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    A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories

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    Image of madog madog
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    Metal detectors are extremely common, if not mandated, for food factories. Machines break all the time and can get into the product.
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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    And people ask why I'm a vegetarian...
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    Image of mclark2112 mclark2112
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    I have toured may of he meat packing plants in the Philly area. All were very clean and interesting to watch. Even saw them making scrapple and hot dogs. I eat it all, and have no problem with it. This video in no way is repulsive, it made me hungry!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    05/04/09

    @mclark2112: Mmmmmmm, scrapple. Tell me, have you seen the inside of Shangrala, A.K.A the Taylor Meat plant? Birthplace of ambrosia, the pork roll?
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    Image of jacobestes jacobestes
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    This video is a joke.


    When he talks about testing for safety, it shows a man measuring a frozen patty with calipers as if it could be too big and someone could get hurt.


    They didn't speak about the grade of meat that comes in, how lean it is, anything.

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    Image of polishedturd polishedturd
    05/04/09

    @jacobestes: ....did you really expect them to?


    For chrissakes, it mickey d's. There's no way I could've afforded to drop a grand on my tele if it wasn't for their cheap, dirty food.


    How I love it so.

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    Image of KEVINMC KEVINMC
    05/04/09

    @polishedturd:


    No kidding! No one expects Fillet Mignon to be used in making big macs. I'm just glad it's really beef, and not soylent green! Or so they say...

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    05/04/09

    @KEVINMC: I'm sure there is some filet mingnon cuttings mixed in with it. Great, now I'm MORE hungry for burgers.
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    Image of bandarkf bandarkf
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    Of course it's made that way. Im actually very impressed at the cleanliness and attention paid by the factory. It makes me want to eat at McDonald's even more. Supposedly their meat is even better that what most people eat at home. Just because it's done by a big machine doesn't mean its gross. It actually means more centralization and better quality control.


    and you suppose the coke you drink and frozen foods you eat are made in a more pretty fashion? what about the gum and candy? and the chickens in the chicken farms!


    God bless mass production.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    05/04/09

    @bandarkf: My Coke is prepared by the local pharmacist, then given to the Soda Jerk to mix before I drink it. And that's the way I likst it!
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    Image of crsh1976 crsh1976
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    No matter how gross it may seem, seeing even the most humane slaughterhouse would turn a stomach upside down. Most of us naively forgot and have no idea how food gets to our plate.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    05/04/09

    @crsh1976: I've seen No Country For Old Men.


    But seriously, I've lived on a farm for most of my life. My parents used to raise a head of beef every year and had it butchered. Wasn't that bad except my Mom won't eat veal anymore....

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    Image of TheWoolMonster TheWoolMonster
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    How else did you think a dead chopped up, minced up cow would look? I'd be interested to see anyone make a burger from start to finish look any better. All things considered, the process doesn't look half bad. If you can't handle the fact your Bic Mac moo'd once upon a time, and it's name was Jersey, then maybe u shouldn't be eating it in the first place :)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    05/04/09

    @TheWoolMonster: Wait. In college my nickname was Jersey. That's why my website is named JerseyCam. I've mooed before. Are you trying to kill me?!
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    Image of Kalamaty Kalamaty
    05/04/09

    @GropedByChuckECheese_GitEmSteveDave: Would you be delicious?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    05/04/09

    @Kalamaty: I have been told I don't taste bad. And I do bite my own lip more than normal people. Perhaps I am delicious....
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    Image of LordGriffin LordGriffin
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    I don't even LIKE McDonalds, but watching all that meat go by is making me hungry!
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    Image of aurispector aurispector
    05/04/09

    @LordGriffin: I used to work in a butcher shop and that facility appears to be absolutely immaculate. I'm surprised they even use a metal detector to prevent metal bits from the machines getting into the meat. It might be an eye opener for anyone who hasn't seen meat processing before but just imagine what the slaughterhouse looks like! Everyone should kill, skin, dress and eat at least one animal by themselves. There's be a whole lot more vegetarians...
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    05/04/09

    @aurispector: This past fall, I had my arm, up to my shoulder, inside a nice big doe for the first time, as I learned how to field dress a deer. All I could think of was how good the deer sticks were gonna taste.


    Mmmmm...venison...

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    Image of jeremedia jeremedia
    05/04/09

    In reply to A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories
    What the hell is "the horribly cooks?"
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    05/04/09

    @jeremedia: That's the name of a street gang of zombie cooks.
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    03/28/09

    In reply to How Peeps Are Born
    Made right down the street from me! Just Born, Bethlehem, PA FTW!
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    Image of Curves Curves
    03/28/09

    In reply to How Peeps Are Born
    I have some Peeps stashed in my closet for the coming holiday and even though I tied the bag shut and closed the door, I hear them calling.....those and the Reese Cup eggs.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    03/27/09

    In reply to How Peeps Are Born
    Peeps were my single favorite food from about 1989-2004.
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    Image of IvoryPaetus IvoryPaetus
    03/27/09

    In reply to How Peeps Are Born
    Peeps are sacred and delicious. Retract this heresy (and see a doctor about your taste buds). "Peeps taste like the foam rubber inside a Temperpedic mattress."
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    03/27/09

    @IvoryPaetus: Agreed. Peeps are pure deliciousness wrapped in soft, foamy, greatness. It's as simple as that and attempting to do anything other will not be stood for!
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    03/27/09

    In reply to How Peeps Are Born
    Are they leavened? Because I'm seriously considering doing the Pesach Super-Crazy Food Bet this year.
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    03/27/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Corn syrup, yo. And if you need kosher coke...
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    03/27/09

    In reply to How Peeps Are Born
    Went to college just down the road and was incredibly pissed when I found out that they didn't give tours. But the week after Easter brought 10ยข packages at least.
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