I Hate Sainsbury’s New Beef Vacuum Packed Mince!

[@TOMLINBISH]

I've avoided Sainsbury's beef mince since the packaging was changed. I just bought some & cooked it up and now I know why, because it's just squashed mush compared to what it was before! 🙄😡

[@BadFoodBlog]

They are offering 150 extra points for buying a pack! I think this is really hurting their profits @sainsburys

[@bobjit252]

The fact that there trying to pull the wool over our eyes about reducing plastic it’s all about reducing there cost increases sell by date decreases waste and enables them to pack more into a box.

[@dancoulson6579]

I gave it a fair try on two occasions. But it seems like it doesn't have exactly the same texture as it did before. I just avoid buying it from Sainsburys now.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Many many people appear to agree I have not had such a large response to a video.

[@johnnorris4262]

I'll not go to sainsbury's for mince. I may stop going to sainsbury's altogether

[@puzzlemagnet1957]

nobody sells normal packaging anymore, not just sainsburys

[@stevewright8204]

Tried it twice now,never again. All the supermarkets are using this vacuum packaging now & have ruined the product although they won’t change back . Now buying real quality beef mince at the butchers & farm shop, lovely 👍

[@BadFoodBlog]

Mushy mush paste disgusting 🤮

[@keninwoking]

I tried it a few weeks ago, it's disgraceful and disgusting. Nothing at all like minced beef. Sainsbury's have ruined my signature bolognese sauce. I have now lost all credibility in the kitchen, and I shall never forgive them.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Other places are following, I don’t mind it being recycled just it does not appear to be a dry weight!

[@piggy_patrol]

Looks absolutely vile won’t be buying it anymore

[@BadFoodBlog]

I have used it twice since the lower fat% mince appears to favour worse.

[@AlanParfitt-tm4zn]

Spot on, this is horrible stuff now, it smells different, one we had smelt rotten so threw it away, when you make burgers you’re literally making burgers with burgers, really hard to do, Co-Op have done the same

[@BadFoodBlog]

Green mince bags of smelling meat have meant I have not bought this slop for 6 months.

[@ramsdenanna6794]

Lidl have just announced they’re doing it too. I bought some and it was horrible, it’s had bad reviews on the website. It was grainy , lumpy, disgusting. I gave it to the dog . I’m getting it from my local butcher. There’s so many bad reviews on the website, but they haven’t done anything about it.

[@BadFoodBlog]

I agree it saves them money and they can charge you the price of the beef for the water!

[@PaulShendtown]

I've been using the 20% fat mince since it changed to the vacuum pack and I find if I brown the whole block for a few minutes both sides it then cuts up quite well with a flat bladed spatula. What I have noticed, however, is when I make meatballs with it, how much gristle and sinew is in it. Tiny chopped up bits of gristle, way more than there used to be. It almost resembles mechanically separated meat which, of course, it can't be because that's illegal.

[@llanelwy]

Just bought a pack of it never again. it is horrible to work with. took forever to break apart

[@BadFoodBlog]

I avoid it buying anything not in that vacuumed pack, it is disgusting and so much water in the mince.

[@jetpacx]

Agree vacuum packed mince beef is truly an abomination. Unfortunately Co-op are now doing the same😢

[@BadFoodBlog]

I am buying turkey mince to avoid buying the blood packs!

[@iaincathro3373]

Strongly agree with the comments It is disgusting and will not be buying what is described as mince - but has a texture more like meat paste - from Sainsbury ever again. It is disgusting.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Beef paste?

[@soggyfroggy9318]

I’ve just tried cooking the Sainsbury’s mince from the ew packaging & it’s all mushy. I’d prefer if it was clumping together like yours as then I can break it and the texture would be nicer. Won’t be buying mince from Sainsbury’s again.

[@BadFoodBlog]

I got the 5% fat mince this might be the reason.

