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Default Browning Beef in a Saucepan instead of a Skillet

phaeton wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>> "phaeton" >

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>> Brown the beef first and drain the fat
>> leaving maybe a tablespoon of the fat, first. Then add the veggies...

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> Thanks for the replies everyone. Is there any reason why it would be
> suboptimal to start the potatoes and onions with the raw meat? That's
> how I've always done it, but I see it suggested the other way a couple
> of times already ;-)
>

Because too much in the pan or pot at once will make everything "steam"
instead of browning it.