On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 9:32:25 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 2:02:22 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > I make a pretty good meatball too. In my awesome opinion you have to use breadcrumbs for a tender meatball. Some people refuse to do that. Mostly they're making hamburgers in the shape of balls, not real meatballs.
> >
> >
> A few weeks ago there was coupon in the meat section at Kroger
> for their freshly made meatballs. I used the coupon, of course,
> and baked them a few days later. They were quite good tasting but
> you had to use a steak knife to cut them they were sooooooo tough;
> no breadcrumbs at all in the mixture.
>
> Amazing how a few bread crumbs or even a torn up piece of white
> bread added to the meat mixture can make a difference in the
> texture.

Mama mia, biting into a tough meatball is not pleasant!