How Ground Beef and Hamburgers are Made

Have you ever wondered how the ground beef commonly found in grocery stores and restaurants is made? Dennis Vignieri, President and CEO of Birchwood Foods/Kenosha Beef takes you on a video tour inside of one of his processing plants to show the process from start to finish

[@matthew_bang]

this guy sounds so enthusiastic about his company

[@MrBakedDaily]

You mean autistic?

[@teenanel9559]

God Bless Dennis, his family, his facilities, and his beef.

[@neilmallick20]

Cringe.

[@teenanel9559]

@@neilmallick20 God Bless you too, Neil.

[@Brixxmin1429]

My left ear enjoyed the background noise

[@freaknstein89]

Ive got my left earbud in too 😂😂😂😂

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

That's some professional audio mixing...

[@michaelbest1827]

I'm one of those people that didn't know how ground beef is made, nor what beef is used to make ground beef. Trimmings of beef and fats are used to make ground beef! Okay ! I admit, I didn't know that. One GOOD thing I learned is that even trimmings of beef is not wasted. I'm thinking most consumers may not know where this "type" of beef ( ground beef ) IS, or comes from! Thank you meatnewsnetwork, for sharing this.

[@techfrank2431]

It's delicious too😋

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

1:10 Dennis: "When you buy 80% lean beef at the grocery store, it's because we have specifically mixed a leaner and fattier beef together to create a ratio that consumers enjoy." Camera: Shows fat percentage of 25%. Me: "Looks good to me."

[@godofwarguy9865]

Incoming lawsuit. Anyone else *rubbing hands like birdman* or is it just me?

[@prostack4577]

ive been working there for 7 months. Kenosha beef supplies Wendy's, Rallies, Checkers, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Chilies, Walmart, Food Lion, Pick n Save... its insane

[@heronumbertwo3171]

Damn

[@soggybiscuitz5985]

nice not crappy mcdonald’s

[@Sunrise-fr9jb]

Poor little cows.

[@Dynamatrix1973]

McDonald's is high quality beef buddy

[@user-yd2gi7vb4p]

@@Sunrise-fr9jb eat a tree

[@kevinhoward9593]

2:02 I know Wendy's burgers when I see them. the patties on the tan divider is 2ozs and the white is 4oz.

[@Wildstar40]

Yep

[@patpat1861]

im eating a burger while watching this. hmmm

[@mediafreak5923]

SAME

[@patpat1861]

+Poke.Deathtrip high five!

[@mediafreak5923]

+PaT pAt :D

[@xinoice3445]

Jacob Nachimson i love burgers

[@xrn769]

PaT pAt me to

[@nickswaggerty4313]

What a good looking factory, I've always had great burgers from wendy's if thats who those werer going to. Lots of modern technology, good fat targets, and with minimal human contact. Looks like a great food processing facility.

[@godofwarguy9865]

Looks great? What. Lmao

[@patpat1861]

hmmm. my fave video to watch while eating a burger.

[@jeiidedchen]

same

[@KEMETGaming]

@stop eating animals Why are you so triggered?

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

Me too. Unironically.

[@nhtybeats5542]

This is incredibly awesome. I appreciate then for submitting the video ❤

[@godofwarguy9865]

Awesome?

[@robintaylor485]

I bet Dennis is LOADED 💰🍔💰🍔💰💰🍔💰💰💰💰

[@sloanmagnum5009]

There's no recent comments on here. I'm bringing back up to June 2019

[@AriesIsTheVoid]

Sloan Magnum imma comment to keep this going now

[@w.dieterich7077]

in this bitch

[@omegamyee5592]

2020. the worlds a friggin mess rn

[@buddhajake7959]

2021 and it still is, let's keep this going lmao

[@mockingbirdarmada]

2024, dawg. Let's gooo!

[@ItzChepe210]

that's the kind wendys use

[@SKRUBL0RD]

Nope, whataburger. Wendys beef is never frozen.

[@thebigdogwwe8358]

No dumbass,Wendy’s has square shaped,these too. Check 2:18 if you don’t believe me.

