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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Wagyu ground beef tacos
Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 21:40:16 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-05-31, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 5/31/2025 10:56 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2025-05-31, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
>>> Jill McQuown wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> and canned (presumably) re-fried beans?  It doesn't make fiscal sense.
>>>
>>>    fools and their money...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Doesn't make sense in terms of flavor, either.  You get just as much fat
>>>> from cheaper 80/20 ground beef.  Doesn't have the fancy name attached,
>>>> though.
>>>
>>>    ours has the fancy name of ground chuck.
>> 
>> You can make 80/20 beef from nearly any cut if you're willing
>> to add additional fat.
>> 
> The term 80/20 infers a 20% fat to lean ratio.  No need to add 
> additional fat.

If you grind beef that has less than 20% fat, you must add additional
fat to achieve the 80/20 ratio.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton