2.4. Sensory evaluation
Meatballs were served warm to a six-membered
trained panel (graduate students and staff of Ege University,
Food Engineering Department) who assessed
appearance, texture, juiciness, flavour and overall acceptability.
An eight point scale was used where,
8ผextremely desirable, extremely tender, juicy, intense
in beef flavour and 1ผdenoted extremely undesirable,
extremely tough, dry, devoid of beef flavour. Water and
bread served for cleaning the mouth between samples.