[@robertfoster1151]

My wife’s cooking the ‘blood plasma pack’ Sainsbury’s mince as she watches your video. As somebody else mentioned a flat sharp spatula makes it easier to separate out mince. Also she browned off onions first and removed them before browning the mince.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Plasma pack lol!

[@AndyJohnD1001]

Agree this is very hard work to get this to an eating consistency, prefer old version of mince meat!

[@BadFoodBlog]

Waitrose and local butchers appear to be the only hold outs where I live.

[@puzzlemagnet1957]

I was going to Iceland to get my mince and they too changed the package, this is so digusting, and the worst part is most of it ends up in the bins since nobody are buying them, makes 0 sense this move

[@BadFoodBlog]

Tesco still have normal mince!

[@puzzlemagnet1957]

@@BadFoodBlog no they dont, at least not my local tesco,

[@filkitz1]

Just tried cooking this and straight away i regretted it. You can tell that the mince was pumped with extra water whilst cooking it. The cooking time definitely was longer too and to get it to brown was difficult due to the liquid content oozing out. Also the texture of the mince meat when cooked is all wrong, i dont know what your thoughts are but it was like there was no structure and was mushy inside. I wont be buying any vaccumn meat from sainsburys again!

[@BadFoodBlog]

I agree this reminds me of the lowest quality mince you can buy in the US where food standards allow more water and salts added to minced beef. Sainsbury’s needs to reverse this change. I no longer buy mince from them and actually use other supermarkets to avoid this product.

[@flindersl3197]

Co op have done the same as have most supermarkets, its horrible, i will now go Waitrose or my local butchers, It is too mush, wet and texture is not the same.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Local butchers for the win!

[@UncleMarty]

Just used this for the first time, NEVER have I used mincemeat that was unusable but it's a grainy paste that just never browns properly or firms. Thats the last time I ever buy mincemeat from Sainsburys again. What on EARTH was someone thinking? this is gonna nose dive their sales.....

[@BadFoodBlog]

Started buying mince meat in Waitrose as they have dry mince!

[@UncleMarty]

@@BadFoodBlog Got a Waitrose not too far from me so will give it a try! Usually use Tesco but had to use Sainsburys today, not doing that again lol. Cheers for the great video buddy, I left a like and have subbed, looking forward to browsing through more of your content!

[@joannefinn1759]

I had the lidl one and I just hated it…never again!

[@BadFoodBlog]

I just saw them removing half a shelf full in Sainsbury’s of this bloody mush bags!

[@Tasha_allthings]

I've boycotted buying my mince from sainsburys as it was awful cooking the slab ,its not mince, its like playdoh

[@BadFoodBlog]

Not bought it since this video.

[@georgereed2947]

I was wondering if botulism is an incresed risk with vacuum packaging due to the lack of oxygen. Turned up my refrigerator all the same to a lower temperature. Charcuterie risk?

[@BadFoodBlog]

Given the discolouration I see with this storage method I am worried too!

[@georgereed2947]

@BadFoodBlog I will avoid it in future, local butcher is the way to go. Life happens and if fridge goes off due to power cut or it gets left out for some reason then I need to be able to smell so.

[@edwardlawrence2182]

Looks like mince you get in third world countries

[@nathanjones5176]

I’m sure that the meat in third world countries are far better.

[@tedhumphries6815]

Ahaha, was eating my mince, was thinking its not anywhere near as nice. Odd texture. Thought I'd look up vacuum sealed mince and the first thing that comes up this video. Brilliant 😂

[@lisabeaver8894]

I've had this but I brought the organic mince, did'nt have a problem cooking it and it tasted fine 😋

[@BadFoodBlog]

I just worry if we will be able to see the quality, also it is possible to have extra water weight and therefore be lower quality and this be indistinguishable from higher quality meat.

[@62zuzuspetals]

It also leaves little gritty bits of meat floating around n the sauce. The texture of curdled milk or something. It’s awful stuff. Ive stopped buying it from sainsbury. I’ve invested in a mincer and now just buying chuck steak and making my own mince.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Yep I have totally quit as well!

