topic Re: Ground Chuck! in Kitchen

Ground Chuck!

CANDLEQUEEN — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:55:22 GMT

My husband used ground chuck for hour tacos last night, instead of ground beef, how come I didn't like it? Maybe becuase I am so used to ground beef....It just had a different texture, and taste to me.....I think ground beef is better suited for tacos and ground chuck maybe for burgers?

Re: Ground Chuck!

RollTide2008 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:12:38 GMT

Ground chuck is ground beer with a lean to fat ratio of 80/20. I think it’s a fine all purpose ground beef. Unless ground round or ground sirloin is on sales, it’s what I always buy. What kind of ground beef do you usually use?

Re: Ground Chuck!

wagirl — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:17:34 GMT

I used 93/7 ground beef for the longest time because of the lower fat content--but it was so dry and not very tasty---now I use 85/15 or 80/20 and the meat is a lot juicier as well as more flavor. I do still drain the cooked meat very well and wipe out the pan before I proceed with my recipe. Fat is flavor. I try to buy grass fed/ organic meat too.

Re: Ground Chuck!

CANDLEQUEEN — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:17:45 GMT

@RollTide2008 wrote:
Ground chuck is ground beer with a lean to fat ratio of 80/20. I think it’s a fine all purpose ground beef. Unless ground round or ground sirloin is on sales, it’s what I always buy. What kind of ground beef do you usually use?

@RollTide2008 I don't know, I think just regular ground beef.. Which I know is fattier, but ground chuck just had a different taste to it, not a bad taste, my husband liked it, but he also said he preferred ground beef for tacos as well.....lot less fat for sure........

Re: Ground Chuck!

Starpolisher — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:35:06 GMT

I always use 85/15. 93/7 is dry and 80/20 has to much fat. I discovered the difference when I was about 16. My mom was away for a week and my dad took my sister and I grocery shopping. We got the 80/20 ground beef to make hamburgers and nobody liked it. It also had little bits of skin and some bone in it. Not a lot but enough that I found some. To this day if I find that, I cannot eat it...yuck! When mom came home we asked her about it and she explained the difference. I've used 85/15 ever since!

Re: Ground Chuck!

Pooky1 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:42:28 GMT

i just started buying hamberger from bjs whole sale club. it 88/ 12. its really good. you dont have to drain any grease out when cooking it.it comes like allmost a 10 pound pak. then i separate it into 7 packages.

Re: Ground Chuck!

FranandZoe — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:46:54 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
I used 93/7 ground beef for the longest time because of the lower fat content--but it was so dry and not very tasty---now I use 85/15 or 80/20 and the meat is a lot juicier as well as more flavor. I do still drain the cooked meat very well and wipe out the pan before I proceed with my recipe. Fat is flavor. I try to buy grass fed/ organic meat too.

I bought 93/7 sirloin for yeeeaars. Recently bought 90/10 and that little bit of extra fat makes a huge difference - so much more flavor. I did have to drain it though which I never did with the 93/7.

Ground chuck is tooo fatty for me. Even a chuck roast - no way.

Re: Ground Chuck!

EatWell — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:07:33 GMT

@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
My husband used ground chuck for hour tacos last night, instead of ground beef, how come I didn't like it? Maybe becuase I am so used to ground beef....It just had a different texture, and taste to me.....I think ground beef is better suited for tacos and ground chuck maybe for burgers?

@CANDLEQUEEN

What are hour tacos?

Re: Ground Chuck!

Citrine1 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:10:47 GMT

@EatWell wrote:
@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
My husband used ground chuck for hour tacos last night, instead of ground beef, how come I didn't like it? Maybe becuase I am so used to ground beef....It just had a different texture, and taste to me.....I think ground beef is better suited for tacos and ground chuck maybe for burgers?
@CANDLEQUEEN

What are hour tacos?

@EatWell Pretty sure she meant "our" tacos

Re: Ground Chuck!

EatWell — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:31:56 GMT

@Starpolisher

@Starpolisher wrote:
I always use 85/15. 93/7 is dry and 80/20 has to much fat. I discovered the difference when I was about 16. My mom was away for a week and my dad took my sister and I grocery shopping. We got the 80/20 ground beef to make hamburgers and nobody liked it. It also had little bits of skin and some bone in it. Not a lot but enough that I found some. To this day if I find that, I cannot eat it...yuck! When mom came home we asked her about it and she explained the difference. I've used 85/15 ever since!

