Unpopular Opinions Thread

[Cincydawg]

I don't often walk over to the local butcher, but maybe next time I ask about it.  They are pretty accomodating.  My issue is the beef at Costco is as good as their IMHO and quite a bit cheaper, and we don't eat beef that often anyway.

[utee94]

All the Costcos around here grind their own meat and do a decent amount of the butchering.  If they don't have something in the counter or refrigerators you can usually ask for it and they can cut it custom for you.  I pretty much buy meat exclusively at Costco now, unless I need something quick and then go to the closest grocery store.

[FearlessF]

I'd guess that if it's labeled ground chuck or sirloin it's required to have a certain percentage of that cut
such as free range chicken

[utee94]

Why would they put a certain percentage of free range chicken in your ground sirloin???

[Cincydawg]

I basically ignore most labels like "free range", "gluten free", "organic", "hypoallergenic", whatever, as marketing ploys with little substance behind them, or meaning, or advantage.

My "beef" with Tito's is the label claiming it is gluten free.  Find me a vodka with gluten.

[utee94]

My "beef" with Tito's is the label claiming it is gluten free.  Find me a vodka with gluten.

But they're not lying are they?

I suppose some people might think that vodka distilled from wheat could have gluten (it doesn't, the distillation process removes the gluten proteins).

Tito's is distilled from corn so I imagine they're just reassuring the public that it's all good.

[betarhoalphadelta]

All this is why I grind my own for burgers. Means what cut of beef goes in there is what I plan to go in there. Also that I'll get the right texture (coarse) grind, as store-bought ground beef is a finer grind than I prefer for burgers.

[MrNubbz]

I basically ignore most labels like "free range", "gluten free", "organic", "hypoallergenic", whatever, as marketing ploys with little substance behind them, or meaning, or advantage.

My "beef" with Tito's is the label claiming it is gluten free.  Find me a vodka with gluten.

HA! find me a free range Chicken also you can but not by the masses that claim to. Great book if you're curious enough that really delves in to a lot of this stuff in the food and farming industry is "The Omnivore's Dilemma". Much poultry has been herded like cattle and are free to walk around massive structures with small openings to go out of but they hardly ever do as they been been funneled to the feeders and water and slightly recoginize the outside as an option. All this charade just to slap the "FREE RANGE" tag on their package.

[MrNubbz]

But they're not lying are they?

I suppose some people might think that vodka distilled from wheat could have gluten (it doesn't, the distillation process removes the gluten proteins).

Tito's is distilled from corn so I imagine they're just reassuring the public that it's all good.

Well how good is corn for you really? ya know with the exception of corn chips of course

[Cincydawg]

My step son wanted me to buy only "cage free" eggs, so I sent him a link.

"Hypoallergenic" sounds really good and means absolutely nothing.

On occasion, I see some bottled water labeled "pure", which is nonsense as pure water tastes awful.

[Riffraft]

Which makes it either 9 or 10am here.  Only good thing is the late games are over in the evening instead of late at night

[betarhoalphadelta]

Which makes it either 9 or 10am here.  Only good thing is the late games are over in the evening instead of late at night

Yeah, noon games are 9 AM here. But since I like to get up early, that works nicely for me. It would be weird now to actually be back East where noon games don't start until... well... noon.

[Cincydawg]

In my head, the Biggest Games are at 3;30, which I know isn't always the case today.

[jgvol]

In my head, the Biggest Games are at 3;30, which I know isn't always the case today.

Not since the B1G took over CBS, and put their 5th best game in that slot.  

Good call, CBS.   Should’ve resigned the SEC if you were going to be left with scraps.