The Ranger > wrote:

>James Silverton > wrote in message

>> Be honest Blake! Open another bottle but I find both ground and
>> cubed meat acceptable in chilli

>Ab-so-f**kin'-lootly! One for the pot, another for the cook.

>I prefer cubed but my MIL (and Sainted Mother(tm)) use/d ground
>sirloin.

For me, ground beef is fine in a chili with beans (and typically,
tomatoes) but if it's a bean-less, tomato-less chili primarily
composed of chili powder in water/broth, then cubes or chunks
of beef are necessary instead of ground beef.

Perhaps I'm picky. Strike that, I know I'm picky.

Steve