FOOD NEWS
Ranking Aldi Ground Meats From Worst To Best
By Chelsea Falin
Never Any! Ground Lamb isn't as mild in taste or smell as some of the other brands available at Aldi, so it may be a deal breaker for those who aren't a fan of lamb.
9. Never Any! Lamb
Its sweet gamey smell is really strong and off-putting. However, you can mellow it out a bit by balancing the taste and smell with other foods in a complete dish.
Kirkwood Fresh Ground Turkey tastes expectedly neutral, as turkey doesn't have a strong flavor profile. It's also 93% lean, but most flavor comes from fat.
8. Kirkwood Turkey
Plus, the meat doesn't cook well and is hard to break apart while cooking, resulting in a dry, flavorless meat. The meat also doesn't hold together well when used in recipes.
Appleton Farms Italian Style Pork Sausage tastes incredibly light for the type of meat it is. Thankfully, that overly tame taste can work well for many dishes.
7. Appleton Sausage
Before using it in a dish, adding some salt and pepper can help create a little more dimension to its flavor profile. However, it renders
a lot of grease during cooking.
Kirkwood Fresh Ground Chicken turns out a little flavorless once cooked, but that's expected of ground chicken. Texturally, it's excellent and breaks apart well.
6. Kirkwood Chicken
When used in a recipe, the chicken's light profile allows the other flavors to really shine. So, eating this alone isn't really recommended, but it works great in combined dishes.
Never Any! ABF 80/20 Ground Pork is antibiotics-free. It's a nice standard option with decent flavor and rich base umami, with subtle hints of sweetness.
5. Never Any! Pork
Flaunting a distinct but light spicy seasoning profile, it offers a tender texture. It also breaks apart well during cooking, while rendering
an appropriate amount of fat.