Ground Beef: How much fat can be removed

[WiggyWild]

My dad always gets on me for buying the extra lean (93%) beef for nutritional purposes even though it is sooooo expensive. For the purpose of hamburgers I know that extra lean is the only way to go, but I make a lot of tacos using ground beef. And after doing a little research I'm starting to believe that the extra money is a waste for this purpose.

My argument has always been that if you cook a steak, and drain it under warm water using a collander, you obviously aren't going to get rid of the fat around the edge, even if ground up. Sure using this method will get rid of the oils, but just how much solid fat is left?

Reducing the Fat Content of Regular Ground Beef by Draining and Rinsing

According to that site, properly prepared GROUND beef has only 1g fat more peer 4 oz serving than the stuff that I am paying double and sometimes triple the price for.

There are three independent links at the bottom, but two of them are Canadian which kinda ruins the reputation of the whole article j/k.

For tacos and other recipes that call for ground beef, I'm going to start using the cheap stuff!

What do you think?

 

[joe d]

this is kind of off subject but i buy lean roasts then have it ground while i wait. and i think it is more lean than any pack of gb i have ever bought. no greese at all and it tastes better.

 

[Mass Insanity]

this is kind of off subject but i buy lean roasts then have it ground while i wait. and i think it is more lean than any pack of gb i have ever bought. no greese at all and it tastes better.

Put that on your taco's.. lol

 

[SpyWizard]

buy the cheapest hamburger you can.. cook it, drain it, and run hot water over it..

but what's the point??

fat is good for your development..

 

[joe d]

Put that on your taco's.. lol

why not. they would be better

 

[WiggyWild]

The cheap stuff is 30% + fat, that a whole lot of greasy mess to suck down lol. There should still be 7% fat or so in the drained stuff, but I'm trying to cut.

Joe d- please elaborate on lean roasts. Lean roast beef? Sounds good but not for tacos hahaha

 

[joe d]

The cheap stuff is 30% + fat, that a whole lot of greasy mess to suck down lol. There should still be 7% fat or so in the drained stuff, but I'm trying to cut.

Joe d- please elaborate on lean roasts. Lean roast beef? Sounds good but not for tacos hahaha

just plain beef roast. its a big chunk of raw beef from the market. get them to trim the fat and grind it up for you.

 

[SouthernLord]

Ground london broil FTW!!!

I have ate my fair share of rinsed ground beef. I would just buy ground chuck and rinse it thoroughly. I brown it slightly, throw it in a colander, run hot water over it for a few minutes, and then thrown it back in the pan and season it up. I can't put a specific number on the fat that is removed, but I have read it brings the content down similar to 93% lean.

btw....Rinsed ground beef gets really old really fast when you're eating two pounds a day

 

[joe d]

Ground london broil FTW!!!

I have ate my fair share of rinsed ground beef. I would just buy ground chuck and rinse it thoroughly. I brown it slightly, throw it in a colander, run hot water over it for a few minutes, and then thrown it back in the pan and season it up. I can't put a specific number on the fat that is removed, but I have read it brings the content down similar to 93% lean.

btw....Rinsed ground beef gets really old really fast when you're eating two pounds a day

beef roast not london broil. i love all the comments lol. its leaner and tastes better. its still hamburger but from a little bit of a better cut. like going from a shoulder steak to a ny strip (but not as drastic)