Ground beef
 

If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Ground beef
 

The fat is the best part.

Beef fat is 50% monounsaturated and heart healthy.


Mitch@... wrote in message
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If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Ground beef
 

Mitch@... wrote in message
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If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Anyone have an answer?

Ground beef
 

"McAlisters" wrote:
Mitch@... wrote:

If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Anyone have an answer?

The question as phrased does not quite make sense, so
my answer probably won't either - I prefer cooked beef over raw
therefore I think the 85% lean ground beef cooked in a skillet
is better than buying lan ground beef.

The other trouble with the question is - What fat level is lean
ground beef from the store, more or less than the 15% of the
specified one and why should leaner be better?

If both are cooked and drained, the one that started with the
most fat will taste better if the important factor is taste.

If both are cooked and drained, the one that started with the
most fat will have less calories remaining if the important
factor is low calories.

If both are cooked and drained, the one that started with the
most fat will be best if the important factor is makign candles
from the tallow.

If both are cooked and drained, the one that started with the
last fat will have more remaining if the important factor is
effeciency.

Ground beef
 

"McAlisters" wrote in message
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Mitch@... wrote in message
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If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Anyone have an answer?

If you drain the fat off - you are left with less meat.

If you have a lb of 97% lean and a lb of 85% lean - cook both and drain the
fat on both - you are left with about 10% less volume of meat.

So really - you may be consuming fewer calories in the end, but that is
under the assumption that all fat is turned to liquid and drained away. Get
out your trusty food scale and experiment with a lb of lean and a lb of
regular ground beef and see what it weighs after cooking.

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"LFM" wrote in message
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"McAlisters" wrote in message
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Mitch@... wrote in message
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If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Anyone have an answer?

If you drain the fat off - you are left with less meat.

If you have a lb of 97% lean and a lb of 85% lean - cook both and drain
the fat on both - you are left with about 10% less volume of meat.

So really - you may be consuming fewer calories in the end, but that is
under the assumption that all fat is turned to liquid and drained away.
Get out your trusty food scale and experiment with a lb of lean and a
lb of regular ground beef and see what it weighs after cooking.

You can always do the "rinse with hot water" trick if you are really
concerned.

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"Del Cecchi" wrote in message
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"LFM" wrote in message
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"McAlisters" wrote in message
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Mitch@... wrote in message
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If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Anyone have an answer?

If you drain the fat off - you are left with less meat.

If you have a lb of 97% lean and a lb of 85% lean - cook both and drain
the fat on both - you are left with about 10% less volume of meat.

So really - you may be consuming fewer calories in the end, but that is
under the assumption that all fat is turned to liquid and drained away.
Get out your trusty food scale and experiment with a lb of lean and a lb
of regular ground beef and see what it weighs after cooking.

You can always do the "rinse with hot water" trick if you are really
concerned.


That kills the flavor... I'd rather have a little more flavor to my food,
thanks.

Ground beef
 

That kills the flavor... I'd rather have a little more flavor to my food,
thanks.


Well, this is a diet newsgroup, not a cooking newsgroup.
Those of us who have lost weight understand the concept of making
compromises in taste.

My question was regarding paying the extra money for leaner ground
beef, if you're going to use it in such a way that you brown it and
drain it.

And to any moron who replies "The fat is where the flavor is."

OF COURSE IT IS, DUMBASS.

And Snickers bars taste great, too! Why the hell are you advocating
using fat for flavor in a $%^$%&^$%& diet NG!

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On Jan 17, 8:09*pm, Mitch@... wrote:
That kills the flavor... *I'd rather have a little more flavor to my food,
thanks.

Well, this is a diet newsgroup, not a cooking newsgroup.
Those of us who have lost weight understand the concept of making
compromises in taste.

My question was regarding paying the extra money for leaner ground
beef, if you're going to use it in such a way that you brown it and
drain it.

And to any moron who replies "The fat is where the flavor is."

OF COURSE IT IS, DUMBASS.

And Snickers bars taste great, too! *Why the hell are you advocating
using fat for flavor in a $%^$%&^$%& *diet NG!

Is there a need for all this anger?

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LFM said...

http://08.the3day.org/goto/Jennifer
"Del Cecchi" wrote in message
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"LFM" wrote in message
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"McAlisters" wrote in message
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Mitch@... wrote in message
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If you buy 85% lean ground beef, cook it in a skillet, and drain it,
is that as good as buying lean ground beef ?

Anyone have an answer?

If you drain the fat off - you are left with less meat.

If you have a lb of 97% lean and a lb of 85% lean - cook both and drain
the fat on both - you are left with about 10% less volume of meat.

So really - you may be consuming fewer calories in the end, but that is
under the assumption that all fat is turned to liquid and drained away.
Get out your trusty food scale and experiment with a lb of lean and a
lb
of regular ground beef and see what it weighs after cooking.

You can always do the "rinse with hot water" trick if you are really
concerned.


That kills the flavor... I'd rather have a little more flavor to my
food,
thanks.


I gave up ground beef in favor of grinding my own prime rib steak. Try it!

Ground beef is just a combination of all the scrap beef.

Usually the burger champs use 95% sirloin and 85% chuck met. I'm not
convinced.

Flavor is in the ground prime rib steak. Grind twice. First large grind and
again smaller grind. BBQ-grill burgers and you've never tasted such a good
burger.

Trust me. But I moved to free range buffalo, which is the better of the red
meats, imho.

Andy

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