I think it looks horrible. We have had some of the cubed steak, fresh cut meat is the best. We just started using pre-pak ground beef in our service cases and the bottom of these grinds are already dark out of the package. Fresh cut meat is and will always be the way to go. I know alot of Kroger stores around Georgia have went all pre-pak, i think its a bad idea, but hey, what do i know, ive only been around 27 years!