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sf wrote:
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> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:08:09 -0500, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
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> >We know that much of the flavor is in the fat, that's why commercial
> >hamburger mix is 50/50 (yeow!).

>
> <laugh> It is not! 80-20 is good.


Yes, it is. I saw a program once with a segment in one of the processing
plants which showed the guy forklifting into the grinder "2,000# of lean
and 2,000# of fat" and "yes, it is 50/50" and that was the guy with the
forklift speaking, not a voiceover.