Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>
>> Does everyone buy ready made?
>
> Often but not always. As fresh ground beef.
> But, I can see the kitchen that does the work from the area where I
> shop. It is meticulously clean.
>
>> If not, what kind of beef do you use
>
> If I grind it myself (which I do sometimes), chuck, as it is
> inexpensive. Brisket when it's on sale. Or whatever beef is the
> cheapest at the time. I recently made a wonderful beef sausage from
> some sliced chuck that was $1.49. I'm considering trying that again
> with some cure and smoking it.
>
>> and what
>> do you mix it with, if anything?
>
> Why? :-)
>
> Mix it with anything and it becomes meatloaf imho. Or when I do mix it
> with seasonings, beef sausage. If I want burgers, it's pure ground
> beef served with the usual veggies and condiments.

Thank you As you may have realised, hamburger is not something I have had
much to do with. We were travelling recently and my better half suggested
going to a 'Wimpy' for a hamburger. I was amazed) Anyway, he got a
barbecued rib in a bread roll and I asked for chicken in a roll.
Bleaghhhhhhhh! That certainly cured his curiousity <g> But then I got to
thinking about making some myself. Hence the (daft) questions)