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How does Arby's always taste the same?

NickyBass

NickyBass

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Nov 28, 2005
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#1
Everytime I go there---no matter what state, what time, what season, which year--it always tastes the same. There isn't even a slight variation in taste. It doesn't seem possible. It's roast beef. Everytime I cook roast beef it tastes different.

Can that be safe to eat?
 
#2
I don't know this for a fact, but I've heard that Arbys is pretty much all fat, it's disgusting, etc.

I don't know how you get fatty, disgusting food to consistently taste the same, but yea they are able to do that. Corporate standardized recipes, equipment, and food sources probably.
 
#5
NickyBass said:
Everytime I go there---no matter what state, what time, what season, which year--it always tastes the same. There isn't even a slight variation in taste. It doesn't seem possible. It's roast beef. Everytime I cook roast beef it tastes different.

Can that be safe to eat?
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Arby's roast beef is a processed roast beef like those fake chicken patties. It's probably made from some roast beef, some eyeballs and A*&&#%@= and lots of fillers and flavoring. Look at it closely some time, no fat, no veins, no grain, no variation in texture. I think it's NASTY!! :spit:

The reason it always tastes the same is because it's all made in the same place, then re-heated at each location.
 
#6
FL Knifemaker said:
Arby's roast beef is a processed roast beef like those fake chicken patties. It's probably made from some roast beef, some eyeballs and A*&&#%@= and lots of fillers and flavoring. Look at it closely some time, no fat, no veins, no grain, no variation in texture. I think it's NASTY!! :spit:

The reason it always tastes the same is because it's all made in the same place, then re-heated at each location.
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Yeah, and then they mold it back together so that it resembles a nice chunck of beef and slice it 'fresh' to order.

Ha---well, it does taste delicious, but I think I'm going to avoid fast food for a while.
 
#10
I've been around the agriculture and food industry for some years.

Arby's does the same thing as many other processed meats - it's chipped and basically re-assembled into a meat slab. The slices are cut from that slab.

Nothing really wrong with it - it's the same meat you would eat in many other products - it just has been processed differently. If this bothers you, don't ever eat hot dogs, sausage, lunch meat, pepperoni or any other meat except something you personally slice off a carcass.

I eat at Arby's a couple of times a month. I like it.
 

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