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Food safety - lxxf - 01-15-2010
I've been on vacation, but I was wondering if anyone else saw this article and would care to comment on it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html?_r=1
I know several of you grind your own beef, this makes me want to invest in a grinder.
Sally
Re: Food safety - Gourmet_Mom - 01-15-2010
After the last thread....started by me...I don't think I will comment beyond, I have picked out my grinder. I didn't get it for Christmas, but it's supposed to be on for our Birthdays. I'm looking forward to grinding my own meats. Beyond ground beef, I LOVE ground pork and chicken/turkey, but it is not always readily available. Hopefully, that is in the past! Not to mention pairing this with our new smokehouse....soon to be completed.
Re: Food safety - Harborwitch - 01-15-2010
Hmmmmmm. I'm glad I grind my own or buy from small local meat processors now. Plus I've got a bunch of venison, and buffalo is very easy to get here.
Re: Food safety - cjs - 01-16-2010
"But while the school lunch program will not buy meat contaminated with salmonella, the agriculture department does not ban its sale to the general public." - now, doesn't that just make a person feel so safe.
I too, am grinding my own meat and over & above the safety factor, the flavor is just so darn good!!
By the way, I was reading thru Charcuterie the other day - I find something new everytime I pick that book up - and they had a great idea to keep in the back of your mind.
When you're running short of time and have a tougher hunk of meat and no time to braise or stew it up, just grind it up, mix with a little onion or mushroom for moisture, season and maybe a little fat of some kind; then saute it up or make patties. Could even stuff grape leaves or cabbage and braise them. Easy and fast.
I loved that idea.
Re: Food safety - foodfiend - 01-16-2010
Since we don't eat beef, pork, or lamb I use little ground meat, and that is turkey. However, this article makes me wonder if I should buy a grinder attachment for my KA.
But, wait, don't I have one? I'm going to have to check...
Re: Food safety - - 01-16-2010
That's what I'm thinking, Vicci, the attachment. I know I don't have that one.
Re: Food safety - foodfiend - 01-16-2010
SHOOT! I had it but I sold it a year or two ago because I only used it once. But now, as my forgetful brain cranks up a bit and I'm remembering, it seems to me as though the meat was really sticky when I ground it, and the grinder itself was difficult to clean afterward. Which is probably why I sold it.
Now, since I appear to be "on a roll", if I can only remember where I put my flash drive...