Fresh Market

[Walter123]

I bought some hamburger meat at their special price last Tuesday and asked the butcher what the fat ratio was and was told 85/15. I made tacos and there was a lot of fat in the pan that I had to drain. It definitely was not 85/15. Anybody else notice this?

[billybye]

15% fat is NOT lean. We buy leaner (7.5%) at Publix when it is on sale and stock up.

[Villager Joyce]

There is no fat in Crumbles and fantastic in tacos and casseroles. No, I'm not a vegetarian. I Go meatless when there is a good alternative. I miss you VPL.

[Callaway Guy]

As an alternative to ground beef, try ground chicken.

[looneycat]

I bought some hamburger meat at their special price last Tuesday and asked the butcher what the fat ratio was and was told 85/15. I made tacos and there was a lot of fat in the pan that I had to drain. It definitely was not 85/15. Anybody else notice this?

I would guesstimate it at more like 75/25 after using it a couple of times...good for some things not so much for others, shrinkage! :sigh:

[jnieman]

I usely buy ground round. It's just perfect for tacos, burgers, etc. I also find it doesn't have little hard pieces in it.

[tomwed]

The way to keep the fat down is to eat smaller meat servings. Put more veggies in the taco or make smaller hamburgers with more toppings. Less lean is tastier. For me, if it's a bargain from Fresh Market, I buy it. The reason the meat's on sale is they are hoping you will buy a $6 bottle of ketchup made by tiny elves in Denmark.

Could you ask them to put another store at my end of town?

[jebartle]

So True....giggle, giggle, snort, snort!



The way to keep the fat down is to eat smaller meat servings. Put more veggies in the taco or make smaller hamburgers with more toppings. Less lean is tastier. For me, if it's a bargain from Fresh Market, I buy it. The reason the meat's on sale is they are hoping you will buy a $6 bottle of ketchup made by tiny elves in Denmark.

Could you ask them to put another store at my end of town?

[graciegirl]

The way to keep the fat down is to eat smaller meat servings. Put more veggies in the taco or make smaller hamburgers with more toppings. Less lean is tastier. For me, if it's a bargain from Fresh Market, I buy it. The reason the meat's on sale is they are hoping you will buy a $6 bottle of ketchup made by tiny elves in Denmark.

Could you ask them to put another store at my end of town?



Excellent advice as usual and wonderful information about the elves. Who knew? I thought those suckers were only at the North Pole.

[Warren Kiefer]

I bought some hamburger meat at their special price last Tuesday and asked the butcher what the fat ratio was and was told 85/15. I made tacos and there was a lot of fat in the pan that I had to drain. It definitely was not 85/15. Anybody else notice this?

Are you saying that you have the visual skills to determine how much fat is in meat ???

[justjim]

We have a number of friends who shop at Fresh Market and think it is great. We don't agree---to us it's usually over priced. And----it's on the other side of TV.

We had some of that "special" burger at a friends house. I too thought it had more fat than advertised. But I'm no expert.

[Walter123]

I would guesstimate it at more like 75/25 after using it a couple of times...good for some things not so much for others, shrinkage! :sigh:

Thank you for being the only one who understood my question.

[Walter123]

Are you saying that you have the visual skills to determine how much fat is in meat ???

No Warren, I am not.

[jgm3279]

Ground turkey breast also a great option!

[asianthree]

The fat content although someone important is part of the reason why you get such big flavors. The only way that you could compare how much fat is to buy the equal amount from fresh market and equal amount from another place. fry them both measure the amount of grease and then weight the meat. That about the only way I would compare.

[Ecuadog]

The fat content although someone important is part of the reason why you get such big flavors. The only way that you could compare how much fat is to buy the equal amount from fresh market and equal amount from another place. fry them both measure the amount of grease and then weight the meat. That about the only way I would compare.

What if they're both stretching the truth?

[golfing eagles]

Excellent advice as usual and wonderful information about the elves. Who knew? I thought those suckers were only at the North Pole.

No, they also hang out in that hollow tree and bake Keebler cookies

[dirtbanker]

Walter- From your description it sounds like the label read 15/85?

