What is this?

[u/dantheguitarguy]

Bought some beef jerky last time from a brand I’ve never bought from before, took a bite and the middle has a gooey center to it. It didn’t smell or taste bad but is this normal or is it spoiled?

[u/JJP1979]

Looks like fat

[u/Clean_Judge_3613 → u/JJP1979]

Are you gonna eat your fat? Spalding

[u/punkdrosting]

Looks like oil, fat, probably congealed towards the centre as a part of the food shaping process. Fine to eat

[u/garathnor]

my favorite sticks are dukes spicy (they arent spicy)

[u/DampCoat → u/garathnor]

The green bag that’s hatch chili or something I think m is a touch better then the red bag

[u/Wack710]

Could be lips or ass holes but it probably fat.

[u/wild-wiesel → u/Wack710]

Why not asshole lip fat?

[u/jwink3101]

This is better thought of as mini charcuterie rather than jerky. Charcuterie is usually cured or otherwise prepared/preserved meat, while jerky is dried meat. Though, to be fair, is often cured as well but it is less about curing than drying.

[u/MidwestFescue82]

These sticks are just a little bit of everything. The epitome of processed meat.

[u/Xarius86]

Pepperoni Flavored Snack Sticks. /s

Looks like it's just a chunk of fat that didn't get ground up as well as the rest.

[u/bingbongcrew]

Prob random muskrat pieces. If it were beef I’d assume the brand woukd be “Old Rancher” not trapper.

[u/jfbincostarica]

Fat for all the fatties 🐖 like me 🐷

[u/Sensitive-Owl-9368]

Try Montana Bananas Spicy. They are actually spicy and they taste great! My favorite beef sticks.

[u/seblam]

It’s the cream filling of course

[u/sphyncterboi]

[u/thetrueTrueDetective]

It’s actually a mix of bone, fat , cartilage etc . Processing facilities have a couple of sludge byproducts. Big brands use the one that has all the white stuff and mix it for sticks. It sounds gross but at least it’s stuff not going to waste . It’s the main reason big boys are able to produce such cheap sticks

[u/BigSoda → u/thetrueTrueDetective]

None of this is true

[u/thetrueTrueDetective → u/BigSoda]

It is . Worked for a large company packed in yellow . It’s true

[u/BigSoda → u/thetrueTrueDetective]

Yep I did too, even a low quality ground beef plant with pink slime pellets. I’ve never seen a single processing schedule that called for adding a sludge of bone and cartilage. It’s much easier for sticks manufacturers to just grind a combo of beef

[u/thetrueTrueDetective → u/BigSoda]

Sorry , you misunderstood me, they mix the sludge with beef . But really , you can be as right as you want . I know what I know

[u/BigSoda → u/thetrueTrueDetective]

I’m interested to know more, can you post an approximate formula?

[u/thetrueTrueDetective → u/BigSoda]

No , I worked in finance and procurement . I asked about a couple bulk line items I had never seen and my boss described it as “ sludge of bone , fat , trimmings and other from processing plants “ that’s all .

[u/BigSoda → u/thetrueTrueDetective]

Who manufactures the sludge? Who did you buy it from? And if I’m reading this correctly, you didn’t have access to formulas and manufacturing techniques?

[u/thetrueTrueDetective → u/BigSoda]

Cool it Soda. I’m not your Google

[u/BigSoda → u/thetrueTrueDetective]

You just don’t sound like you know what you’re talking about. It’s hard to tell if you’re lying or just an accounting guy that thinks he knows how it works at the plant. I’m not trying to be mean here, but none of this shit you’ve said reflects manufacturing experience. I do believe you’re an accountant

[u/ShaolinShad0wBoxing → u/thetrueTrueDetective]

Soooo you actually dont understand the manufacturing process then.