On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 03:49:14 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 4:27:55 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:46:10 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> >> There's no exact recipe for 'kotleti' (Russian burgers), I usually use
>> >> ground beef but chicken works well. Season how you like but no pre
>> >> ground mystery meat.
>> >
>> >What's the penalty for using ground meat from the grocery
>> >store?
>>
>> You get over charged for dreck.
>
>If memory serves, I have twice in the past year gone to the grocery
>store and purchased 1/2 pound of ground beef. That's it. My
>entire home use of ground meat in a year has been 1 pound. I believe
>1/4 pound is still in the freezer. It's just not worth grinding my own.

For so little all you need is a wooden bowl and a chopping knife... at
least you'll still know what/who is in it... and will have many other
uses. This company has very nice wooden kitchen products at good
prices:
http://www.newhampshirebowlandboard....a-or-ulu-knife