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> Pete C. wrote:
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>> sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:08:09 -0500, "Pete C." >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.

>



That's the stuff they pack into "chubs", that plastic bologna shaped
casing. I wouldn't feed it to a dog, but I see people buying it.

Ugh.

gloria p