Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 08 Sep 2008 07:25:51p, zxcvbob told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, Bob, but in my book it's not fit to eat. In most cases there's
>>> a generous amount of skin incorporated into this mixture, increasing
>>> the fat content more than one would guess, and "mechanically separated
>>> meat" does not really qualify as meat IMHO. I shudder at the thought.
>>> If yyou ever saw the process, you'd probably cringe.
>>>
>>
>> IIRC, it's about 15% fat, even with the skin. And I think the process
>> is they force it through a sieve at very high pressure (don't know
>> specifically if they use a high pressure air jet to strip the bones or
>> what.)
>>
>> What's not to like? It's cheap, kind of high in calcium (from the
>> bones), and high in protein with a moderate amount of fat. But it has
>> little taste and no character (at least it's not as bland as tofu.)
>> There should be a way to highlight that...
>>
>> Bob
>
> I suppose it's harmless, but not remotely appealing to me, particularly the
> texture. I'm not keen on really good roasted turkey, so this would be a
> real turnoff to me. I can think of many other meats I'd rather eat. I
> guess it's a personal thing, but I would never buy it on purpose. If I
> happened to have a glut of it, I might try to find a use. Maybe cook it up
> for my cats. They love turkey! :-)
>


You're on "Iron Chef" and they give you a soggy roll of turkey meat. ;-)
You have no exotic ingredients to go with it, just a
reasonably-well-stocked pantry of staples and spices.

I know everybody's first reaction is "it sucks". But think of it as a
challenge. It's gotta be more interesting than endless yapping about
Obama and Palin and those two old guys.

Bob