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The Rastelli Burgers

Cats3000 — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:31:08 GMT

We don't know the following (which all supermarkets clearly specify):

What USDA Grade of meat are they?

What percent "lean" are they?

According to my calculations, they're selling for about $9.75 per pound. Answers to the questions would help determine whether or not they're worth the cost.

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Daysdee — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:34:24 GMT

Has anyone tried these? I like to have items in the freezer, but these seem kind of pricey.

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luvmybeetle — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:55:05 GMT

I have these in my freezer now and we love them. They provde you with the seasoning just like Kansas City Steaks. My husband and I think they are better then KS. I prefer these to the ground chuck I get at grocery store.

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eddyandme — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:59:47 GMT

@Daysdee wrote:
Has anyone tried these? I like to have items in the freezer, but these seem kind of pricey.

@Cats3000 @Daysdee

You're right, we need to know more. I buy the 90% angus burger and the $9.75 pricing would only be a couple dollars more - worth it for premade and individually freezer seeled.

Good deal if very lean. IMHO most of QVC's food items are off the top price wise. But, for angus it's not a bad deal if it's 90% lean.

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Cats3000 — Wed, 03 May 2017 22:04:02 GMT

We also buy 90% lean. Where we shop, it's generally called "ground round". It is USDA Choice and it goes for about $6.00/pound. The store also has a small supply of USDA Prime burgers that are labeled 75% lean (because Prime beef does have more fat and marbeling than Choice). I forgot the price on those, but at least I know that it is Prime beef.

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eddyandme — Wed, 03 May 2017 22:07:05 GMT

@Cats3000 wrote:
We also buy 90% lean. Where we shop, it's generally called "ground round". It is USDA Choice and it goes for about $6.00/pound. The store also has a small supply of USDA Prime burgers that are labeled 75% lean (because Prime beef does have more fat and marbeling than Choice). I forgot the price on those, but at least I know that it is Prime beef.

@Cats3000

I just called customer service and asked percentage. It's 85% lean. I always get the 90% from the butcher shop at my market. Do you think there would be much difference in taste?

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SusieQ_2 — Wed, 03 May 2017 22:08:52 GMT

I don't honestly know much about meat but your question made me curious. The TSV burgers are Black Angus certified sirloin which sounds like it's high quality. I read that sirloin is 85% lean, but in the presentation Carolyn said they can legally say that "these burgers have 50% less fat than the best, top notch black label burger sold in your grocery store."

What does that mean and is it even correct? I have no idea, but those steaks they say the beef is ground from look delicious. Of course they should be...$9.75 per pound is pretty pricey. And that's for the 28 count. The 14 count is more like $12.50 per pound (if I'm doing my math correctly). Wow!

Another way to look at it is this--for the 14 count it's about $4 per burger. For the 28 count it's around $3 per burger. That doesn't sound so bad but it is only a 5 oz patty.

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PA Mom-mom — Wed, 03 May 2017 22:23:20 GMT

I would like to do a side-by-side comparison with the hamburger we get from our local custom kill butcher shop for $5.00/lb., but I just can't bring myself to spend so much for hamburger. Our local grocery store has flat iron steak for $5.99-$6.99/lb. Our family enjoys that more than nearly anything else in the same price range.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 03 May 2017 22:43:11 GMT

I kind of looked at it and it seems decent. But I do have a number of KC cheddar/bacon burgers in the freezer.

5oz is plenty large. I couldn't eat more than that on a bet.

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Nomorebirthdays — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:08:41 GMT

I realize some do not have big freezers, but this price is outrageous. We buy Angus beef, custom cut, wrapped and frozen for 3.00 a lb. That's 4 burgers for 3.00. The whole half of the steer is 3.00 a lb. Burger, steaks, roasts all the same. And very good.

TSV price is for convenience.

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Carmie — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:09:26 GMT

Beef burgers that are too lean are not tasty and are dry unless you cook them only to the rare side. I do not eat my meat while pink. Think fillet mignon... a good balance between lean and fat.

I only use very lean beef burger in soups and chili and soups. I buy great ground beef from my local butcher shop. It is very tasty and moist when cooked and shrinks very little when cooked into burgers.

I wonder how anyone measures the fat in meat,,, 10% or 20%, how can you be sure?

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Nomorebirthdays — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:23:00 GMT

@Carmie. I have bought meat from the grocery store that stinks when you cook it or slimy stuff cooks out of it, pink slimy stuff? I don't think they hang it long enough to get blood out or inject with water or something. And this is from big grocery chain. I've already rinsed browned burger before making bar b questions or tacos so much cooks out.

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KentuckyWoman — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:28:56 GMT

I will just buy the ground beef at our local grocery, make my own burgers, then freeze and seal them with my Food Saver. It's cheaper in the long run.

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Carmie — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:31:52 GMT

@Nomorebirthdays Oh, that doesn't sound so good at all. I know that some ground beef is made from fatty scraps that are put into a machine that spins it really fast until the fat separates from the meat. Then the meat is gathered up and sold as ground beef and the fat is tossed.

Maybe that's what your local market is selling?

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Nomorebirthdays — Wed, 03 May 2017 23:34:45 GMT

@Carmie wow, that's why I get my beef from a local farmer. I bet we eat a lot of Stanger things in our lifetimes we do not know about.

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bmorechick — Thu, 04 May 2017 00:30:37 GMT

Yea these are really expensive. Burgers are quick to make so I'm not sure this small convenience is worth it. I buy the organic grass fed beef for my burgers. It is very lean and does not have that fatty meat taste. I season only with a little salt, pepper and worcestershire sauce and they cook quick on the grill. You barely mix the meat so as not to toughen it. Three minutes each side. You cook any longer and you got a hockey puck! But we like them medium rare so...cost me about 18 bucks to make 14 burgers.

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software — Thu, 04 May 2017 00:31:29 GMT

I like the flavor of sirloin, but I prefer the tenderness of a ribeye. I would buy a sirloin from my grocery store and ask the butcher in the meat market to grind it for me. Or do it myself in my Vitamix

I'm sure the price would be similar. Not sure what sirloin steak is going for now.

I know ribeyes are around $9 - $10 per pound.

Beef labeled "prime" is the best quality and the most expensive. I didn't think genuine Black Angus was anything less than Prime.

Nutritional value states 1 burger is 27grams of fat, more fat than protein

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eddyandme — Thu, 04 May 2017 00:53:57 GMT

@software

I buy the 90% angus for hamburger meat. It was on sale the other week, so I asked the butcher to give me one pound but in two one-pound packages. (I buy it this was 'cause I cook one up for my furbaby, the other for me, wit garlic and onions.) Well, one was a teeny bit over a lb, the other right on. It cost over $10 and that was on sale. So, I think your right with your steak prices.

I've decided to order these. It's just me and my Eddy. I'm not the biggest meat eater so these will last. Of course, he's doing his own form of a Happy Dance when we're having burgers!

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dharts — Thu, 04 May 2017 03:09:31 GMT

Y'all should get some of the "American kobi" hamburger from Heartbrand beef. One of the membership clubs has it for not much more than these burgers. Remember when hamburger actually had flavor? That's what these taste like. Really. And no I don't work for them, just a very satisfied customer. And the fat in them is actually good for your heart instead of bad for it.

I can tell you I haven't found any gourmet, grass fed, organic or any other hamburger that compares to them.

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Cats3000 — Thu, 04 May 2017 10:25:38 GMT

You see, for us it's the amount of fat we take into our bodies.

We've used 85% lean and we really can't tell the difference in taste.