I have always used a wire whip for the task (repeatedly smashing the whip downward). But, of course, that's not what the tool is meant for. So...I'm curious as to what others use (maybe a potato masher), and if there is indeed a tool specifically designed for the task.
2007-10-18 04:20:58 · 8 answers · asked by HoneyBunny 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I like the ground beef to be as finely broken up as possible for such recipes as homemade tacos.
2007-10-18 04:31:19 · update #1
I always used a bench scraper. It's normally used in baking, but it worked well for breaking up the ground beef. It's about 4x6, like an index card with a handle on top. It's also good for chopping some veggies.
2007-10-18 04:40:30 · answer #1 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the potentially dangerous bacteria in beef live on the outside of the meat. Grinding the beef disperses the outside of the meat among the whole portion of meat. When you cook the shaped portion of ground beef, the internal temperature may not rise to a high enough level to kill all the bacteria. However, when you cook a steak, the exterior of the steak is directly exposed to very high temperatures, thus killing the bacteria, because they have not been allowed to get inside the meat. It doesn't matter so much if the interior of the intact piece of steak doesn't get cooked to the same level, because the bacteria don't live there - they live on the outside. Griddling a steak blitzes them into oblivion. Having said this, I used to cook myself rare hamburgers all the time, and have not so far developed Creuzfeld-Jakob Disease. But maybe I'm just lucky.
2016-03-13 01:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a wooden spoon. Or, I crumble the meat by hand after it cools a bit. This works best. I don't like chunky ground beef!
2007-10-18 10:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by petelee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The tool's exact name, I am not sure of. But it looks like a metal snake with a handle. It is VERY VERY similiar to a potatoe masher, only a slight difference in the durability and the material.
2007-10-18 04:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The tool is called a hamburger chopper, chopstir, or mix 'n chop.
2017-01-13 12:45:24 · answer #5 · answered by Luda 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A spatula or wooden paddle spoon.
2007-10-18 04:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by Little Miss Jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a pastry blender, it works great.
2007-10-18 04:28:47 · answer #7 · answered by Don M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A fork...it works the best...
2007-10-18 04:37:47 · answer #8 · answered by o o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a spatula.
2007-10-18 04:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by BeezKneez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