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A 3D-Printed Hamburger Would Cost You $300,000
Making fake meat in a lab sure isn’t easy, but 3D printing promises to revolutionise the process. The only downside: a 3D-printed hamburger will set you back $US300,000.
Meat Glue: Pink Slime’s Classier Cousin
That juicy filet mignon you just shelled out $40 for may not in fact actually be filet mignon. Chances are it may well be a patty of scraps pressed together and held in place with a powdered chemical commonly known as “meat glue”.
Raw Beef Bouquet: Land A Meat-Lover Lover
A box of chocolates? Yeah, that might be fine for omnivores, but what about that special carnivorous someone? How’s about a dozen beef sirloin roses from this British butcher? Nothing says “Let’s get carnal!” like a bouquet of carnage. [Hungree via Design You Trust]
How To Make Your Own Underwear Made Of Beef
The thing with edible panties is that if I’m going to have to eat something that’s been girding my partner’s loins for the last half hour, I don’t want it to taste like a warm Fruit Roll-Up. I want to chow down on something meatily delicious — like this pair of Brief Jerky.
The Science Of Taste: Why Dry-Aged Meat Is So Damned Delicious
Dry-aged meat is crazy expensive. But oh man is it delicious. The dean of food science writers, Harold McGee, writes in Lucky Peach Issue 2 about what makes it taste so good — and what makes other things taste, well, not so good.
Knuckle Meat Pounder Beats Up Your Steaks
Knuckle Meat Tenderiser. I don’t know how it is supposed to work (do I hang up the piece of meat first?) but $US13 sounds fine to release your stress and get tender steak. [What On Earth via Book of Joe]
Meat App Teaches You Everything You Need To Know About Meat
Pat LaFrieda, the master butcher and man behind the best burgers in the world, has created an iPad app that’s pretty much the definitive guide to all things meat. Aptly named Pat LaFrieda’s Big App for Meat, you’ll learn about all the cuts and dry ageing and grinding techniques with awesome visuals and in-depth videos.