[@johnnorris4262]

I think its time to shop around like the old days .

[@JoanneUnderwood-g6e]

Just threw mine in the bin! What the heck!

[@BadFoodBlog]

Was it green!

[@jameswatsoned2540]

I bought this mince for the first time yesterday and cooked when I got home. In my opinion it was good. It more ground therefore less wormy like it usually is. for me it was more like the mince you would get at a restaurant and tasted good. Also there is a point to it. it reduces in the amount of plastic used for the packaging prosses. And unfortunately for anyone who doesn't like this new way of packaging meat, other supermarkets are following suit.

[@BadFoodBlog]

The issue is you could use cardboard and cellulose based plastic dry mince is less weight per kilogram of meat solids. This packaging introduces a lot of water so the weight of meat is artificially inflated adding salt and nitrites to stabilise and extend the shelf life. The risk with a sealed packaging like this is higher from anaerobic bacteria which is why it will need additional chemicals to protect the consumer this is about extending shelf life not packaging.

[@tonypuertollano9375]

Restaurant mince comes from local butcher in big plastc bag or box and fresh not this sainsburys junk in this video

[@dalyonking]

I agree 100%. I’ve just stopped buying the product from Sainsbury’s now and buy at other supermarkets. Judging by the amount of these I see left in the shelves these days I think many share the same opinion.

[@BadFoodBlog]

I wonder the waste figures and how much packaging and money has been lost?

[@pj9051]

Lidl, Aldi , co-op and Asda are selling this also

[@puzzlemagnet1957]

which supermarket? all the major uk supermarkets sells the same packing, I was using iceland but also they changed it

[@phileeepaye1641]

I tried this once and now i only buy my mince from shops that sell it in the old packaging. If they all change ill get it from the butchers. Its disgusting.

[@BadFoodBlog]

I am buying mine now from the local butchers!

[@stelios_poulman]

This is awful mince for using in casseroles. It does not separate. I have stopped buying mince from Sainsbury's since they introduced this packaging. I now get mince from other supermarkets and while I do that, I am progressively getting more stuff from there as well. Eventually, I will stop shopping at Sainsbury's altogether...

[@BadFoodBlog]

This mince is disgusting and just a way to increase the water weight and charge more money for less meat that is unusable. I see these greening packets of mush rotting on the shelf’s a lot!

[@Toiletlord]

That doesn’t look bad to me. I’d just use a strong spatula so I could cut it as I cooked it.

[@privacyiskey83]

Bought it today, feel like getting a refund, completely ruined a meal I made.

[@balance7350]

My mum brought it and has never brought it again. I went to the supermarket and the shelves are filled with it. It's just not selling

[@BadFoodBlog]

I think it a disappointing mistake they need to reverse!

[@darrengiles2550]

Mince has changed and I now hate it it's like eating fine ground sand it's horrible

[@BadFoodBlog]

Yep not bough this mince and n 2 years, it is always on sale and always going green on the shelf’s.

[@ramsdenanna6794]

It didn’t taste the same either.

[@BadFoodBlog]

The texture is ruined by the extra water causing it to boil rather than brown and cook at a higher temperature in oil!

[@dora71803]

Mince meat is now like paste, Aldi and Lidl copy each other, off my menu.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Disgusting 🤢

[@HarryPaulman]

I do not believe it is meat. I tried to leave a review on the Sainbury's website and I stated plainly that I did not believe it was meat, but they sent me an email saying that my comment was not acceptable and they would not publish it.

[@BadFoodBlog]

It is impossible to brown it always boils in the excess water, it won’t shape and you need to drain it to make meat balls! 🎾

[@Psychedelic_TimeTraveller86]

I've tried this dont want to call it mince a few times and its a horrible. its more like low grade beef paste pattie. so think i'll stick to local butchers for my meat.

