Ground Beef

[abbeyrd1]

What kind of ground beef should we buy? Should we buy the leanest or is the 80/20 fine?

I was cooking some patties from 80/20 ground beef and drained some of the fat they released. Is this ok?

[CalicoPrairie]

Re: Ground Beef

Don't buy the leanest. It not only doesn't taste that great, it's not necessary. I buy the 27% fat kind, because that's what is cheapest, and boy, it cooks up into a mean burger!

It's fine to drain the fat.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Ground Beef

>>What kind of ground beef should we buy? Should we buy the leanest or is the 80/20 fine?>>

Some kinds work better for certain recipes.

There's no required kind.

[Elizellen]

Re: Ground Beef

One of the great moneysaving things about doing Atkins is that the fattier cuts of meat are often cheaper as well as being tastier.