On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:49:56 -0500, "Pete C." >
wrote:
>
>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>> Interestingly, here you can buy ground meat that is labeled ground
>> chuck. It does not have the same taste as ground chuck roast. The
>> ground chuck roast tastes "meatier" to me. My supermarket meat counter
>> has it in its service meat case.
>
>Are you comparing store ground chuck with home ground chuck? The home
>ground will taste "meatier" due to the lack of oxidation while the store
>ground which has sat and oxidized for hours will have a somewhat
>metallic taste. You don't really notice the metallic oxidized taste of
>store ground meat until you have had fresh ground non oxidized for
>comparison.

So, what you're really saying is home ground will taste like store
bought if you let it sit for... how long?

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