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>>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
>>>> Cottage
>>>> pie. He likes that better.
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>>> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
>>> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
>>> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
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>>> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
>>> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
>>> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
>>> a food processor?
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>>> Will that not make it into a paste?
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>> No, not if you pulse it, and not for long.
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>> OK thanks. Not something I have ever tried)
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> You have to pulse it for a very short time so it's chunky otherwise it's
> nasty. )
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> Cheri
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> Hmmmm. I think I will stick to my mincer )

No reason not to do what works for you.

Cheri