mechanically recovered pork

willhub · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:13

Would you eat it?

I've got this tin of bacon roll or w/e it's called, it's to be grilled, you take it out and chop it into slices, it's like corned beef just bacon.

But on the ingredients it says mechanically recovered pork, I thought it seemed nice and I'd probably like it as it's smoke too, just the bit that says mechanically recovered pork puts me off.

Is it bad to eat, is it just pork or will it have bits of other things like tendans, balls, eyeballs, heart, brain etc... in?

Thanks
Will.

Tefal · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:15

I'd eat it.

benjo · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:15

Man up and down the whole can.

Raumarik · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:17

willhub said:
Would you eat it?

I've for this tin of bacon roll or w/e it's called,

This is not English !

int · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:19

Mechanically recovered means it's pretty much pressure washed off the bone once all of the decent cuts have been taken.

Tefal · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:19

int said:
Mechanically recovered means it's pretty much pressure washed off the bone once all of the decent cuts have been taken.

still tastes nice.

willhub · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:20

Hmmmm, so it's like a membrane of pork meat?

JBuk · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:20

I would rather eat fresh dog than mechanically recovered pork

slops and gristle eww

Azagoth · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:21

int said:
Mechanically recovered means it's pretty much pressure washed off the bone once all of the decent cuts have been taken.

This.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanically_separated_meat

FrostedNipple · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:22

Stop being so pickey. It is no less meat than an actual peice of whole meat. It is just the bits that would normally be wasted. Still good meat! It will taste nice still too! You are saving the environment by eating mechanically recovered stuff.

Kennysevenfold · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:22

willhub said:
mechanically recovered pork

Om Nom Nom

get some pork on that fork.!

gumbald · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:26

Shudder. Hot dog sausages contain nothing of any desirable ingredients. I'm guessing this is the same.

Tute · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:30

Azagoth said:
This.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanically_separated_meat

Sounds awful though, like it was scraped off cyber-pig.

whitecrook · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:31

No. Reclaimed/reformed meat is wrong.

I get around · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:32

Tinned food in general is rough.
Beans are pretty much all i'll eat from a tin, cheap nasty food aint my scene.

willhub · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:33

I've also got a tin of sausage caserole here too, it's ASDA Value, I've chose not to eat that.

The pork sausages apparently have MCR Chicken in O_o

D D Danneh · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:37

Eh, no different to eating a leg of pork. Just because it's not from a 'desirable cut' doesn't mean it'll taste horrible. Just eat it.

JIM_BOB7813 · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:42

Watch this programme:
"Britain's really disgusting foods"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mischief/hot_topics/food.shtml
It's not on iplayer, but you'll probably be able to find it somewhere.

it's on youtube

Some cash&carry have "bangers with beef" because they contain so little meat.

zootfloot · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:43

Eat it pussy.

Everyone knows that all the best food comes from the mechanical recovery process.

mmmmm bacon grill is the king

gumbald · 19 Apr 2009 at 21:46

JIM_BOB7813 said:
Watch this programme:
"Britain's really disgusting foods"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mischief/hot_topics/food.shtml
It's not on iplayer, but you'll probably be able to find it somewhere.

That was brilliant.