[@prostack4577]

I work there and yes.. Kenosha beef is Wendy's supplier.. and Walmart... and burger king.. and checkers rallys dq the list goes on

[@sheilamesa1533]

You people are clearly rookies. Everyone knows those are White Castle patties.

[@prostack4577]

@@sheilamesa1533 noob. same shape, half the size

[@Ant_Diesel]

Awesome!

[@alicemann9725]

looks good

[@Ceremolligence]

Does anyone know where I can find these transitions or the application that uses these transitions from this video? What I'm looking for: 4 Page Peel Center - 1:51 Rotating Square Right - 2:05

[@gateoflion]

So you pre-check for e-coli which is good, but what about for listeria?

[@kelseyspringer72]

checked the usda and fda check every morning before first shift starts

[@shawndarling5855]

Dave C It gets tested for everything. If anything pops positive they address it right away.

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

interesting, thank you.

[@skatee99]

I love the word, "harvesting" . . . .. .

[@RRReviews10X]

How quickly are these frozen?

[@joaom.4944]

Good job

[@DrPepperJNL]

Hey are those Portillo’s burgers?

[@michaelmermingis9935]

And this is how I was made Edit: My name was "burger" before lol

[@heronumbertwo3171]

You are a lego... mmmmm tasty

[@michaelmermingis9935]

@@heronumbertwo3171 Ohh, lol because my name was "burger" before lol

[@heronumbertwo3171]

@@michaelmermingis9935 lol

[@heronumbertwo3171]

@@michaelmermingis9935 i think lego made a how its made about legos

[@DavidSmith-eg5le]

What is the best beef to fat ratio for the best burgers what is recommended

[@neilmallick20]

I would not go less than 80/20 personally. Maybe even 85/15.

[@jackiechan511]

Is pink slime used here?

[@989787777778787]

Now they put fillings in the burgers like cream, little bit of cream cheese, and seasonings. Nope you can't trick me any longer.

[@assyaf1324]

i hope other factories also clean like this one

[@TymczasemwChinach]

@DEACON685 And who says so? BTW. Don't smash that phones but recycle them...

[@bigmac1003]

What plant is that anyway?

[@neilmallick20]

Mine.

[@TheJDLonline]

Square beef patties.....can anyone say Wendys? :)

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

delicious!

[@techfrank2431]

Man I'm hungry now

[@Brosurd]

Ok this is epic

[@dr.killspree8257]

They’re sending these to Wendy’s

[@brethren111]

He called them carcases 😂

[@corrion1]

looks like freedom to me

[@datywagwanb]

How come there square?

[@BGDD27]

+BeingHuman because the thing that shapes them is square.

[@Wildstar40]

Wendy's

[@Wildstar40]

I thought how burgers are made was going to start with a calf being born, raised, transported, killed, hung, drawn, quartered then off to this place.

[@user-pi9kf2ri2p]

I Love Seeing The Cattle But Id lie to see them get stunned my favorite steak is a Boneless Ribeye bet I also love hamburgers It's INTRESTING how ground beef is made Kim

[@melaniehettinger454]

I hope it’s this clean after the video.

[@elliotgreenwood2935]

Just imagine the smell...

[@griffinmackenzie]

Yum

[@ElizabeteEnika]

Like there are literally animals fuckind dying and u talk about the smell??!?

[@techfrank2431]

Delicious

[@schnitzelmoment]

No recent comments bringing it back july 2020

[@kingsizeboxchevy2696]

No seasoning .?

[@The__Gent]

MMMmmm mystery trimmings..

[@altsworld]

how many cows end up in one burger?

[@meatinstitute]

+altsworld It may be meat from several animals in one burger but this is no different than pieces from several different apples in a cup of apple sauce. Here's another video addressing this concern meatmythcrushers.com/myths/myth-unnatural-ground-beef-made-from-more-than-one-animal.php

[@DavinLong]

I did it's really good

[@tspiderkeeper]

All of which were butchered at the time.For countries to feed us they butcher about 30 to over 100 cows a day if not more.And plants like this make over 40 million patties a day. That's a lot of cow meat getting grinned into hamburger.Also gotta understand its mostly all mixed together in grinder.

[@user-vl4jg6ee5j]

y?

