https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/business/drought-farmers-cows/index.html

With smaller herds and fewer breeding cows, the next two years could spell higher beef prices for consumers. The US Department of Agriculture, or USDA, is projecting a 7% decline in beef production next year.

  • betelgeuse [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Instead of spending money on a solution, the beef industry will just up their PR game and try to shit on the meatless competition. I had a beyond burger on 4th of July. The taste was off but it had the exact texture of a burger. And with inflation, they're getting more affordable in relation to beef. If they can get the taste right and beef keeps going up, then it'll be an easy choice for consoomers.

    • Runcible [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      I haven't figured out how to cook it yet and if you get that wrong the texture is abysmal, but I found the flavor easy to get pretty similar.

      • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        The impossible stuff works pretty well for making your own patties. I don't buy the premade patties.

        Just use a decent amount of oil in the pan and don't play with it until the outside is strong enough to hold the patty together.

        • Runcible [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          I have been substituting it into other dishes but the timing isn't the same and cooking 'til it browns is not right.

      • betelgeuse [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I did it on lump charcoal. I wasn't sure how to test if it's done, so I let it go for probably too long. The outside started to get a golden color, and was close to burning, or, at least, what I guess would be burning. To do a true test I also did lean beef, well done. The texture of both was exactly the same. But the beyond burger tasted like a weird meat I've never had before. It wasn't nasty. If I didn't know it was plant-based I would have guessed some exotic meat.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      Instead of spending money on a solution, the beef industry will just up their PR game and try to shit on the meatless competition.

      Telling everyone who doesn't eat your product that they're cucked losers only works when you've got a large market share.

      Destroying your public image to Own The Libs is just a grift. It doesn't grow your business. Its what you do when you're already in a contraction spiral.