Do you rinse your meat to drain the fat better?

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hvanness331

Saved 2/22/08 to Kitchen Goddess

Do you rinse your meat to drain the fat better?

Okay, I'm kinda laughing because at first this title said "Do you rinse your meat?" and it just sounded all sorts of wrong. Anyway, last week I made spaghetti with meat sauce and my sister-in-law was standing in the kitchen when I ran water over my browned hamburger and then dumped it all in the strainer to drain with the garbage disposal on. Her eyes about popped out of her head and asked what the hell I was doing. I thought it was perfectly normal? What about you guys? "Do you rinse your meat??!?"

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kimberha 1 year 14 weeks

Oh no sounds really icky to rinse your meat! Use the Silpoura clip on spout to strain off the meat drippings and grease into a sealable container and dispose of in the trash. Scrape any leftover food scraps into the compost or trash; limit the use of your garbage disposal. Before washing, wipe grease residues like oily or creamy sauces from utensils, plates, pots, and pans into the trash. If available, recycle all waste liquid cooking or frying oils at a recycling station. http://www.silpoura.com

fabernathy 2 years 36 weeks

If you knew how much gunk and fat was coming out of the ground beef when you rinse it, everyone would be doing it. Learn more about this at http://theburgerbuddy.wordpress.com

karlowe 3 years 8 weeks

http://healthy.hillbillyhousewife.com/groundbeef.htm

greenbear6 4 years 25 weeks

I rinse pork and poultry and also seafood before cooking but not beef, never rinsed anything after cooking though.

pureperfection 5 years 16 weeks

As long as my dry food is cooked, it should never touch water. I hate the yucky taste. Maybe you should try buying those tissue paper that can actually absorb the oil. I use those kinda towels and squeeze the oil outta it.

mominator 5 years 16 weeks

I wash all my meats before cooking but I do not re-rinse them after I have cooked them. I would of just drained the grease off.

JessNess 5 years 16 weeks

I season my meat as it cooks specially since the best time to season anything is when it is cooking. Plus I always cook my meat with onions and garlic so I would not want to rinse any of that away. Plus wouldn't rinsing the meat after its cooked cool it off too much and even dry it out?

sofi 5 years 16 weeks

I've never rinsed cooked meat but just try and drain as much fat as possible by straining with towel. I do rinse raw chicken and fish just to feel less slimy. I have thought about rinsing my ground beef before I cook, but it just seems like it would lose something since it is already ground up- kinda kooky, I know.

Twinkle 5 years 16 weeks

I rinse meat before cooking and drain the fat after cooking. I've never heard of rinsing meat after it's cooked though.

Schaianne 5 years 16 weeks

Nope because I think it rinses the flavor away. I just really drain it and sometimes will press a few paper towels onto it to help soak up the grease better.

JennaV 5 years 16 weeks

I don't...but I try to use ground turkey breast as much as possible and there really isn't much fat to drain off.

tomiko 5 years 16 weeks

i do that too! i try to use ground turkey as much as possible, but when i DO have to use ground beef i do the same as you do!

hvanness331 5 years 16 weeks

Normally when I make spaghetti, I don't season the ground hamburger...so after I rinse/drain I just put it back in my pan and add the sauce... so I'm not losing any seasonings. I guess I only do it when I'm making spaghetti and (god forbid) Hamburger Helper. I always use very lean meat, so there's normally not much stuff to drain, but I do it anyway.

tomiko 5 years 17 weeks

i've rinsed all my meat...and canned tuna if its been in oil.

jennifer76 5 years 17 weeks

I rinse raw chicken but that's it. I've never actually heard of rinsing cooked ground beef. I would think that would probably rinse off whatever you seasoned it with. :?

JovianSkies 5 years 17 weeks

Never rinse the fat out, but drain it! Rinsing the meat loses flavor, while draining will still help it retain flavor, AND moisture.

books and shoes 5 years 17 weeks

I have heard of this but no I don't do it, like everyone else who said for the flavor. I also don't drain ALL the fat either and sometimes I won't bother to drain at all. :oops:

QueenMargot 5 years 17 weeks

No, I don't rinse it, but the meat cuts in my country are different from the US, so I can't give a good opinion about this question.

CoconutPie 5 years 17 weeks

I usually buy extra lean ground beef, so there's not that much fat left. But, seriously, why would I want to get rid of all the flavor? Just use turkey or bison if you don't want all the fat.

kiwitwist 5 years 17 weeks

never rinse... I only use extra lean ground beef so there isn't usually a lot of grease leftover. Or I might cook the hell out of it, lol!

bhustle 5 years 17 weeks

Yeah I always rinse my meat especially chicken I also use lemon juice concentrate or vinegar to disinfect chicken NEVER use it for red meat it will make it hard but red meat I rinse but not too much my mom told me the same that the flavor will go away if you rinse excessively. You are perfectly normal...lol :highfive: miss b

colormesticky 5 years 17 weeks

The only brand of ground turkey I will use is Jenny-O. Even Trader Joe's ground turkey is nasty. Gristle and bone bits, blech. But Jenny-O is just meat, good stuff.

JessNess 5 years 17 weeks

I have drained off excess grease if too much came off of the meat but I have never rinsed it. I would think that it would wash away all the seasoning

LaurenG22 5 years 17 weeks

If you rinse it all the flavor leaves. I can see draining it away (excess liquids) but not rinsing it! ewwww I hate ground turkey and would NEVER use it. Try a leaner ground beef and you won't have to rinse. I always grind my own beef with sirloin or lean cubed steak.

colormesticky 5 years 17 weeks

I used to rinse ground beef until I moved in with my grandma. She yelled at me for "washing all the flavor away" so I stopped. Nowadays I just use ground turkey.