Mine was pretty swell. Worked hard, came home and cooked with the Mrs.
What did you do today?
I may be skewed on this because I normally get 87% or better at my normal grocer (they sell up into the 90's), but I feel like 80% might shrink too much. Maybe not, though, and I guess the drip will cause the fire to flare and work better on the meat. I don't know, I don't grill very often because I live in an apartment.
I may be skewed on this because I normally get 87% or better at my normal grocer (they sell up into the 90's), but I feel like 80% might shrink too much. Maybe not, though, and I guess the drip will cause the fire to flare and work better on the meat. I don't know, I don't grill very often because I live in an apartment.
I learned to cook from my foster/adoptive parents. There were 3-8 kids until we came north and then I was the only child. My parents always worked hard to stretch their money so 80/20 is what I grew up with. My mom said the fat helped flavor the meat and gave the spices something to hold onto. I'm not exactly certain what she meant by that, but her burgers were always the best even when she cooked them on the stove.
I'm married and in a much more affluent situation now. Our burgers are 80/20. My husband grew up in a similar financial situation. Neither of us like lean hamburgers :-)
I learned to cook from my foster/adoptive parents. There were 3-8 kids until we came north and then I was the only child. My parents always worked hard to stretch their money so 80/20 is what I grew up with. My mom said the fat helped flavor the meat and gave the spices something to hold onto. I'm not exactly certain what she meant by that, but her burgers were always the best even when she cooked them on the stove.
I'm married and in a *much* more affluent situation now. Our burgers are 80/20. My husband grew up in a similar financial situation. Neither of us like lean hamburgers :-)
Sounds like it was a productive day, good find on the meat! I don't do a lot of cooking, but I've been told that if you want to mix meats together like in a loaf or in meatballs, that it is a good idea to get the higher fatty portions because they can hold together a lot better than the lean ones.
I've been going to bed earlier too, but I've also been waking up earlier so I'm not sure I'm seeing any benefit besides having a longer morning. I really enjoy the morning time though. The hours from 3am - 6am are the best, by far. Nobody is awake, hardly any traffic on the roads, and the air is strangely still. I get some of my best thinking done between these hours, when the banks can't get to me.
Sounds like it was a productive day, good find on the meat! I don't do a lot of cooking, but I've been told that if you want to mix meats together like in a loaf or in meatballs, that it is a good idea to get the higher fatty portions because they can hold together a lot better than the lean ones.
I've been going to bed earlier too, but I've also been waking up earlier so I'm not sure I'm seeing any benefit besides having a longer morning. I really enjoy the morning time though. The hours from 3am - 6am are the best, by far. Nobody is awake, hardly any traffic on the roads, and the air is strangely still. I get some of my best thinking done between these hours, when the banks can't get to me.
Went to work, nothing to write home about. Came home, got my daughter off the bus. Once my wife got home we went to a grocery store that we first visited on Saturday. It's a little bit of a hike in a town we rarely go to, but from what we saw last Saturday it is worth it--but it was way too damn busy on Saturday. Thursday night was a better night to be there, though the meat counter was very busy and about a 15 minute wait. They had a sale on ground chuck for $2.49/lb @ 80% lean. I prefer a little more lean, but the price was right--they had 70% lean for $1.89/lb but that's just too much fat to drain off. The limit was 5 lbs so we just go that, $12.50 for 5 lbs of ground beef is a superb deal as it usually goes for no less than $3.99/lb.
It was snowing and wasn't slowing down, so we got dinner and headed home. Pissed around on the computer while wife watched TV, no big deal. I've been going to bed early all week and haven't really been seeing much benefit from it. Last night was no different, in bed before 10pm. Maybe it's for the best, who knows.