before.

>>7023445
What do you make soup/broth/bouillon etc out if not bones?
Markklößchen are a delicacy made out of bone marrow.

>>7023314
That's just your biased hatred of anything American. I've tried both chicken nuggets and the taste is hardly different.

>>7023510
I'm not saying strange body parts can't be good in certain recipes. Humans have learned to use basically every part of the animal, out of necessity. But, if given a choice, who the hell would pick bones/organs/feathers over nice muscle?

Not even sure why you're arguing with me on this.

Meat is meat. I'm fully aware of what nuggers are composed of. My brother is a butcher and he tells me a lot about what you're eating. And idgaf, I'll eat all of it. Know why? It's edible and delicious.

>waaaah I will only eat freerange skinless boneless chicken breast
>waaah throw away the rest of the animal, my precious princess senses can't let me eat DARK MEAT, or god forbid, OFFAL, or SCRAPS
>brush my hair and feed me bonbons

>>7023445
Bones are GOAT,

These days even "garbage" cuts aren't cheap, cheap is processed and refined carbohydrates.

That's why you don't load up on rice and noodles at the buffet-- go for what you wouldn't normally prepare!

Oh, but OP's picture doesn't bother me and I haven't had McDonald in a few months. I do eat fast food once a week though, and it is too often.

Now, if I could buy that pink slime at the same price that mcdonalds gets it for, I'd be golden.

>>7023512
> I've tried both chicken nuggets and the taste is hardly different.

If you don't think they are different then you might as well switch to soylent because food is too complicated for you

>>7023518
I will.
I rather have soup than steak.

Oh NO
MY CHICKEN IS MADE OUT OF CHICKEN

>>7023445
When I was in Mexico I specifically went for brain, tripe and tongue tacos. They're much better than just the regular cooked meat.

Having said that, chicken nuggets are what they appear to be, it's ground chicken meat from the whole chicken. I don't know about you but when I cook chicken soup I throw in whole chickens and then eat the cooked meat off the bones including the small bits by the ribs and near the neck. I don't see an issue with this at all. Maybe some of you idiots should buy something other than breast meat next time...

>>7023264
looks like regular ground chicken to me. i'd eat it.

>>7023543
They taste better than regular cuts of meat?

That's weird. I may have to try them if I get the chance...

>>7023554
Lengua is the best meat, no question.

Faggot hipsters will eat that shit in tacos but demonize it in fast food.

>>7023281
"Mechanically separated" means a machine was used to remove the bone from the meat instead of a paying a person to do it.

>>7023264
what did you think they were?

>>7023630
Actual MEAT?

Not some Frankensteinian concoction by jaded capitalists?

>>7023632
If I were you I wouldn't give them my business. That'll show em good.

>>7023632
It is meat. It's even better meat than it used to be, they used to use dark meat. Now it's proper white and I like it.

>>7023658
>they used to use dark meat.
I remember. God damn cartilage chunks in my nuggers.

>only $5

Overpriced bullshit. I can get fifteen pounds of chicken leg quarters for that money.

>>7023264
Your point? Take chicken and put it in a blender and that's what it looks like
>>7023658
Fucking faggot. Dark meat chicken is the only chicken worth eating.

>>7023671
no you can't u big fat liar

>>7023676
>Dark meat chicken is the only chicken worth eating
3rd world degenerates on my /ck/?

>>7023683
>3rd world degenerates on my /ck/?
You mean liking the part of chicken that tastes like anything as opposed to the part that tastes like nothing? White meat is bland as fuck and should only be used when you need protein filler.

If you seek it out on your own, you're chasing the meat form of sadness (plain oatmeal/cream of wheat made with water). You hate taste.

The only reason this comes up is because people are so detached from the way their meat is raised, killed, and butchered. You go to a supermarket and you only see nicely cut pieces of chicken. Your choices are breast, drumstick, thigh, and wing. Or whole chickens which I assume people don't buy cause they have no idea what to do with them seeing just how much cheaper they are than pre-cut meat.

So then when you show people this sort of pic/vid, they don't recognize it as the nicely trimmed meat in their supermarkets which automatically means it's inferior...

It tastes good, so I don't care how it is made.

Humanity can progress a lot further if they adopt this viewpoint.

>>7023699
Enjoy your veins, cartilage and slimy meat and I'll enjoy my juicy and delicious breast master meat

>>7023264
Dude I can go buy a fully cooked decent quality chicken for that from Walmart. I know its Walmart but still

>>7023264
>McNuggets
>cubed
You don't know what you are talking about.

You retards have no problem eating hot dogs well knowing its made of the same things

Nothing more gay than some faggot grossed out about eating cow organs when they'd eat everything else in it

Im gonna fucking find you, OP

>>7023264
Sausage looks the same before stuffing it in a casing. I don't hear you crying about that.

