"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 16 May 2012 20:48:02 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> When did they change it? Or do they carry more than one kind now? I
>>> bought
>>> some a few weeks back and noticed that the packaging is different. But
>>> the
>>> meat was fine.
>>
>> What did they say when you called them? CostCo carries different
>> brands in different markets.
>>
>> So it's 85% lean now. What was it before? if you don't know that,
>> then, well....
>
> I didn't call them. I am not sure what it was before. But I think
> somewhere in the 90%.
>
I think "normal" ground beef is 20% fat. A restaurant "gourmet" hamburger
is usually 20% fat. A lean ground beef hamburger is too dry and lacks
flavor. Always go for 20% and make sure the beef is ground on site. Costco's
hamburger is.

Kent