We have a KitchenAid Mixer and have been grinding all our meats for a long time. Not only do we do this to ensure we don't eat "pink slime", we also do this to help protect us from ecoli. It's not fail proof but risks are reduced. Whenever you buy pre-packaged ground meat you are getting meat from many different animals increasing the risk of ecoli bacteria. By grinding our own, we reduce, but not eliminate, being infected with the ecoli bacteria.
When the news media picked up on the "pink slime" additive to ground meats and when we learned about it's use in the fast food industry, we stopped ordering any ground meat entries at fast food restaurants. We became strictly chicken breast sandwich eaters! I am so happy to hear that McDonalds, Burger King, and Taco Bell no longer serve any ground meat products with "pink slime". I have been going through withdrawal not having a Taco Bell taco or a McDonald's double hamburger!
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