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Boars Head
alaskanassasin
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in Beef
For some reason, I have always associated Boars Head with quality. I am not really sure why, possibly their neat clean display cases. Last Monday, I went to get some ham and noticed the deli counter at Kroger was wiped out, very few products in the glass case. This explains it.
South of Columbus, Ohio.
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Yup, very alarming. Happens a lot in the food industry unfortunately. Wasn’t as mainstream worthy until peanut butter allergies and the whole Blue Bell situation
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They were running it like a dollar tree distribution center.South of Columbus, Ohio.
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I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets.South of Columbus, Ohio.
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Not saying there weren’t any major problems, but that’s a bit of a stretch. Having read numerous FDA reports, including my own facility’s, they tend to be a little free with the wordingalaskanassasin said:They were running it like a dollar tree distribution center. -
Perception of quality and actual quality are two different things. I’ve been to plenty of Chic fil As with C food ratings. People don’t believe me when I tell them. I suppose they don’t want to believe me is more likely the case.This one feels like Blue Bell.On a side note, recalls always expand. Stay away from all of it until the coast is clear.
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I've never noticed Boar's Head was any better than the rest of the case - just more expensive. It's processed meat after all.
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All that glitters… is not gold."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
I think I've read worse things about chicken processing than I have beef.alaskanassasin said:I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets."First method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
- Niccolo MachiavelliOgden, UT, USA
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People are dying from eating their food.ColbyLang said:
Not saying there weren’t any major problems, but that’s a bit of a stretch. Having read numerous FDA reports, including my own facility’s, they tend to be a little free with the wordingalaskanassasin said:They were running it like a dollar tree distribution center.South of Columbus, Ohio. -
Those were my thoughts exactly that I kept to myself lol.Botch said:
I think I've read worse things about chicken processing than I have beef.alaskanassasin said:I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets.South of Columbus, Ohio. -
Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to stop at bojangles!South of Columbus, Ohio.
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I’ve worked in both , chicken is the worse and why you should always by whole chickens .. first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year, not because it was dirty, more from seeing the animal going from live to 2 side of beef in a minute or twoBotch said:
I think I've read worse things about chicken processing than I have beef.alaskanassasin said:I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets.
on another note, make this stuff yourself
Visalia, Ca @lkapigian -
A hot dog/bologna plant In Greensboro was probably the nastiest plant I’ve been in.A leading brand name ham facility in Virginia was a close second. The amount of corrosion from the salt was unbelievable.
A chicken rendering plant on a 105 degree South Carolina day is an experience as well. -
I see what you did there @DoubleEggerlolSouth of Columbus, Ohio.
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Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a yearRe-gasketing the USA one yard at a time -
So… it smelled like PBR?RRP said:
Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
B I N G O .JohnInCarolina said:
So… it smelled like PBR?RRP said:
Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year
Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time -
I love the smell of fermenting yeast, I’m thinking that’s why I was popular with the sketchy girls in schoolRRP said:
B I N G O .JohnInCarolina said:
So… it smelled like PBR?RRP said:
Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year
Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!Visalia, Ca @lkapigian -
lkapigian said:
I love the smell of fermenting yeast, I’m thinking that’s why I was popular with the sketchy girls in schoolRRP said:
B I N G O .JohnInCarolina said:
So… it smelled like PBR?RRP said:
Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year
Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!
"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
The entire thread was worth the read just for that 😂😂😂lkapigian said:
I love the smell of fermenting yeast, I’m thinking that’s why I was popular with the sketchy girls in schoolRRP said:
B I N G O .JohnInCarolina said:
So… it smelled like PBR?RRP said:
Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year
Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!
There is a significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest humans - Park Ranger designing bear proof trash cans.
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Decatur has to be the worst smelling town I have ever been to. That ADM plant pumps out the smells year round. Winter, it just hangs in the air.RRP said:
B I N G O .JohnInCarolina said:
So… it smelled like PBR?RRP said:
Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year
Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!There is a significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest humans - Park Ranger designing bear proof trash cans.
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Chattanooga has a lingering sewage smell, apparently they combine their storm water with their sewage so when it rains everything gets stirred up. If it really pours it just runs into the river.Ozzie_Isaac said:
Decatur has to be the worst smelling town I have ever been to. That ADM plant pumps out the smells year round. Winter, it just hangs in the air.RRP said:
B I N G O .JohnInCarolina said:
So… it smelled like PBR?RRP said:
Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!lkapigian said:first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year
Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!We drove through some pulp towns in Oregon and they were really smelly.South of Columbus, Ohio. -
I live in Greensboro and don’t know of a plant like this here. What was it called?DoubleEgger said:A hot dog/bologna plant In Greensboro was probably the nastiest plant I’ve been in.A leading brand name ham facility in Virginia was a close second. The amount of corrosion from the salt was unbelievable.
A chicken rendering plant on a 105 degree South Carolina day is an experience as well.
worst I’ve ever seen was doing secure document storage for a chicken processing plant. Pools of blood in the parking lot. Scared me to death.Large BGE and Medium BGE
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