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Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: renoman on October 20, 2013, 07:31:27 AM

Title: To grind or not to grind
Post by: renoman on October 20, 2013, 07:31:27 AM
Do you guys grind your own beef for snack sticks or just buy ground beef? Is there any noticeable difference?
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: Tenpoint5 on October 20, 2013, 07:34:02 AM
I have done both. Just more convenient to use a 10 pound tube from the store.
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: OU812 on October 20, 2013, 08:02:55 AM
The only difference for me is the price tag

Allota times I came get chuck roasts cheaper than ground beef, so I buy a boat load of roasts and grind them
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: devo on October 20, 2013, 08:04:16 AM
I will buy extra lean which is suppose to be 90-10 as per canadian standards. The butcher shop I buy from has  it packaged in 1 lbs. packages and you can buy ten 1lbs. packages for a discount so I will pick that up and use just what I need. If I need a finer grind I will run it through the grinder with my smallest plate. Unless I can get a hunk of beef cheap I just buy ground.
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: renoman on October 20, 2013, 08:47:41 AM
Is the ground beef that you buy run through a 1/8" plate or is it courser?
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: devo on October 20, 2013, 08:57:38 AM
I'm guessing on this but I would say yes. The nice thing about having a friendly butcher is you can phone ahead and tell him what you need. Most times I just buy what he has.
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: drano on October 20, 2013, 01:05:23 PM
I like chuck if I can get it for close to ground beef price. 
I cut the meat into strips, mix in spice, and grind--so the grinder mixes it in. 
If I bought ground, I'd have to mix it in.
OK, I'll admit, I'm lazy.   ;D
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: Saber 4 on October 20, 2013, 06:06:07 PM
I like to grind my own for everything including burgers.
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: smoke em if you got em on October 20, 2013, 06:25:47 PM
I grind my own. I can usually find chuck roast cheaper than ground beef. Plus I Like to know exactly what's in my ground meat.

Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: renoman on October 21, 2013, 06:30:49 AM
Quote from: Saber 4 on October 20, 2013, 06:06:07 PM
I like to grind my own for everything including burgers.

Saber, how course do you grind for your burgers?
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: Saber 4 on October 21, 2013, 07:30:00 AM
Quote from: renoman on October 21, 2013, 06:30:49 AM
Quote from: Saber 4 on October 20, 2013, 06:06:07 PM
I like to grind my own for everything including burgers.

Saber, how course do you grind for your burgers?

We like more bite so I usually use the 7mm plate and grind once, I do that for breakfast sausage also.
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: pz on October 21, 2013, 10:20:31 AM
Quote from: Saber 4 on October 20, 2013, 06:06:07 PM
I like to grind my own for everything including burgers.

X2 - for both flavor and food safety reasons
Title: Re: To grind or not to grind
Post by: Saber 4 on October 21, 2013, 06:03:38 PM
Quote from: pz on October 21, 2013, 10:20:31 AM
Quote from: Saber 4 on October 20, 2013, 06:06:07 PM
I like to grind my own for everything including burgers.

X2 - for both flavor and food safety reasons

Just picked up a 20lb whole chuck for $2.98/lb at Sam's, going to grind it and package it in the next couple of days so I can start on some of these neat meatball recipes I've been seeing.
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