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[–] Veraxus@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was with you until you mentioned Beyond Meat. BM is just nasty, and bears no taste or texture resemblance to meat at all. That might be ideal for vegans, but it won’t win over any omni or carnivores.

Impossible is a different story. I can make smash burgers with that stuff that are utterly indistinguishable from a real burger. It won’t trick anyone in a meatloaf but for a burger, it’s pretty impressive.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

When is the last time you had a Beyond Burger? For a while they were salty af and pretty gross. Just got more from Costco and I would say they are better than Impossible Burgers.

[–] FiniteLooper@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I mostly agree. The impossible burgers are great, much better than I expected! I wanted to try the Beyond Meat burgers to compare… yeah they aren’t as good. I wouldn’t cal them nasty, but for sure inferior to the Impossible burgers.

Impossible burgers taste better, look better, and could easily be mistaken for real meat. I also really like the at they are meant to be cooked from frozen. Just 4min per side in the skillet and it’s about perfect. I cook it with some Worcestershire sauce and that kicks it up a notch!

The BM burgers say they need to be defrosted before cooking. I’m not about to do that because it’s a lot of time and planning. I cook them from frozen and they kinda turn out a bit mushy.

[–] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly.

Beyond is just a slightly better evolution of the old Boca burgers. Still meh and you know in one second it's not beef. If beef like was what you were going for, you're boned. If not meat and it doesn't matter, it's fine

My first impossible burger was in a real burger restaurant (that's all they cooked) and I had to verify that it wasn't a regular burger