What is brined meat?
 

Hello,
Could someone please tell me what brined meat is? Is it labeled as
such?
Thank you

Craig Busch wrote:

> Hello,
> Could someone please tell me what brined meat is? Is it labeled as
> such?
> Thank you
>

It means soaked or injected with a salt solution. Some items are
so by definition, such as bacon and corned beef. For others it's
usually evident from reading the ingredients. You won't always
see the word "brined", however.

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Brining originally is used to get salt in the meat as a preservative (soak
the meat in a salt water solution for days, sometimes weeks) sometimes
spices are added. Ham and bacon are preserved like that.

Nowadays brined meat can be bought in the store. Not as a preservative, but
to add weight to the meat. You buy salt water for the price of meat.

Another problem is, when the meat is brined, you can't brine it again. So
when you want to make bacon, you need to start with meat that has not been
brined before



Adriaan



"Craig Busch" > schreef in bericht
...
> Hello,
> Could someone please tell me what brined meat is? Is it labeled as
> such?
> Thank you
>

"Reg" > wrote in message
>
> It means soaked or injected with a salt solution. Some items are
> so by definition, such as bacon and corned beef. For others it's
> usually evident from reading the ingredients. You won't always
> see the word "brined", however.

It is often called "tenderized" meat or some similar name. You'll only see
it on pork and chicken. Of course it is touted as being a feature, and for
people that don't know how to cook, it may help. It also adds to the
profitability of the sellers.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Reg" > wrote in message
>
>>It means soaked or injected with a salt solution. Some items are
>>so by definition, such as bacon and corned beef. For others it's
>>usually evident from reading the ingredients. You won't always
>>see the word "brined", however.
>
>
> It is often called "tenderized" meat or some similar name. You'll only see
> it on pork and chicken.
Only pork and chicken? Go back and read the WalMart thread. Have you
seen a Wally world beef label lately XX% solution added to improve
tenderness, flavor and WalMarts bottom line :-(

> Of course it is touted as being a feature, and for
> people that don't know how to cook, it may help. It also adds to the
> profitability of the sellers.

Dave

"Dave Morrison" > wrote in message
> Only pork and chicken? Go back and read the WalMart thread. Have you seen
> a Wally world beef label lately XX% solution added to improve tenderness,
> flavor and WalMarts bottom line :-(
> Dave
>

Sad. I only buy packer briskets at WM but last year, IIRC, the beef was not
yet injected.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Dave Morrison" > wrote in message
>
>>Only pork and chicken? Go back and read the WalMart thread. Have you seen
>>a Wally world beef label lately XX% solution added to improve tenderness,
>>flavor and WalMarts bottom line :-(
>>Dave
> Sad. I only buy packer briskets at WM but last year, IIRC, the beef was not
> yet injected.

Most of the packer cuts are unbrined. Just about anything else besides
ground beef probably has been injected.

I was lucky enough to find out that a previously-rejected local grocery
store has cleaned up their act and hired 3 butchers and 2 apprentice
butchers, and they only inject a couple of specific things. Even the
chicken and pork is unbrined. Now if they'll just expand the seafood
section....

Beth

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