What do you people think about this snack food? I'm kinda up in the air. Sometimes I want one, but when I taste it I am all like .

6/26/2012 3:54:46 PM

I heard it's explosive.

6/26/2012 3:57:49 PM

Loved it when I was a kid. I don't fuck with anything except real jerky now.

6/26/2012 3:58:52 PM

cue Macho Man

6/26/2012 3:59:39 PM

6/26/2012 4:01:43 PM

6/26/2012 4:01:57 PM

I could use some excitement.

6/26/2012 4:03:05 PM

6/26/2012 4:07:12 PM

Coincidence that the plant in Garner closed the same day Macho Man died?

[Edited on June 26, 2012 at 4:14 PM. Reason : VV now you look silly]

6/26/2012 4:11:25 PM

The tabasco flavored ones are awesome

6/26/2012 4:12:08 PM

the same same

6/26/2012 4:12:32 PM

^^

6/26/2012 4:13:28 PM

But they give me painful shits

6/26/2012 4:27:01 PM

Quote :

"What's Inside a Slim Jim? By Patrick di Justo Beef It's real meat, all right. But it ain't Kobe. The US Department of Agriculture categorizes beef into eight grades of quality. The bottom three—utility, cutter, and canner—are typically used in processed foods and come from older steers with partially ossified vertebrae, tougher tissue, and generally less reason to live. ConAgra wasn't exactly forthcoming on what's inside Slim Jim. Mechanically separated chicken Did you imagine a conveyor belt carrying live chickens into a giant machine, set to the classic cartoon theme "Powerhouse"? You're right! Well, maybe not about the music. Poultry scraps are pressed mechanically through a sieve that extrudes the meat as a bright pink paste and leaves the bones behind (most of the time). Corn and wheat proteins Slim Jim is made by ConAgra, and if there are two things ConAgra has a lot of, it's corn and wheat. Lactic acid starter culture Although ConAgra refers to Slim Jim as a meat stick (yum), it has a lot in common with old-fashioned fermented sausages like salami and pepperoni. They all use bacteria and sugar to produce lactic acid, which lowers the pH of the sausage to around 5.0, firming up the meat and hopefully killing all harmful bacteria. Dextrose Serves as food for the lactic acid starter culture. Slim Jim: It's alive! Salt Salt binds the water molecules in meat, leaving little H2O available for microbial activity—and thereby preventing spoilage. One Slim Jim gives you more than one-sixth of the sodium your body needs in a day. Sodium nitrite Cosmetically, this is added to sausage because it combines with myoglobin in animal muscle to keep it from turning gray. Antibiotically, it inhibits botulism. Toxicologically, 6 grams of the stuff—roughly the equivalent of 1,400 Slim Jims—can kill you. So go easy there, champ. Hydrolyzed soy Hydrolysis, in this instance, breaks larger soy protein molecules into their constituent amino acids, such as glutamic acid. Typically, the process also results in glutamic acid salt—also known as monosodium glutamate, a familiar flavor enhancer."

6/26/2012 4:42:16 PM

^ so, in other words, better for you than Taco Bell

6/26/2012 4:44:55 PM

Quote :

