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Economy mince
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Has anyone tried economy mince like the one sold at sainsburys or is it a case of you get what you pay for
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Its 'economy' for a reason - much more fat and gristle ratio to lean meat. If you are using it for a recipe where you can fry it then drain off the fat then cook it long and slow it will have a good flavour-but for anything where you are cooking it relatively quickly then lean minced steak would be better value and healthier.
@ric.ror - In a chili or spag bol does it matter whats minced up as long as its protein ? God knows what goes into those 'pink' sausages -best not to. My SO once worked as a meat cutter in a large supermarket -the only fdifference between the economy mince and the minced steak was the fat content -they actually added fat in blocks into the mincer when they were dong the cheap stuff. Eveything went into the mince from filet to scrag end -but legally, minced steak has to contain meat that could be sold as steak.
So no ears, eyeballs, nostrils and worse from other end of the body then?
Only one way to get mince for me and that is to buy the steak and get the butcher to mince it. And don't let him disappear out the back with it, make sure he minces what you've bought and in front of you. I'm too squeamish to buy ready minced mince.
Only one way to get mince for me and that is to buy the steak and get the butcher to mince it. And don't let him disappear out the back with it, make sure he minces what you've bought and in front of you. I'm too squeamish to buy ready minced mince.