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Default Best Beef cut for Burger

Sheldon wrote:

> OmManiPadmiOmelet wrote:
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>>Steve Wertz wrote:
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>>>On 22 Apr 2006 07:05:33 -0700, Jimmy wrote:
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>>>>What is the best beef cut to make a good hamburger. I usually buy
>>>>ground sirloin but was thinking of grinding my own; thereby ensuring
>>>>freshness and flavour etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>Ribeye, of course.
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>>>-sw

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>>Waste of ribeye...
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>>If you have to grind ribeye to eat it, you need a new set of dentures. ;-)

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>
> Besides being too tender (makes mushy burgers) ribeye is the most
> mildly flavored beef cut... it's the choice of those who really don't
> like the flavor of beef... the same folks who typically only eat the
> breast portion of fowl.... the better portion for burgers is the meat
> that's trimmed away to make the ribeye. But better is a mix of chuck
> and top round... sirloin is good too.
>
> Sheldon
>


Sirloin or chuck would be my personal choice.

I prefer top round cubed and served raw. ;-d

And I'm not kidding......... I's great for the serum iron levels. <G>