In article >, Gal Called J.J.
> wrote:

> One time on Usenet, Stark > said:
>
> <snip>
>
> > My tots were crisp for the most part, but using 1 lb. ground beef
> > browned and 1 can celery soup, the beef was granular--way too dry.
> > Moreover the undiluted soup did not sauce properly in the ground beef.
>
> What kind of ground beef did you use? I use 80/20, it seems to be more
> tender.
>
Pretty sure it was chuck which I drained after browning. Maybe too much.