[@rajvardhan6072]

altsworld idk

[@WolfysMagic]

Dude sounds like that guy from will it blend

[@lesjohnson9740]

Do it Dennis with all the 100% from source, with commentary, good idea ?..............Les.

[@whoaccountisdisanyway2985]

I'll eat your burgers any day sir. Yum.

[@darnelifrost9212]

I want a burger now

[@williamkechkaylo7915]

they show a cooked ROUND burger whilst they make square patties lol

[@danielskrauklis1994]

does ground beef contain fat that is around organs or tallow?

[@Magicconchshell1]

I'm hungry now

[@toiletpeparman2725]

i love me self a ground beef burger :D

[@TaylorHolloman]

Trigger vegans and vegetarians

[@GianGoer]

taylo_dawg10 H what's the difference

[@SwirlyCandyGirl]

アリヤンビ a vegetarian just doesn't eat meat but a vegan doesn't eat anything that comes from an animal even if its not meat

[@Ineedashower]

Guジャンビアリ vegans can eat only fruit/vegetables and vegetarians can eat anything except meat

[@cocoaempress3817]

yes! it hurts me!

[@claudedecuba7864]

@@Ineedashower they can eat whatever they want they just choose not to do so

[@VariousPond]

I’m eating Burger King while watching this.

[@grummik7099]

i don't really care what its made of as long as it tastes good

[@MrBakedDaily]

Fresh never frozen my asd

[@shiney94]

Just wanted to ask, are bones also broken down for the production of the hamburgers? because i think i saw some bones in the video

[@kellyali3925]

Yes bones are in tham

[@meatinstitute]

No, there are no bones in the video. The meat is cut away from the bones before grinding.

[@musefan12345]

Kelly Ali No

[@dano4004]

New Green deal is gonna make it very hard to keep the doors open real soon

[@mckingo5063]

IF you were hungry (as in starving) this would be like caviar sprinkled with gold

[@Ravi117]

Voice over is like Indian Doordarshan teleschool video.

[@jonnyboy5803]

There’s no recent comments on here. I’m bringing it back up to April 2020.

[@bradleysmith9431]

These look like Wendy's patties, being square like that

[@arrow3583]

I used to work here and most people do not wash their hands including me. Also the work culture was not the best. Low pay, long hours, and you were not allow to carry your cellphones doing work hours. Also they were not flexible with your work schedule at all no matter if something came up including appointments, feeling ill, or personal day.

[@techfrank2431]

I think people should sue them for not maintaining good hygiene if that's the case.

[@csr326]

Swab your cell phone for 🦠 and you’ll be amazed

[@ninjagamer3383]

Is the thing about pink slime true?

[@meatinstitute]

Here are the facts on lean finely textured beef, which has incorrectly been called "pink slime" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXXMgZ2jqLCYnpo

[@minhdung7385]

No in my opinion, The pink stuff might be smashed up saugages or stawberry ice cream.

[@Daniel-xaogjeyh]

are you saying no one is spitting on the meat?

[@thewhodat2314]

Those Square Burgers look like Wendy's

[@cag2411]

Burgers and steak are the best

[@melvinbailey963]

that is not how a hamburger is made..due to lack of info on the meat content or type im not sure what they process...

[@Mikey8567]

Melvin Bailey Unless you raise your own cattle, process them, grind, and form your own patties you have no clue what the content is. I know someone who works in one of these types of plants and yes the USDA is onsite each day not only checking to make sure the equipment is clean, the employees stay clean and so forth but they also check that the contents that are stated to make said beef product. IE the type of beef in it, the fat to meat content and so forth.

[@Wildstar40]

Mikey8567 So it's mystery meat. Reminds me of Soylent Green, (Heston, Robinson 1973) The masses will eat it if they don't know what it is.

[@user-gu2vo5dp1d]

There are no recent comments on here. I’m bringing it back up to May 2020.

[@AriesIsTheVoid]

Keep this comment section alive

[@skyyohannan1374]

who else is eating a burger while watching? 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@techfrank2431]

Me. Except it's ground beef sope I'm eating

[@Expatnema]

Not bad

[@td64youtubechannel80]

There made with plants?

[@TeamTopKick]

It's basically high end bologna.

[@lesliewebb300]

Jesus!!

