On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 8:30:44 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-04-02 8:01 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 3:02:22 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> >> On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 5:52:30 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> >>> Mama Lucia's Italian-style meatballs.
> >>> (fully cooked and frozen)
> >>> 12oz bag on sale for only $1.67 .
> >>>
> >>> I bought a bag this morning and just tried
> >>> a couple to see how they taste.
> >>>
> >>> YUM!
> >>>
> >>> I'm heating up another 2 to try on buttered toast.
> >>>
> >>> I'll probably buy a couple more bags when I go back
> >>> tomorrow for pork butt (0.99/lb)
> >>
> >> I have had some pretty good frozen meatballs. They are very handy to have and you get to pick the exact amount you need.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >
> > The inverse is worse: people who put bread crumbs in hamburgers.
>
> Hey... I resent that. I put about a tablespoon of dry bread crumbs in
> with a pound of regular hamburger. It is not really filler. It just
> helps to retain some of the flavour.

Where does the flavor go? A gently patted (and not overcooked) burger of
ground chuck has plenty of flavor.

Cindy Hamilton