On Wed, 16 May 2018 05:18:21 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 May 2018 10:27:28 -0400, Gary wrote:
>
>> I finally did this yesterday and what a success it was! :-D
>> 11oz strip steak cut into bite-sized chunks -
>>
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>> Cut with knife:
>> http://www.hostpic.org/images/1805131931550104.jpg
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>> Then I put about half into my little toy
>> food processor.
>>
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>> Pulsed in food processor:
>> http://www.hostpic.org/images/1805131935560096.jpg
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>> With the ground, I made two small burgers, no more
>> than 3oz each. It was just an experiment.
>>
>> Ate one burger yesterday and very tasty.
>> The other, I'll eat today.
>
>Food processor ground beef, when done correctly, is actually better
>than ground beef that's extruded through tiny holes in the grinder
>plate. The food-processed steak still tastes like steak. Whereas
>that smooshed and extruded ground beef all ends up tasting the same
>regardless of the cut

You're not supposed to use a tiny holed plate, builds too much
pressure... for grinding beef use a plate with 1/4" holes. And if the
grinder body is too small it won't grind meat properly either, it also
builds too much pressure, it will smear. No one should waste their
money on those toys r us sized grinders... anyone has that mini
plastic attachment for the KA stand mixer toss it in the trash NOW,
and buy a real grinder... a #12.

>> With the remaining half of strip steak, I left in the small
>> chunks. This morning, I pan-seared them and tossed into my
>> crockpot. Added some onion, potato, carrots, mushrooms, some msg,
>> salt, pepper and 2 cups of strong beef broth. This will simmer
>> for hours to get that beef super tender. Should turn out to be a
>> small batch of nice beef stew. If necessary, I'll thicken it a
>> bit at the end.
>
>What a waste of timer and energy to slow cook 6 ounces of beef stew.
>
>-sw

Six ounces of beef stew wouldn't feed a mini dog. Would (maybe)
have made more sense to add that extra beef to a large can of Dinty
Moore.... save a lot of time. I'd have browned it, julienned it, and
in the same pot cooked a packet of ramen... at the end take the ramen
off the heat add the julienned beef.