It would help reduce the amount of methane produced by having "bionic meat" vs. and actual cow. Also, I would imagine that the "meat" wouldn't need hormones, antibiotics, and who knows what else. It could possibly be labeled "organic".
Plus, less land would be used to grazing, leaving more of it to produce grains (except for corn, cuz they'll make that goshdarn ethanol out of it, instead of flakes).

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My beef has no added hormones.

If you really think this ****ing stem cell beef nonsense is a good idea, check this out: pink slime


When the new Pandora's Box is opened, be the first in line to partake of a burger made from that ****. Then tell me then how great it is.

Not a good idea IMHO.

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So?

Yes, it was an idea that didn't pan out. Doesn't mean that every idea won't pan out, does it?

I'll even do one better. I'll be willing to take a blind taste test and see if there is a difference in taste.

So says the guy who is doing the same thing in the old way.

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I raise my own beef too, sell locally to several stores, and have no wish to try it. However, given that 30 percent of this planet's arable land is committed to raising livestock and feed for same, something ultimately has to give. Without referencing the collateral damage from methane and the abundance of antibiotics that enter groundwater from manure lagoons at concentrated animal feeding operations, when you consider that the vast majority of this country's beef by weight is packaged into opaque 5 pound chubbies and purchased at a government subsidized discount by people who don't care where it comes from and are only concerned with the fact that it's cheap, the use of natural resources for a largely unnecessary foodstuff is untenable. Frankly, I'd rather purchase laboratory grown ground beef than that goop that passes for hamburger in the grocery store.

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I can't imagine it being too good. Just weird. Maybe for pet food, but then what would we do with offal?

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Throw a couple slabs of bacon on it and I'm in!

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A slice of swiss, american on top of that for me.

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Mmmmmm...awe-full offal.

Blend in a processor 1 small can of chipotle chile in adobo including the sauce, a tbs. of peanut butter, a bunch of cilantro, three or four garlic cloves, some apple cider vinegar, a slop of molasses or honey. Marinate 2 or 3 lbs. of beef cheeks overnight in this concoction.
Brown the beef cheeks on high heat in a little olive oil in a cast iron lidded pot. Add back the marinade to the pot along with enough beef stock to barely cover them. Braise them for at least 3 hours in a slow oven.
When done, remove the cheeks and pull them into shreds with two forks. Fold a helping of beef cheeks into warm corn tortillas, topped with very finely shredded cabbage, pickled red onions, a crumble of Cotija cheese and a little of the braising liquid as a sauce.
Now I'm hungry.

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Mmmmm, beef cheeks. My fave!

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Hey Leo, I'm ready to buy a steak from you, do you take paypal?

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Never had beef cheeks but I did once have a huge box of frozen halibut cheeks shipped to me by a guy working in Alaska on a boat, cannery, I forget. He was a housemate's boyfriend and I'd shipped him a load of his stuff and he returned the favor. Turns out halibut cheeks are a delicacy but often not cost effective to filet. Good eatin.'

I had some beef tripe (wasn't too offal) at a Mexican chain restaurant, a small local chain, maybe 4 locations. Reminded me of liver. Haven't had any since.

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Tripe reminded you of liver? How very odd. You sure it wasn't lengua (tongue)?

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Don't know much about tripe. I was under the impression it's stomach. It's what I ordered.

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I am now salivating like one of Pavlov's dogs. Not so sure about the peanut butter, but it sounds like a very good recipe.

I also like a good menudo. Snout to tail? I'm down with that.

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