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"Meat Pope" tests steaks – and issues supermarket devastating verdict: ", unstable"

2023-05-25T03:59:57.238Z

Highlights: "Meat Pope" tests four different steaks without knowing where they are from. The meat from "Der Ludwig Metzgerei" in Schlüchtern, Hesse, convinced the expert in terms of appearance, preparation and taste. At 61.95 euros per kilo, the steak from Edeka is three times as expensive as the cheapest steak from Aldi. In third place was a Lidl steak; in last place was the failed meat, which the professional butcher would rather exchange for "a potato rösti"



Consumers pay significantly more for a steak at the butcher than at the discounter. Whether the high prices are justified, wants to test a meat expert.

Munich – The quality of the meat is better at the butcher than in the supermarket or discounter – this is what many consumers assume. But is that really true? At least the grilled sausages from Aldi and Penny have already received poor results in the Öko-Test. Whether it always has to be the expensive variant for steak, the well-known butcher Dirk Ludwig has found out.

"Meat Pope" tests four different steaks without knowing where they are from

For the steak test, the so-called "meat pope" tested several beef steaks that two Focus reporters bought in various discounters and supermarkets. Ludwig judges the meat products in terms of appearance, preparation and taste, without knowing which steak comes from which store. The reporters also presented him with a steak from his own butcher's shop, the news magazine reports.

Beef steaks are particularly popular for grilling. © Axel Heimken/dpa

"Looks like shit, pretty unstable, falling apart, hardly any color," the meat sommelier made his devastating verdict on one of the steaks that the reporters had bought in an Edeka store. Also in terms of preparation and taste, the piece of meat could not convince. On the other hand, a steak from a discounter caused a surprise: Aldi's rump steak of the "Gut Bio" brand scored points in all three categories and landed in second place – behind the steak from Ludwig's own butcher's shop.

Meat from Edeka is not only the cheapest, but also the worst

The meat from "Der Ludwig Metzgerei" in Schlüchtern, Hesse, convinced the expert in terms of appearance, preparation and taste and received a whopping 12 points. At 61.95 euros per kilo, the steak is three times as expensive as the cheapest steak from Edeka with a price per kilo of 17.90 euros. In third place was a Lidl steak; in last place was the failed meat from Edeka, which the professional butcher would rather exchange for "a potato rösti". However, animal welfare was not taken into account in the evaluation.

Meat in the test: All test results at a glance

ShopTotal
The Ludwig butcher's shop12
Aldi8
Lidl7
Edeka3

In an eco-test last year, for example, several pork products underwent a test with regard to animal husbandry and failed mercilessly. The test showed that many animals suffer before their death. Stiftung Warentest also comes to similar conclusions: "The life of many fattening pigs is bleak, as our test shows. Most animals spend their short lives in closed pens with small windows. Many suppliers are satisfied with this," says the consumer organization.

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Butcher tests meat: If animal welfare is important to you, you have to pay attention to appropriate labels

While the meat from the butcher is convincing in terms of taste, it does not necessarily come from better animal husbandry. Since the majority of butchers source their goods externally, it is usually meat that comes from large slaughterhouses as well as the cheap meat from discounters, explains Öko-Test.

Consumers who care about animal welfare should therefore pay attention to animal welfare labels when buying their meat. These provide information about whether the animals had access to fresh air, plenty of freedom of movement and activity material such as hay, according to Stiftung Warentest in a message about the information stickers. (tt)

Source: merkur

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