Goomba38 <Goomba38 >> wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> Ground Beef and Hamburger are really two different products.
>>
>> "Ground beef" are single cuts of beef and trim/fat. For example, a
>> fatty piece of beef with attached it's attachced fat such as chuck
>> or brisket.
>>
>> "Hamburger", OTOH, is ground beef where the added fat can come from
>> any part any part of the animal, not attached to the beef it was
>> made from. For example, a lean piece of top round combined with fat
>> from any other part of the animal (such as heart or kidney fat).
>
> Now that is the first time I've ever heard that...and I can see where it
> makes sense.
> I do suspect though that some people use the terms incorrectly or
> interchangeably.

It's a pretty fine point as far as the consumer is concerned, IMO.
"Ground Beef" would seem to imply a more "pure" product, though.

-sw