[@nocommentarygaming2788]

!

[@InvisibleHalf]

because this video wasn't scripted. ....

[@user-zs8yz7wq3s]

كم سعر الماكنه بدولار الأمريكي

[@0utcast]

why are hamburgers called hamburgers? because they are patties made from ground up people from Hamburg Germany. in order to get the proper fat/lean ratio they take a certain number of fat people and grind them up with the athletic people. lol

[@momoandmiz]

...i'll grind my own beef from now on

[@elijahangel2473]

Show the part where they put chemicals in it

[@Felipe2000-r6k]

Hi

[@georgie7752]

OOF

[@essieelite547]

I'm reading the book omnivores deilmma by Michael pollan for my class and we only read 20 pages and it uncovered so many things. right now I'm just doing research

[@ParkerPlays2005]

stop eating animals I watched it it is good

[@jeffreypoku205]

I expanded it to be really nasty but it’s not bad at all not as bad as hot dogs 🤮

[@thedude4795]

Video should be called: "why you should only buy pastured beef"

[@rexsss]

1:56 must be good getting paid well, and standing there not doing shit.

[@randyc7351]

Travie Lowkz dude is probably making 11$ an hour

[@JensHove]

@@randyc7351 Better than $0.

[@alexvids9232]

So gross. I started making my own. Hundreds of cows mixed into patties...

[@seanmy3884]

So? It’s still fucking cow

[@iggypopisgod9]

this is for low end fast food, school cafeterias, etc. Higher end restaurants have graduated to farm raised beef. this is frozen puck meet.

[@tonitsi78]

Would anyone notice if someone threw his mother-in-law into the process?

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

Nah, as long as she meets the correct fat-to-lean ratio.

[@giancarlosalads7205]

Is he wearing a mask

[@schnitzelmoment]

No

[@cuongandmari]

Wow, that is nasty. I know now to ground my own meat because I know what I put it there. Thanks

[@ShaneKaneShaneKane]

Is this true?? I dont believe all of it.

[@linaraines6198]

u make hamburgers out of slime!

[@olymphiabeckford9677]

U don't know that

[@codyburgess6414]

+gtavcs4life lmfao that was funny

[@linaraines6198]

***** says the guy stupid enough to put his nose in everyones Business

[@linaraines6198]

Cody Burgess awwww says the guy who relys on KZbin to get his phone fixed haha

[@DJNicShogun]

wont this cause mad cow disease? All the meats smashed up into 1

[@meatinstitute]

+Alex Armani Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (known as mad cow disease) is typically spread through feed containing the infective BSE agent. It impacts the brain and spinal cord, which are removed before ground beef is produced. The U.S. takes a number of steps to prevent BSE and has been very effective in minimizing its impact here: www.meatinstitute.org/index.php?ht=a/GetDocumentAction/i/114627

[@DJNicShogun]

***** I see thanks so much for the reply. I live in Singapore and our Beef comes from.USA and our mcdonalds too. Thanks so much for clearing it up :)

[@piahansen7403]

+Alex Armani yes there is that possibility thats why i never eat meats or animal products because you never know whats in it

[@Zooumberg]

+Alex Armani The reason why mad cow disease came about is because they put animal products into feed for the beef. Now as you well know Alex, these animals are herbivores so do not eat meat products or byproducts. It is a disgusting practice and needs stamped out worldwide. I live in England where the BSE scandal was the greatest and thankfully, animal products are not allowed in farm feed any longer.

[@shawndarling5855]

Pia Hansen Everything is tested they should look at the chemicals that get sprayed on fruits and vegetables

[@613limeyliam9]

no

[@prabhdeepsingh4667]

Who know if they throw some dog meat or human meat init.

[@hbnkasflik3202]

fat burger

[@yaplakal4088]

as fake as wearing a helmet in front of a green screen

[@shawndarling5855]

YAPLAKAL one of my friends work in a plant like this they are always clean and sanitary. They need to test the fruits and vegetables for cancer causing chemicals that get sprayed on them. OSHA needs to crack down on the industrial farms to make sure that their slaves are in a safe working environment.

[@schnitzelmoment]

Im watching how meat is made to make me vegan