10 Things Your Butcher Won't Tell You

10 Things Your Butcher Won't Tell You

Smart Money has compiled a list of the top 10 things your butcher won't tell you. Many meats you see at the grocery store are far less safe for your health than you may believe.

Here's a sampling of what Smart Money discovered:

Most meat processors inject their products with salt, and lots of it.

Cleanliness in your grocery store's meat department isn't automatic.

Much of the ground beef used to make hamburgers could come from anywhere, because it's extracted using an unappealing process called advanced meat recovery.

Many butchers you see working at grocery stores don't know much at all about the meats they're selling or how to prepare them properly.

Grocery store meats are often case-ready, meaning they come prepackaged and ready for sale before they arrive.