Ground beef newbie

[Sakamoto]

What are your favorite cuts to use for ground beef?

 

[BuffettFan]

I typically use chuck. Tends to naturally be about 80/20.
When I can get brisket cheap, I use it, but trim away a fair amount of the fat.
I don't get scientific about it, just basically trim it like I was cooking it whole and then grind and mix by hand.

 

[sudsandswine]

Chuck, short rib, and brisket in some combo depending what I've been cooking lately.

 

[Cook]

Cheapest brisket you can find...double grind the hard fat. If you're doing alot, do two briskets and mix in a pork butt.

 

[seakuv]

I just got great results from grinding up a few pieces of chuck. It was the inaugural grind for my new LEM #12. Sliced the chuck into 1-1.5" wide strips and then threw them into the freezer for about 45 minutes. I did two grinds, first round with the coarse plate and the second with the fine plate. Cooked up a couple burgers on the grill after vacuum packing the rest. They were very good - nice texture and great flavor!

 

[Burnt at Both Endz]

Chuck will prolly be the easiest for you, for the first time. My favorite is the trimmings off my gold Wagyu comp briskets.

 

[Kybigmac]

I’ve tried several different cuts,but it’s hard to beat chuck!

 

[MountainMan]

Yup just watch the content.


80/20 or better 70/30 gets A LOT BETTER.


YMMV

 

[Norm]

My favorite grind is ribeye steak. Next would be brisket point 50/50 with sirloin.