There is no such cut of beef labeled ground beef.

“Ground beef” is made of different parts of a cow or cows. Basically it is butchers leftover mystery beef meat, unless you grind yourself a specific part of the cow.

I don’t eat pre -made ground beef because I don’t know what it is made of. And also a greater chance of E Coli from a sick cow(s) mixed in.

Re: Ground Chuck!

Starpolisher — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:32:18 GMT

@EatWell

Why are you picking on me? I guess I should have said ground chuck(?) Excuse me but most people I know say ground beef and so do most recipes. I'm not an idiot and don't appreciate the implication or attitude! Please don't bother replying to my posts anymore.

Re: Ground Chuck!

CANDLEQUEEN — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:35:53 GMT

@EatWell oops. meant to have typed our tacos!

Re: Ground Chuck!

Starpolisher — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:11:57 GMT

@EatWell wrote:

@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
My husband used ground chuck for hour tacos last night, instead of ground beef, how come I didn't like it? Maybe becuase I am so used to ground beef....It just had a different texture, and taste to me.....I think ground beef is better suited for tacos and ground chuck maybe for burgers?

@CANDLEQUEEN

What are hour tacos?

@EatWell

Another unnecessary shot.

Re: Ground Chuck!

software — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:43:42 GMT

I don't like the flavor of ground chuck.

I don't even like roast chuck.

To my taste, it's bland.

It's not just about the fat content because there are several very lean cuts of beef with a good flavor.

@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
My husband used ground chuck for hour tacos last night, instead of ground beef, how come I didn't like it? Maybe becuase I am so used to ground beef....It just had a different texture, and taste to me.....I think ground beef is better suited for tacos and ground chuck maybe for burgers?

Re: Ground Chuck!

Fiero Woman — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:05:34 GMT

I can't tell the difference between the grade of ground beef, except for the fat content. However, there is a huge difference in the flavor of grass fed beef and other beef, regardless of the cut or being ground. My husband always made his own ground beef, using the KitchenAid attachment for that purpose.

Re: Ground Chuck!

Fiero Woman — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:51:52 GMT

@Starpolisher Don't worry, when you post on these forums you are open to attack as I was on the Rachael Ray Forum, when I posted an apology as I was talking about things I had read. I got to thiking and decided to apologize as I was only going by what the press states. After that, I got slammed. .

Re: Ground Chuck!

Starpolisher — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 21:18:17 GMT

@Fiero Woman

Thank you! I know. I've been on these boards since the beginning and frankly I'm tired of the nonsense. It was nice of you to apologize. I have no intentions of doing so. I try to play nice, use just the right words and still, trouble! Well, l for one, will be talking back..at least today! I get tired of biting my tongue.😬 It's just ridiculous!

Re: Ground Chuck!

faeriemoon — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 21:49:52 GMT

To me all ground beef tastes the same. I tend to buy gound sirloin at a 93/7 ratio which many declare to be tastless. I season it depending on what I'm making, and for the most part I'm happy with the results. The fat content doesn't really affect me.

Re: Ground Chuck!

EatWell — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:25:37 GMT

@Starpolisher wrote:

Thank you! I know. I've been on these boards since the beginning and frankly I'm tired of the nonsense. It was nice of you to apologize. I have no intentions of doing so. I try to play nice, use just the right words and still, trouble! Well, l for one, will be talking back..at least today! I get tired of biting my tongue.😬 It's just ridiculous!

@Starpolisher
Why so bitter and full of hate?

So what cut of beef is ground beef?

Don’t bother replying.

Re: Ground Chuck!

EatWell — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:37:40 GMT

@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
@EatWell oops. meant to have typed our tacos!

@CANDLEQUEEN

Thanks.

I was thinking you might be using packaged taco mix, and pre-made hard taco shells. Not made from scratch.

I have seen pre-made taco kits offered in a few supermarkets. Included all the fixings.

Just add cooked protein.

On your dinner table maybe in one hour or less.

All done!