"Marcella Peek" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 16 May 2012 23:10:13 -0700, Kent wrote:
>>
>> > I think "normal" ground beef is 20% fat. A restaurant "gourmet"
>> > hamburger
>> > is usually 20% fat. A lean ground beef hamburger is too dry and lacks
>> > flavor. Always go for 20% and make sure the beef is ground on site.
>> > Costco's
>> > hamburger is.
>>
>> The organic ground beef they sell at our stores are pre-packaged. I
>> think they're in 3 1-lb cryovac packages. But I don't pay attention
>> to them. Never bought ground beef there - too much real meat to
>> choose from.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Almost (at least at my local store) It used to be in one pound packages,
> not it's three 1 1/3 pound packages for a total of 4 pounds. Irritates
> me. I stopped buying it when they increased the package size. I'm too
> lazy to go home, slit open the packages, and repackage it in smaller
> portions for freezing.
>
> It was good when it was in 1 lb portions, but when the size change the
> brand changed too and maybe that's the difference your finding as well.
>
> marcella

Ohhhhhh. You're right! I forgot about the extra meat. I had noticed that.