is gristle/fat in meat good

[Nix the Glaceon]

i want to know people's opinions on the subject

i personally cannot stand when i bite into a slab of chicken and there's a blob of chewy gristle in there. it's actually revolting.

do people like gristle/fats in their meat

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[Mardalf]

Chicken fat is more so-so, gristle is hardly in the same category as fat and I wouldn't call it a "blob" in any case gristle isn't something I tend to eat

But beef and pork fat is ( in most cases ) delicious

I almost forgot you know how sometimes a fried or baked chicken (at least one that you buy whole) has the tail still on it? Delicious.

[The Resonte!]

gristle is a neat word

[auzman466]

i wouldn't put gristle and fat in the same boat. gristle is more like muscle cartilage in those giant fairground turkey legs, and fat is the chewy stuff around the edges of a cut of pork or beef.
i can't stand gristle, but i like pork and steak fat.

[Trogtor]

i used to eat the gristle when i was younger but now that i know what it is it's kinda unappetizing just thinking about it

the same goes for the fat

[Insert Name Here²]

tbh gristle and fat makes me gag because of how ungodly soft and overly chewy it is, it's forgetin nasty

[espio100]

tbh gristle and fat makes me gag because of how ungodly soft and overly chewy it is, it's forgetin nasty

[Super Suit 12]

fat is disgusting to eat and gristle is usually difficult to eat and not worth eating anyways

[Damp]

I cannot resist putting the melted pork fat from the ribs onto a baked potato

[HooperScooper]

i dont eat pork because of it, makes me gag thinking about it

[Master Matthew²]

I like my steak rare or medium rare.
So I can confirm chewy fats are good.
Don't remove them.

[Juncoph]

depends on what's being eaten. except for gristle. gristle is for pig troughs.

i hate chewing on fat, and pork tends to have really durable fat (at least on porkchops), so i generally cook with it on (keep the meat juicy) and then i cut off what survives the heat

but beef fat? melts fairly easily, hence why burgers shrink when cooked. fat used to fry is great (not healthy, obviously, but forget you) but fat eaten directly is godawful

I like my steak rare or medium rare.
So I can confirm chewy fats are good.
Don't remove them.

fatty steak belongs in a grinder. steak should be in the goldilox zone of not super lean, but not fatty, either.

[Tactical Nuke]

I will go out of my way to cut off any piece of meat that has even a speck of fat on it

[simpletonnn]

gristle is loving disgusting and was only created by god to be a reminder for us mortals that we aren't allowed to have everything being good

[HooperScooper]

I will go out of my way to cut off any piece of meat that has even a speck of fat on it