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Default Why Every Cook NEEDS A Meat Grinder

On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 11:42:48 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Yes, I have a grinder. It hasn't been used in years.

>
> Only one pound per year. Really?


That represents four hamburgers.

That's this past year. Other years, I've used more. Maybe
5 or 10 pounds. We eat mainly chicken, fish/shellfish, steak,
and pork loin, but very little ground meat.

In the past year, DH has lost 160 pounds; we weren't
eating a lot of beef.

Cindy Hamilton