What grade beef do you think Taco Bell uses???

[SmileyBoy]

Poll question: What grade beef do you think Taco Bell uses???

What grade beef do you think Taco Bell uses???

[parasim]

1. I voted D...

... because I remember a story not too long ago that said that on the boxes the "beef" comes in it is printed: Grade D, but edible.

Can't remember where I read that.

[SmileyBoy]

4. "Grade D, but edible". LOL!!!!

:D

[Nikia]

16. I believe that is correct

They figure that because it is heavily spiced that people won't notice that it is of low quality. To some extent that is true. You would notice the quality a lot more if you ate regular hamburgers made of that stuff.
We make some low quality pepper cheese for the same reason. The hot peppers cover up most of the cheese taste anyway.

[charlie]

2. Beef? n/t

[johnnie]

3. I don't know but...

It seems the only time I go to Taco Bell is when I am involved with a woman.

[Deja Q]

5. Does it even come from a COW?

How about a horse, of course, of course?

Or a sheep?

Dolphin?

Processed dust mites?

Cat?

Dog?

Aardvark?

Penguin?

Soy meat (yeah, right...)?

Human?

[moof]

15. Dolphin yikesorama what about frogs & toads?

[Deja Q]

20. My meat is valuable, and I ain't donating to fast food...

:D

[Dover]

6. Definitely a 'B'

for Burro...meat. That's how they make their Burritos!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. It's actually dehydrated beef...

and they add water to it to bring it back.
Duckie

[Endangered Specie]

8. I'd like to question whether its beef or not.

[Cuban_Liberal]

9. They use beef?

Ya learn something every day...;)

[baldguy]

10. I always wondered...

whatever happened to the little dog?

[Don_G]

11. As A Resident Of The City/Corporate HQ Of "Mystery Meat"

Robb is a dingbat.

And that's the answer you'll get from Yum Brands.

Hell, they don't even eat there...more so after Mickey Dee's CEO's went belly-up from heart attacks and cancer surgery.

[bucknaked]

12. They must use whatever doesn't make the cut at the hot dog/bologna...

...processing plants.

I'll give them this though, they're meat paste isn't as bad as Taco John's. I once left a few of their tacos in the fridge, and the next day, I was actually looking for a dead mouse. Those badboys smelled that foul.

[huellewig]

13. Have you seen the bags of this crap??

I have a vegetarian friend who eats the meat at taco bell. I'm not sure if he has insider info but I think it is not meat. Could some soy meat substitute be cheaper if bought in large quantities?

This might be one for http://www.snopes.com/

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

14. They use cat meat plain and simple

As of right now I dont think the fda rates that stuff

[MrChupon]

17. Ha ha

I know we all hate fast food corporations here, but these posts are just ignorance on how beef is even graded by the USDA. I'd expect more from someone who goes to an Ag school like NDSU.

http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/badmeat.asp

"If a meat producer wishes, he can have his products graded by a USDA grader, who will assign it to one of eight categories: Prime, Choice, Select, Standard, Commercial, Utility, Cutter, and Canner. According to the USDA"


"This grading process is optional, however, and even meat assigned to the lowest grades is perfectly edible. Obviously some cuts and grades of meat are more flavorful or nutritious — and therefore more appealing (and more expensive) to consumers — but every meat product which passes USDA inspection has been certified as fit for human consumption. Any meat that does not pass the basic USDA inspection process is rejected; it is not designated as a "low grade but edible" or "pet food only" product. "



-go Sioux! :-P

[SmileyBoy]

19. Well, I'm sorry, but I study architecture here.

I really don't know a damn thing about agriculture.:P

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

18. Well, when was the last time you saw the dog on TV?

[jmowreader]

21. It's Cutter and Canner

If you grind it up fine enough and put enough seasonings in it, no one will know, or care actually, that it's industrial-grade beef.