Meat Glue
 

Interesting...

http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/art...umer/meat-glue

Despite all the negative they mention, there are some positive aspects of this stuff. But I'll let you watch this first...

Whoa. Pays to know your suppliers, or buy your meat in big cuts and do it yourself.

Never heard of that before.

What are some of the positive's?

Apparently this stuff is used all the time?? I am not sure where it's used, I've take a cooking course here or there, Charcuterie being one of them, and that's the only place I've seen it. Nonetheless, proponents claim the following.

• Make uniform portions that cook evenly, look good, and reduce waste
• Bind meat mixtures like sausages without casings
• Make novel meat combinations like lamb and scallops

What about the following:
1. Since meat is mixed (in case of beef) if you cook it rare or medium rare, you can expose yourself or your customers to potentially harmful bacteria.
2. You are paying premium price for a product that is not premium.
3. God knows what harm this enzyme can do long term.

I wish they would at least label the meat when they use this stuff...

* negatives

Hummmm build your own super brisket!

I didn't know, but found out this is the stuff they use to form Chicken McNuggets into their iconic shapes.

If its good enough for McDonald's its good enough for me. :rolleyes:

I have used the stuff before in restaurants. Works very well

Just saw that enzyme being used on a recent episode (Marcel's Quantum Kitchen)... reformed a meat log... like a sausage fatty.

It is supposed to be used in a lot of high end restaurants. It is supposed to be tasteless and safe

You can get it at amazon dot com. Might be wrong, but it looks like it could be fun:cool:

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I'm pretty sure I wouldn't use it to make a steak, because I like mine rare, and I'm not too keen on putting bacteria from the outside of the meat into the inside unless it's going to be cooked thoroughly. But to build a chuck roast that's going all the way to pulling temperature, or a pot roast, or a pseudo butt from rib trimmings, why not? Might be an economical alternative?

The stuff is $90-$100 a kilo and it has a really short shelf life so I'm not sure how economical it is.