On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:07:42 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Omelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> sf > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:04:17 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Most people aren't complaining about the flavor; they're
>>>> complaining about the deceptive practice.
>>>
>>> It's not a deceptive practice, it's clearly stated in more than one
>>> place. The people who buy injected birds thinking they are "natural"
>>> are retards (as Joan would say) or at the very least can't read.
>>> Everyone else buys them with their eyes wide open.
>>
>> Very true!
>>
>> It's stated very clearly on the label that the birds are injected.
>> Same for most of the chickens on the market.
>
>The thing here is not the chickens or turkeys. We're talking injected
>pork chops and steaks. Etc. And you'd better have friggin great
>eyesight to see that your meat has 'ingredients' ... and if you're
>not expecting your chops to have water in them, you'll find out soon
>enough when you put those suckers in a pan and suddenly they're
>swimming.
>
>I don't want brined pork chops or steak, and if I did, I'd do it myself.
>
>nancy

There's a tremendous difference between brined and injected. Brined
meat will contain substantially less water (salt solution will
*extract* water same as it does with pickled cucumbers, eggplant,
etc.). Injected adds water. I've never seen brined fresh meat sold
retail but I've seen plenty that is injected/water added and +
seasonings, ALL clearly labeled. Cured meats (hams) are good example
of water added meat... it's NOT deceptive... they are merely adding
back the water that was lost during curing.

I don't buy meat at Walmart but I've seen that much of their fresh
meat is clearly marked "brine added", in reality they are partially
curing their meat to extend its shelf life... salt is an anti
bacteriostat... the way they present their meat in those over sized
plastic tubs makes it look slimey/disgusting, I can't comprehend why
anyone buys it in the first place let alone to complain about it after
the fact. To me Walmart meat looks like some lab experiment gone
bad... I suppose they pander to the foodies of the lowest common
denominator, the cheapo *******s who shop meat strictly by price.
Walmart is a good place to shop for many items but not fresh meats.