In article >,
Craig Welch > wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:23:04 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> >> >Grind my own beef because I don't know what is going on in the meat
> >> >industry. I ground lean beef and it was tastless when cooked. I then
> >> >added a thumb size amount of gound lamb. Just enough flavour to make a
> >> >perfect burger. Nothing else is needed as others have said but some fat
> >> >in some form is a must.
> >>
> >> So why grind 'lean' beef?
> >
> >Why not?
>
> Because the poster complained that there wasn't enough fat in the
> end result.

Oy, it's such an old thread I'd forgotten that. ;-)
I've eaten 96/4 lean ground beef from the store and enjoyed it, but to
each their own.
--
Om.

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