""What's Inside a Slim Jim? By Patrick di Justo Beef It's real meat, all right. But it ain't Kobe. The US Department of Agriculture categorizes beef into eight grades of quality. The bottom three—utility, cutter, and canner—are typically used in processed foods and come from older steers with partially ossified vertebrae, tougher tissue, and generally less reason to live. ConAgra wasn't exactly forthcoming on what's inside Slim Jim. So basically, they dont know what grade of meat is used to make a slim jim, they just conjured up an image of low quality meat while discussing slim jims. plus that is probably proprietary information Mechanically separated chicken Did you imagine a conveyor belt carrying live chickens into a giant machine, set to the classic cartoon theme "Powerhouse"? You're right! Well, maybe not about the music. Poultry scraps are pressed mechanically through a sieve that extrudes the meat as a bright pink paste and leaves the bones behind (most of the time). Juxtaposing the image of live chickens being slaughtered in a machine and the by product of some form of processing Corn and wheat proteins Slim Jim is made by ConAgra, and if there are two things ConAgra has a lot of, it's corn and wheat. So what? corn and wheat are bad to the general population? If anything wouldnt that be sustainability? Lactic acid starter culture Although ConAgra refers to Slim Jim as a meat stick (yum), it has a lot in common with old-fashioned fermented sausages like salami and pepperoni. They all use bacteria and sugar to produce lactic acid, which lowers the pH of the sausage to around 5.0, firming up the meat and hopefully killing all harmful bacteria. Ok? what is the problem, its a common, current process. Throw in a "hopefully" for the desired effect Dextrose Serves as food for the lactic acid starter culture. Slim Jim: It's alive! Cultures need food, thats what a culture is Salt Salt binds the water molecules in meat, leaving little H2O available for microbial activity—and thereby preventing spoilage. One Slim Jim gives you more than one-sixth of the sodium your body needs in a day. Need i mention the fine dining alternatives to slim jims and their salt contents? to me this is irrelevant, the consumer can moderate his own diet Sodium nitrite Cosmetically, this is added to sausage because it combines with myoglobin in animal muscle to keep it from turning gray. Antibiotically, it inhibits botulism. Toxicologically, 6 grams of the stuff—roughly the equivalent of 1,400 Slim Jims—can kill you. So go easy there, champ. LOL Hydrolyzed soy Hydrolysis, in this instance, breaks larger soy protein molecules into their constituent amino acids, such as glutamic acid. Typically, the process also results in glutamic acid salt—also known as monosodium glutamate, a familiar flavor enhancer." SO...those keeping an eye out for their sodium intake need to avoid slim jims...duh"

i just feel this is a little sensastionalist and this guy ran out of ideas after his first two points

[Edited on June 26, 2012 at 4:57 PM. Reason : f]

6/26/2012 4:57:01 PM

I like how they sensationalize sodium nitrite. All cured meats/meat products have to have sodium nitrite.

Lots of vegetables have way more sodium nitrite in them anyways.

6/26/2012 5:00:28 PM

o but its good if it comes from plants.

unless its evil corn and wheat

[Edited on June 26, 2012 at 5:01 PM. Reason : d]

6/26/2012 5:01:23 PM

everyone knows that corn and wheat are not plants

come on man

6/26/2012 5:04:11 PM

contrary to popular belief, slims jims are part of a balanced diet.

6/26/2012 5:07:39 PM

I eat at least 300 a day.

6/26/2012 6:42:07 PM

^ damn bro, they hiring where you work?

6/26/2012 6:43:41 PM

I LOVE Slim Jims.

However, in the interest of slightly better health, I've been eating these things called Turkey Tom-Toms.

They're similar, but aren't quite as bad for you and the taste/texture are more consistent. Also, they don't leave a film on the roof of your mouth.

6/26/2012 8:52:20 PM

I hate the greasy film left in my mouth by slimjims

6/26/2012 10:01:18 PM

These are a party of my road-trip "diet"

Slim Jims and Gobstoppers

Other than that, I don't eat them

6/26/2012 10:17:25 PM

Quote :

"These are a party"

nailed it

6/26/2012 10:20:01 PM

lol dje

6/27/2012 12:44:48 PM

grease soaked cardboard



and don't forget, that plant in garner didn't close, it blew the fuck up.

6/27/2012 1:00:51 PM

theyre quite useful

6/27/2012 2:23:00 PM

Quote :

"and don't forget, that plant in garner didn't close, it blew the fuck up."

The Garner plant did blow-up in June '09, killing four and injuring about 67.
The "National Fuel Gas Code" was amended soon after.

but the Garner plant closed almost two years later on May 20, 2011.
The same day Randy Mario Poffo (Macho Man) died from a heart-attack/car-crash.

6/27/2012 10:38:04 PM

Co-worker was eating one of these disgusting looking (and smelling) things today:



I'd take a Slim Jim over that shit any day.

7/9/2012 12:48:46 PM

RIP conagra

7/9/2012 12:49:28 PM

pickled meat

7/9/2012 12:57:01 PM

Would a giant mug of coffee and a slim jim be considered a balanced breakfast?

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