We've all heard the 10 hot dog to 12 bun question but why is it when I buy pre-packaged ground beef it comes in a 1.25 pound package when almost all the recipes I see call for one pound or increments thereof?
2007-06-27 04:48:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Just curious if anyone knows the answer to this.
2007-06-27 04:49:10 · update #1
I've noticed this too! Whatever happened to .98 lbs to 1.1 lbs? Now it's always way over a pound. I don't know why it's so hard for the meat manager to actually LOOK at the scale when he's prepping it.
My advice? Take the quarter pound out and wrap it up and freeze it. After a few grocery runs, you'll have a pound of frozen ground beef. Or buy 5 pounds at a time and portion it up and freeze it. That way you don't have to trust the store. :)
2007-06-27 05:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butchers eyeball 1lb of beef when they are putting it through the grinder. They then weight it and package it. Most of the time it is around there but you will occassionally find some that are around the weight you mentioned.
Btw, nothing wrong with putting a little more meat in your recipes. Only when you are dealing with seasoning does it really make a big difference. If a spagetti or pasta recipe calls for 1 lb of beef i usually will put 1.25 so everyone gets a good portion.
2007-06-27 04:59:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Shorts 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the grocers here, we can buy "chubs" that contain even pounds of ground beef, in several different sizes, including 1 lb.
They also package the ground beef in "bulk" packages, that are never even pound weights.
Have you asked the butcher to package you some in even 1 lb. pounds packages? Most of them will.
2007-06-27 04:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by Clare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pasta Bolognese.
2016-04-01 07:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe when they weigh the meat its an in between and can't take it off.
2007-06-27 05:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is most likely for people who use it to make homemade meals from scratch like family recipes, and also for people to patty up hamburgers.
2007-06-27 04:57:57 · answer #6 · answered by specretj03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't where I shop. That's a good question to ask your butcher.
2007-06-27 04:53:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it shrinks to 1 lb. when cooked.
2007-06-27 05:14:58 · answer #8 · answered by mary 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