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On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:35:30 -0500, "Pete C." >
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>koko wrote:
>>
>> I'm convinced, nothing beats home ground beef, or beef ground at home,
>> or freshly ground beef at home, oh...you know what I mean.
>>

snippage
>
>Two notes:
>
>1. Cut the meat into strips, not chunks, as the strips are less effort
>to feed into the grinder.
>
>2. Do not grind then freeze, this negates much of the benefit of
>grinding meat at home. The grinding should be done immediately before
>it's going to be cooked, minutes count. If you are going to freeze,
>freeze the whole cut, and then grind it immediately before use after
>defrosting.


Thanks for the tips Pete C. I'll try that next time.

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