[Matzy]

I believe that the butcher was correct reading your experience: 85% fat......??? Just kidding.
I personally never had any bad experience with Fresh Market.

[VillagesFlorida]

Burgers were good, meatloaf inedible. Won't stand in line again for this hamburger meat. They charge $2.99 per lb. and you get about $2.99 worth of actual meat. Otherwise, I love Fresh Market and have found many foods that I could not locate anywhere else.

[TheVillageChicken]

When they label beef with a ratio like 85/15, they do it by weight which includes the water content. Eighty-five/fifteen beef is actually 63% fat when you discount the water.

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[tomwed]

When they label beef with a ratio like 85/15, they do it by weight which includes the water content. Eighty-five/fifteen beef is actually 63% fat when you discount the water.

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I always thought by law the maximum fat content in any ground beef is 30% (70% lean). And they couldn't add water, phosphates and binders and still call it ground beef.

[Mikeod]

When they label beef with a ratio like 85/15, they do it by weight which includes the water content. Eighty-five/fifteen beef is actually 63% fat when you discount the water.

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No. 63% of the calories are from fat. There are more calories per gram of fat than per gram of protein. It doesn't mean 63% of the ground beef is fat.

[Warren Kiefer]

No Warren, I am not.

I have great difficulty looking at meat and determining if it is of good quality. How much fat in a steak. is it marbleized etc. I have been told that hamburger placed on a grill must have a minimum of fat or it will fall apart....

[asianthree]

I have great difficulty looking at meat and determining if it is of good quality. How much fat in a steak. is it marbleized etc. I have been told that hamburger placed on a grill must have a minimum of fat or it will fall apart....

Yes it will fall apart without fat. That why a turkey burger won't stay together without binder

[golfing eagles]

No. 63% of the calories are from fat. There are more calories per gram of fat than per gram of protein. It doesn't mean 63% of the ground beef is fat.

Yes, fat contains 9 cal/gram, protein and carbohydrates 4 cal/gram. However, the label shown still is 45% fat by weight, so I'm a little skeptical as to what kind of meat the label came from. I looked at a package of 80/20 I had in the freezer and it is 20% fat by weight

[tomwed]

This is from 2013 - but I think it's relevant.
Ground meat labels list fat content and leanness, but are they accurate?
Fat content on labels can vary by as much as 20%

Ground meat labels list fat content and leanness, but are they accurate? - newsnet5.com Cleveland (http://www.newsnet5.com/money/consumer/consumer-specialist/ground-meat-labels-list-fat-content-and-leanness-but-are-they-accurate)

[rubicon]

Fresh market grinds their own hamburg daily and it would lead one to believe it assist them in the control of ratio fat/lean. when we first started buying hamburg it was too lean. too lean mean less flavor. An 80/20 split is good.

The price at Fresh market is competitive.

I am not a foodie kind of guy and don't go over board with labels etc.

The movement for organic foods etc is creating a nightmare and causing many food companies to be creative with their advertisments

[Sandtrap328]

The fat in the meat adds to flavor.

Have you ever seen a steak of real Kobe beef? Not the American Wagyu but the Kobe from Japan. The steak is flecked through and through with bits of fat. This adds to the flavor and tenderness of that wonderful meat.

For hamburger, 80/20 is excellent ratio.

[tomwed]

The fat in the meat adds to flavor.

Have you ever seen a steak of real Kobe beef? Not the American Wagyu but the Kobe from Japan. The steak is flecked through and through with bits of fat. This adds to the flavor and tenderness of that wonderful meat.

For hamburger, 80/20 is excellent ratio.
That's true.
In high school my son worked at a nice country club restaurant. Back then I was surprised when he told me the last thing they do before they serve the steak is put a big glob of butter on it. They put a big blob of butter on a lot of things before it gets to the customer.

[NYGUY]

....They put a big blob of butter on a lot of things before it gets to the customer.

They do that so the customer will like it!!..:icon_hungry:

[PaPaLarry]

I think both Publix & Winn Dixie have 3 ratings in their ground beef (hamburg) 93%,90%,85%