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Are ground meat sold in supermarkets of lower quality than other meat? (ground beef, veal, chicken vs. non-ground ones)
Depends on what you mean by quality. Meat grades are primarily about palatability... how tender the meat is, how juicy, how flavorful? Almost by definition ground meat is typically made from tougher cuts which have been ground to make the meat more tender, and the meat to fat ratio and mixture is adjusted for flavor and juiciness.
If you mean wholesomeness, then I'd say it is carefully regulated to be as wholesome as primal cuts.
Big Y (the supermarket where I buy my meat, it's part of the Star Market chain in New England) grinds the meat right there, and will even grind to order. If I want ground sirloin, I get the same sirloin, as the steak I'd get, if I asked for a sirloin steak.
So in my market, there's no difference, because it's the same piece of meat, ground or not.
Big Y (the supermarket where I buy my meat, it's part of the Star Market chain in New England) grinds the meat right there, and will even grind to order. If I want ground sirloin, I get the same sirloin, as the steak I'd get, if I asked for a sirloin steak.
So in my market, there's no difference, because it's the same piece of meat, ground or not.
our market does the same, it grinds the burger right in the butcher section and will grind anything we want them to grind.
I would never buy it in those gross looking tubes, but I buy the store ground beef, and I like it on the cheap side...like 20% fat content. I think its more flavorful.
I hate the thought of buying ground beef which has that controversial pink slime in it.
To many chain stores around my area which don't offer personal service for meat grinding.
Just recently I realized/remembered that I have a food grinder on my food processor and have started grinding my own ground beef, using sirloin roasts or chuck roasts which I have found on sale. I found that the grinder works better when I freeze the parts before grinding the meat.
It does take quite a while to grind the meat but ooh la la - the taste of home ground is amazing! How could I have forgotten I had a meat grinder on my food processor - I was only using it to make bread! Duh!
I have also ground up lean pork roasts for ground pork.
I like Costco as they grind it onsite everyday. Other than that it's ground beef don't expect too much unless you grind it yourself or go to a butcher for specific cuts as mentioned above.
Since the pink slime problem came to light... Haven't they stopped putting it in ground beef?
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