Janet B wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:25:57 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
> wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 11:08:23 AM UTC-6, Janet B wrote:
> >> Why You Should Never Buy Packaged Ground Beef Again
> >> http://tinyurl.com/hp5j6k7
> >> read through to the section on grinding
> >> Janet US
> >
> > Some good advice. However, I don't like ground beef that is ground
> > once. I've tried it a few times. It is bloody well tough and has a
> > texture (mouth feel), that I don't like. All ground beef should be
> > well cooked to kill the bad bugs in it. People who eat nearly raw
> > ground beef deserve the resultant diarrhea that so often
> > accompanies such action. ====
> I thought it was an interesting take on ground once. I imagine that
> is more chewable. I liked the idea of being more airy. You know how
> the instructions for making patties is to avoid compressing them.
> That's hard when the meat comes compressed from the store
> Janet US

I don't double grind it at home and it's not tough at all.

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