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.

  • 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.