How do you?

[Danielle]

Drain the fat off of your ground beef?

My family would just get a lid, hold it with a towel and drain the fat off.

Seans family would use like a pasta strainer.

How do you do it?


(cooking like 4 lbs of beef, wondering if there is an easier way)

[Lizz]

I use a strainer.

[Rebecca]

I use a spoon. :rofl: *just realized there probably are easier ways* :rofl:

[Tina]

Strainer.

[taragunner]

They did a study in which they found you could essentially get most of the fat out of ground beef by rinsing for 5 minutes after cooking.

[Kate]

strainer and rinse-- but not 5 min, but about 1 min.

[Chrissy]

I use the pot lid, with a husband that uses up to 4 dishes plus a glass at each meal I have enough to wash.

[Mo]

I use the strainer and now that you mentioned it, I think I will start rinsing, too.

[Mary Ann]

I put it in a colander and rinse it quickly.

[Phoebe]

Into what do you guys strain it? Not into the sink, right??

We have a large pickle jar that we put the grease into and we put that in the freezer. I have a splatter guard that I use instead of using a lid.

[Kate]

yup--right down the drain into the septic system[/bad homeowner]

But we don't really eat ground beef anymore

[Amy]

I use a strainer and rinse it...when my sink is empty. :indiff:

[Amy]

When it's not, I just spoon the most out that I can.

[Danielle]

Ok, I have never rinsed it before. I used a stainer.

What do you do with the greese in your freezer? I save bacon greese but ground beef?

[Chrissy]

yes, I pour it down the drain :blush:, but I follow it with boiling water.pretending that makes a difference.

[taragunner]

Down the sink with a few big squirts of Dawn dish soap, cross my fingers and hope for the best.

[Lizz]

I tried rinsing it a few times.

Ew. I think it really flattened out the taste.

[Amy]

I was reading my garbage disposal manual :indiff: and it said you should rinse with cold water after using because it encourages oil/fat not to stick to the plumbing. :dunno: Before I read that I used hot.

[Phoebe]

((((Drains)))

Danielle - when the pickle jar gets full, we chuck it :D

[Chrissy]

I tried rinsing it a few times.

Ew. I think it really flattened out the taste.
:word: a little tasty fat never hurt anyone.

[Lisa]

Strain and rinse.

Right down the drain.

[Ana K.S.]

Strain down the drain.

Never thought to rinse though. Might try it..but could see how the taste might change.

[Rebecca]

I was reading my garbage disposal manual :indiff: and it said you should rinse with cold water after using because it encourages oil/fat not to stick to the plumbing. :dunno: Before I read that I used hot.
:agree: I'm not sure how I know that, tho. I sure as hell didn't read the manual. :laugh:

[Rebecca]

But I put it in an empty milk carton that I keep in the freezer.

[Dar]

Colander with a paper towel in it.

[Laura]

Strain and rinse well. It doesn't change the taste for me at all!

[Angie]

Sometimes drain in to the sink with the lid over the pan....sometimes in to an old glass container.....most times I put a ton of paper towels on a plate and pour the meat and grease on to it so the paper absorbs the grease.

[Sheba]

Strain & rinse with hot water for a few minutes. All that fat otherwise makes me queazy :sick: You can buy the el cheapo ground beef then too, after rinsing you've got lean chuck :D