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Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by 0xB31B1B »

chrisco255 wrote: post #74
wccrawford wrote: post #69

As far as I can tell, I'm the target demographic for this. I eat beef (and other meat) burgers because I like how they taste. If this comes close, I'll gladly switch, even though they cost a little more. I'm far from vegetarian, but I've been thinking more and more that I'd like to slim down on my actual meat eating for a few reasons, including the environment, the animal living conditions, and the cholesterol. The o…

As someone raised around cattle ranches, I really don't understand the animal living conditions argument.

Ranches and feed lots are different. In the US, cows are raised on ranches until 6 months before slaughter, where they are brought to a feed lot, fattened up in crowded conditions, then slaughtered

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by duxup »

hnarn wrote: post #85
robertfw wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an aside, there are quite a few non-dairy creamers that work great for coffee/tea etc, as almond/soy definitely do not work well.

> there are quite a few non-dairy creamers that work great As someone who has tried a lot of non-dairy creamers, I have yet to find a single one that "works great". There's something very characteristic about both the taste and the consistency of milk and most replacement products are nowhere close. That's not to say milk is irreplaceable for all applications, but there's a tendency to over-hype healthy and organic r…

Yeah my experience too is that the non dairy creamers.... taste very much like non dairy creamers.

That's not necessarily bad if you like that, there are lots of product substitutes that to a good job in their own right even if they aren't what they intended to replace. I cook and there are all sorts of good products that historically were intended to replace or augment something else and do their own thing well.

But as far as non dairy creamers go, it's just no a replacement for actual milk for me. Two similar, but noticeably different things.

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by milquetoastaf »

chrisco255 wrote: post #74
wccrawford wrote: post #69

As far as I can tell, I'm the target demographic for this. I eat beef (and other meat) burgers because I like how they taste. If this comes close, I'll gladly switch, even though they cost a little more. I'm far from vegetarian, but I've been thinking more and more that I'd like to slim down on my actual meat eating for a few reasons, including the environment, the animal living conditions, and the cholesterol. The o…

As someone raised around cattle ranches, I really don't understand the animal living conditions argument.

wow it's almost as if you had a singular anecdotal experience that doesn't cover the entirety of the issue

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by turtlebits »

calbear81 wrote: post #68
turtlebits wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whopper patties IMHO are the worst fast food burger patties. Sometimes they're over-microwaved and on the border of inedible. I can't imagine an impossible burger tasting worse.

Burger King actually flame grills their burger patties - are you saying they are overly tough or overly burnt?

Their patties are microwaved to re-heat before serving.

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by DennisP »

shin_lao wrote: post #63
rottyguy wrote: post #43

had my first impossible burger this weekend. the patty itself was like 6oz and cost $15 just for the burger (no fries). i'm in NYC and even this is a bit high for the area. it was also sitting on a large bun topped with lettuce/tomorrow. the patty was overwhelmed. I thought it tasted just ok and would give it a C. The whopper patty tastes better IMO.

I tasted the impossible burger a while ago and was underwhelmed by the taste. In NY we had bareburgers that provided us with the impossible before BK. It's better than a typical veggie burger for sure but will definitely not choose it over meat.

Every review I've seen has said the new version is much better, and that's just starting to roll out.

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by honkycat »

everdev wrote: post #92
honkycat wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am not a vegan. But I do hold a lot of environmental values. There is a LOT of interesting writing on the economy of the meat industrial complex. In essence: It is totally propped up by with subsidies from the US Government. They LOSE money on every cow slaughtered. They destroy our planet. All of the profits go to the billionaire farm owners who lobby to keep the laws in place. It is so horribly corrupt. Personall…

Yes, it's sad on many levels. Never heard of a billionaire farmer though. Maybe Purdue (chicken)?

Tyson, Cargill, JBS, National Beef are all multi-billion dollar companies whose owners are billionaires.

Calling them "ranchers" is probably a stretch though, haha!

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by pastor_elm »

dsfyu404ed wrote: post #37

This is nice for all the reasons mentioned but honestly I'm probably not going to ever eat it until it makes its way onto the value menu. I don't go to fast food to get a $5 burger, I go there to get a $1.55 burger. I can't be the only one.

You're not. the mcdouble is the cheapest, most nutritious sandwich every made. A vegan burger can't compete.

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by wallace_f »

hnarn wrote: post #85
robertfw wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an aside, there are quite a few non-dairy creamers that work great for coffee/tea etc, as almond/soy definitely do not work well.

> there are quite a few non-dairy creamers that work great As someone who has tried a lot of non-dairy creamers, I have yet to find a single one that "works great". There's something very characteristic about both the taste and the consistency of milk and most replacement products are nowhere close. That's not to say milk is irreplaceable for all applications, but there's a tendency to over-hype healthy and organic r…

I'm unsure of the ethics of milk as food. Do milk cows live good lives? Can they? I've researched, and haven't come to a firm conclusion, but I'm not as alarmed by it, in relative terms.

Could be bias. Dairy is my most-favoured food. Cheese, milk, yogurt, butter...

Re: Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

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Post by kmlx »

RandomInteger4 wrote: post #75

Are these the burgers that bleed for no apparent appetizing reason? If I see my burger bleed, I'm sending it back, because I don't want food poisoning. Not sure how they came up with this nonsense that they think people want to see bloody under cooked ground meat.

wut?

it’s not blood, “it's myoglobin, the protein that delivers oxygen to an animal's muscles. This protein turns red when meat is cut, or exposed to air. Heating the protein turns it a darker color. Rare meat isn't “bloody,” it is just cooked to a lower temperature” [0]

you’re sending stuff back based on your lack of knowledge.

[0] https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/what-i...

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