K-State’s meat science program is looking for groups in the community — churches, youth sports clubs, schools, etc. — to participate in an upcoming beef tasting session. Group members will be paid for their participation. The panels are a portion of a research study evaluating the palatability traits of beef steaks.
Participating groups are asked to recruit and provide groups of 23 individual beef consumers for tasting sessions. Participants must be 65 or younger, at least 18 years old, and consume meat at least once per week.
All information collected is confidential and participation is completely voluntary. You can quit at any time without any penalty, and skip any questions on the sensory ballot that you don’t feel comfortable answering.
Sessions last approximately one hour in Weber Hall at K-State and are typically available at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. weeknights and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon completion of the tasting session, each participant will receive $20 cash paid directly to the individual.
In order to facilitate scheduling, interested groups are asked to sign up for panels on the earliest available date. To schedule a time or for any questions please contact the meat science program meatscience@k-state.edu.