>>7023458
That's just a feature of a good country. When healthy food is cheaper than fast food you know you live in a good country.
>>7023494
Does it really make a difference ? It would take a lot of effort to make a fake video about something.
>>7023716
This.

>>7023264
McDonald's is shitty, but this reasoning is shitty, too.

> ewwww they grind up the meat and pressed it into a shape!
> what are sausages?
> what are crabcakes?

The reason you should be grossed out is because of the low quality ingredients that taste crappy.

People who talk about the "pink slime" are fucking retarded.

>>7023374

>not eating pork cerebral neutrinos

>>7023409
Chik-Fil-A nuggets are just chunks of chicken breast. McDonalds nuggets are formed from chicken breast paste.

>>7023279
thats probably less than the price per pound of mcdonalds shitty nuggets.

>>7023629
what this means acheakek is that they take the bones that have scrap meat on it, and seperate the meat that was on that bone in odd angles and grind it up to avoid waste.

>>7023301
>Neurons
>>7023301

>>7023543
you are just trying to act cultured. no way tripas or lengua are better than chorizo/cochinita pibil. i grew up on that shit, fam. nice try, whitey.

>>7023658
>>7023666
>>7023676
>>7023683
>>7023699
>>7023730
Fact: The real reason the "boot" and square shapes are considered the best is people's childhood memories from when those were the dark meat ones. Round and diamond were always white meat.

>>7023374
Ever seen the cholesterol on those things? It's terrifyingly high.

>>7023264
I honestly don't care.

They're the best tasting chicken nuggets.

I love when people act like they've reinvented the wheel when they inform people what garbage McDonald's is.

>>7023264
That is disgusting. I'm going to go eat a subway instead.

>>7023264
This looks like like ground chicken with a little bit more processed ingredient 'cause obviously it needs to be cheap for mass market.

Are we supposed to be disgusted?

>>7023264

But the tendon tastes faintly like chicken still!

>>7025623
This shit is worse

>>7025753
My first job was at Subway, and I used to only eat their turkey sandwiches when I was younger. I stopped that after working there and opening the turkey because it smelled exactly like cat food every single time. Had a similar consistency to it sometimes, too.

>>7026283
Holy shit, you'd have to drink a small lake after that, and you still might need a kidney transplant afterward.

>>7023279
It is 0$ per pound if you raise them yourself. Contrary to popular belief, it is legal to raise chickens in your own yard damn near anywhere in the country that isn't run by HOA Nazis.

You get the benefit of pest control and free eggs as well, and no, you don't need a rooster, so the whole "noise" thing is just bullshit spread by the big chicken combines to keep people eating their diseased meat instead of growing their own.

>>7023264

>>7026373
This retard has obviously never owned his own poultry. "0$". Fuckin kill yourself.

>>7023264

>Going out to eat, and trusting the kitchen/staff handling food properly

Every since I started working in kitchens I haven't eaten anything other then home cooked meals.

>>7023264
that's fucking fiberglass insulation you nigger

>>7026413
I have 6 in the back yard now, been raising and eating them longer than you've been out of diapers, Scooter. Fuck off. They find plenty to eat all on their own, you ignorant fucking twat.

>>7023317
Ubi se

>>7023264
PETA Fag detected. Go back to tossing your dog's salad you retarded nutjob.

This is how they're made, start to finish:
https://youtu.be/6o6Hh6tQj2w

>>7026421
this

>>7024280
>cerebral neutrions
>not prefrontal tachyons

>>7023445
>If you went to a buffet and saw the bone/tendon/brains trays, would you load up on it?
i might, though i might skip it because it's difficult to eat without looking like a ruffian in public
at home, though, i'd defo eat it tbqhwy imho fam, smh if you wouldn't

>>7024012
>Does it really make a difference ?
I don't want to go hard right /pol/tard red pill, but it clearly does

the effort is really inconsequential when considering the wealth of McDonalds and how much they stand to gain

>>7023518
organs are way more densely packed with nutrients than muscle

when are they bringing back 50 nuggets for $10, now that was a good deal

>>7023730
>wanting the part of the meat with less nutrients

Nigga my grandfather was a butcher and you would cry if you knew what he'd put in his sausages. Still ate them because all the ingredient were edible stuff.

If I were you I wouldn't worry about the mixture looking like shit. I would worry about all the additives and preservatives and shit added to that "pink slime". The "pink slime" itself is not the problem.

>>7026429
You still have to feed them, change their bedding, have a house/roost for them, water, feeder.
Not to mention you should raise them on chick starter, and then have nutrient-dense feed available to them if they want it.
6 chickens my ass. Chickens are expensive to raise, and if you don't know that, you're not the one paying for their shit.

>>7023862
>You retards have no problem eating hot dogs
>

>>7026421

There are 2 different types of people on /ck/. Those who are looking to cook, and those who are looking to eat.