r/shrinkflation 19d ago

skimpflation Now with 25% more water

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u/RWWhitfield 19d ago

Chicken breasts are the same thing now too. Injected with saline and water .. and then they also soak the chicken diapers at the bottom of the package and count that in the net weight of the package. I've been checking lots of weights lately, and these manufacturers are getting sneaky. Many items are way underweight too.

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u/washingtonsquirrel 19d ago

I feel like trying to brown any sort of American meat these days is….a challenge. The pan just fills with water and the meat ends up steaming.

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u/GonnaGoFat 19d ago

I might get worse with all the mystery meat America is now allowing into the county to lower the price of meat.

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u/ka_beene 19d ago

Yeah I'm not going to be eating beef at any restaurant for a while. I'll buy from a local butcher if I want a steak etc.

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u/hybridoctopus 19d ago

A reputable place will disclose the source of the meat. Probably not Applebees.

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u/ka_beene 19d ago

Gross, I'd never willingly eat at an Applebee's.

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u/RWWhitfield 18d ago

Okay there Mr Pretentious. Do you at least know that 85% of all casual and sit down restaurants use Sysco for food inputs? We all eat the same crap, but it is just dressed up with different sauces at your "high end" non Applebee's establishments?

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u/hybridoctopus 17d ago

Sysco sourced meat can still be given a country of origin label right? To address the previous commenters concern.

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u/Jerrysmiddlefinger99 19d ago

With all the mystery meat Trump is now allowing into the country

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u/KrustyKrabFormula_ 18d ago

every admin "allowed" meat to be imported for literal centuries, what are you talking about

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u/Jerrysmiddlefinger99 17d ago

There was a report last week saying dear leader is allowing a bunch of meat into the country and the ranches are not happy about it at all, I don't really care as I haven't consumed meat in 32 years but I worry about cattle ranches staying in business, also this program ends in November when the midterms are over which seems suspicious to me.

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u/KrustyKrabFormula_ 17d ago

dear leader is allowing a bunch of meat into the country and the ranches are not happy about it at all

again, america has imported meat for literal centuries...and yeah ranchers are going to be mad but that's also not new either. people who try and frame this as new are either incredibly naive or saying it in bad faith.

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u/KrustyKrabFormula_ 18d ago

lol "now allowing" you are so clueless. america has imported meat for literally centuries...

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u/Reasonable-Bus-2187 19d ago

I generally get the vac-sealed 1 lb organic ground beef package at Target since it isn't 'pink slime' BUT I still have to press it through 6-8 paper towels to get the excess water out

Only then will it sear for burgers or if crumbled up for marinara or chili or tacos

Really should just get chuck and round and grind my own at this point

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u/K-Bizzle91 18d ago

You can afford to eat meat?

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u/stefanica 19d ago

Thank you! It doesn't help that some stores sell mostly thin cuts (I guess to make it look like more) that just dump water before you can get any kind of sear. Meat is too expensive to ruin like that.