Ground Beef

With the ground beef/chuck we have used from the freezer the last several months, our hamburger patties have crumbled/broken apart. The last time I added an egg but that didn't help; we had to sco...

So I went to a real butcher shop, asked for ground chuck and when the guy started digging into the case I told him I wanted chuck not round. He told me they were the same. Is that true? I though...

Hi, I just ordered a 1/4 HP All stainless LEM electric meat grinder from Amazon. I did some grinding a long time ago with my KitchenAid but it is 22 years old now and I thought I should give it...

I bought a pound of ground beef from Trader Joes, it's 85/15%. It's been in my freezer for about a week, I defrosted it on the counter and added some chopped onions and seasoning. After shaping ...

Hi all, In recipes containing ground beef, such as Bolognese and Chili, there are a wide variety of instructions as to when, or at what stage, to add the vegetables to the dish. Proposed idea...

My husband is addicted to the crispy tacos at Jim Boys (Northern Cal/Nevada locations)...he's been eating them since he was a little boy. Does anyone know how they make the ground beef filling for...

by ninrn 2 years ago

I want to take a meatloaf over to neighbors I don’t know all that well. I have limited experience eating or making meatloaf, so I could use some tips and/or recipes. Their son tells me meatloaf is ...

I know in theory it is supposed to be tossed but what does everyone else do? Took out a vacuum sealed 1lb frozen pack of ground beef put it on the counter at about 9PM with the intention of stickin...

by fldhkybnva 9 years ago

SO and I often throw together quick meals at night with ground beef + other ingredients available. However, I can't figure out why when I cook ground beef in a pan it always has a chewy texture. ...

After all these years, I suddenly remembered having to skim fat off the ground beef when I made pasta sauce with it. Now, even with 20% fat it still has little taste. I've tried adding half with gr...

I read somewhere that hamburgers will become more tough and chewy when you press the meat down too much when forming a patty...however it often gets smashed before you get home. When you are orderi...

Over the last several years there has been a proliferation of "Gourmet" fresh hamburgers @ my supermarket, ShopRite. They are generally mixtures of chuck, brisket, and sometimes short ribs. They a...

by groover808 12 years ago

I tried making a hotdog chili this weekend, but this always baffles me when I'm cooking ground beef. When you need a really fine ground texture, how do you cook it? Usually I dump the meat in a hot...

I found a link to this site but it's years old. I am looking for a recipe to make the ground beef filling in Jim Boy Taco's. Does anyone have one? would be so grateful. Thank you!

Does anyone know the following: How many cups in 1 pound of raw ground beef? How many cups in 1 pound of ground beef after it's been browned and the fat drained off? I am assuming that t...

by chowhormones 6 years ago

Does anyone know how I can make ground beef crunchy? I had a dish in Korea that was called Crunchy Bulgogi and I've had no luck searching on the internet. I don't need the bulgogi flavour, just lik...

by Melanie Wong 3 years ago

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Ok, so our local Mexican restaurant makes some really great basic ground beef tacos. But the strange thing is, the meat is not heavily seasoned at all. It’s very subtle. I know they are probably bo...

So my all time favorite burger in LA is at Stout Burger in Hollywood. I would love to replicate it at home but apparently they use a mix of different cuts of beef that they do not disclose. So it...