[@thorakittridge]

I would never ever buy it again

[@BadFoodBlog]

Yep this appears to be the consensus, I imagine the consensus is having a huge impact on sales.

[@puzzlemagnet1957]

@@BadFoodBlog well while I wouldnt buy , it doesnt seem to be a problem for them since not only them are selling them this way , but every single supermarket in the UK now, so doesnt seem to be affecting them that much sadly,

[@robertfoster1151]

It looks like a blood plasma pack and my wife hates cooking with it. Of all packaging waste in Sainsbury’s goods why did they have to pick on this. At least with previous packaging the container could be recycled.

[@lovellio]

It's all shops, co-op tesco. I rarely buy meat from supermarkets. But nope.... bought it once from co-op and I don't like the cost on the extra time cooking. Or the actual extra time cooking.

[@BadFoodBlog]

I know it might be the future we have to live with.

[@SabrinaSorlin]

I can’t even look at the all video !! Felling sick !!! No way !!! That is the worth mince meat I ever try !!! Sainsbury quality is going down !!!

[@blahbleh5671]

It is not unnecessary, there was a huge amount of waste in the packaging before. Even this is not perfectly ideal but a step in the right direction.

[@BadFoodBlog]

I agree but there is a lot of extra water in this package 📦 you can still make green packages with turning the meat to mush!

[@blahbleh5671]

@@BadFoodBlog Ground meat is already mush to begin with though, surely the end result after cooking is the same?

[@blahbleh5671]

@@earlgrey8611 yes that is what a boomer who only has 10 years or so before he rots would think

[@dalyonking]

It is if you want to make burgers for example, you can’t get any seasoning into to the meat because it’s just a big blob. May be more usable for bolognese but I just shop elsewhere now. The product isn’t fit my purpose anymore.

[@dalyonking]

@@blahbleh5671 nice person aren’t you.

[@christianoliver3572]

They vacuum pack it so it will retain that red color from the myoglobin in the meat which quickly changes from bright red to grayish brown upon exposure to air. There could be a gas inserted during the vacuum sealing process that might inhibit the color change as well. It's important to note that just because a beef product has changed color this does not mean that it is spoiled, will make you sick or will even taste different after it is cooked. But nobody is going to buy it from the store if it's not a nice red color. I don't know what the law is in the UK but here in the USA huge national grocery chains, most notably Wal-Mart, treat their beef products with chemicals and gasses that can 'pink up' beef or stop whole steaks and roasts from getting that grey color over its exposed area. We do have ground beef that can be purchased in tubes of 1 to 10 pounds which are often called 'chubs' and are generally lower quality meat intended to be cheap to serve a crowd. I don't know exactly why it happens but this tubed ground beef seems to act exactly like this example y'all were cooking in that it is really hard to brown in a skillet correctly or break it up as it cooks.

[@BadFoodBlog]

Thanks nice detailed reply!

[@ph2hcom83]

I stooped buying mince from Sainsbury. Horrible look and taste.

[@campervan-john]

Ok for making beef burgers then 😂

[@BadFoodBlog]

Omg 😱 😂

[@DarthTrotter]

Looks fine. Should keep longer vacuum packed as well.

[@BadFoodBlog]

maybe but it comes out as a paste and if you seared it quickly you would have a giant square burger! The amount of water they added was also a concern if they start adding more water and salt to get more for the weight.

[@DarthTrotter]

@@BadFoodBlogBrexit benefit. You should see what they call mince for about £3 a kilo here in South Africa. 🤢

[@DarthTrotter]

@@BadFoodBlog Let it breathe for 15 mins before using

[@JamesBalmforth]

Looks like dog food

[@blahbleh5671]

You're not even cooking it properly!

[@BadFoodBlog]

It won’t sear it is too wet!

[@blahbleh5671]

@@BadFoodBlog That's normal though, there's always tons of water in mince meat, you just need to boil it off!!