Whats the deal with ground beef ?

[aesop081]

Ok...so i am making spagetti  right now and i cooked up some ground beef to put in my vodka sauce.  i have tried regular, lean, and now. extra lean and it seems to always be the same amount of fat.  Consiering extra-lean is more expensive, i feel cheated.  Anyone else notice this ?

 

[Timmy!]

Moooo..... mad cow? No...

I find it is all the same.

 

[Mike Baker]

Same for me, but I can cook it and drain off what ever fat an grease there is. Ironic, isn't it, Chef Baker? 

 

[aesop081]

Same for me, but I can cook it and drain off what ever fat an grease there is.

I drain it as well, i just figured extra-lean would have less leftover after cooking than the others....

 

[Mike Baker]

I drain it as well, i just figured extra-lean would have less leftover after cooking than the others....

You would think so, phone the cow factory about it

 

[tomahawk6]

Try ground round or ground chuck.

 

[Michael OLeary]

Ok...so i am making spagetti  right now and i cooked up some ground beef to put in my vodka sauce.  i have tried regular, lean, and now. extra lean and it seems to always be the same amount of fat.  Consiering extra-lean is more expensive, i feel cheated.  Anyone else notice this ?

Find a better butcher.

 

[Timmy!]

*stupid post alert*


Shouldn't the cows be lean anyways? All they eat is grass all day..  :dontpanic:


*end stupid post*

 

[aesop081]

Find a better butcher.

I live in Granola land.........Amazing there isnt a protest in front of the grocery store  ;D

 

[Pea]

I buy extra lean, and I have found it's a bit better than the others. But my local safeway seems to do a decent job.

 

[SoF]

It all tastes the same to me ;D. Ground beef is very versatile and I don't get sick of it after eating it several times in a row like chicken.

 

[aesop081]

It all tastes the same to me ;D. Ground beef is very versatile and I don't get sick of it after eating it several times in a row like chicken.

agreed..but the doc says i have to cut back on red meat.......

...and fat.......

......cholesterol.......

.....salt......

sugar.......

...life...

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Get a new doc....

 

[aesop081]

Get a new doc....

dont i wish...but the alternative isnt much better

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

agreed..but the doc says i have to cut back on red meat.......

...and fat.......

......cholesterol.......

.....salt......

sugar.......

...life...

Beer?  have you thought about ground chicken or turkey?

 

[proudnurse]

*stupid post alert*


Shouldn't the cows be lean anyways? All they eat is grass all day..  :dontpanic:


*end stupid post*

I would think the same thing too, I don't understand how you could gain any weight from eating grass and grain all of your short life as a cow  :dontpanic:

Rebecca

PS ~ As for when I do cook with it, I find draining it before adding it to anything does help.

 

[aesop081]

Beer? 

Yeah...that was on the list too........

have you thought about ground chicken or turkey?

I'm sick of chicken.....grounding it doesnt change anything  :-\

PS ~ As for when I do cook with it, I find draining it before adding it to anything does help.

As i previously stated, i already do that

 

[proudnurse]

I find with ground chicken or ground turkey it only taste good in very few things. My grandmother used to make sloppy joe's out of that ground turkey stuff........I have never really like it since.

Rebecca

 

[TCBF]

My wife uses a plastic 'steamer' in the microwave to cook ground beef.  You would not believe the crud that is left in the bottom when you pull out the tray.  Also try cooking it normally, then putting the ground beef in a collander and running it under hot tap water.  You'll have a heart attack just looking at the junk you almost ate.

Health hint # 47:  Go Deer, Elk and Moose hunting.  MUCH better for you.

 

[orange.paint]

My wife boils it in a pot prior to frying it up in a pan.Hardly any fat left.