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What heat level should I use to brown beef?

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I brown a lot of ground beef for meal prep and as the base of everything from pasta sauce to Mexican casserole.

I've noticed two different possibilities for heat - high and semi-searing, or low and slow. Which is better for flavor and texture?

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  • I use mostly lean beef, 90/10 or so
  • I usually add spices and sometimes a small amount of salt
  • Because I'm using the meat as a base, I don't want the extra "juice" that escapes.
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Zerotime‭ wrote over 4 years ago

Is ground beef the same as minced meat? What does 90 / 10 refer to? Where I'm from I've never noticed similar numbers. What do you mean with extra juice?

Sigma‭ wrote over 4 years ago

I have never heard it called minced meat, but yes, that is what I mean! The numbers refer to the lean / fat ratio - you can get anywhere from 70/30 up to 95/5. Higher fat ratios are better for things like meatballs, 80/20-85/15 is good for burgers, etc. By the extra juice, I mean any liquid that is dispersed when cooking, mostly just water I guess.

Zerotime‭ wrote over 4 years ago

I'm very surprised that there is liquid in your meat. The minced meat I use basically only contains meat and no additional ingredients besides salt. For clarification: Do you want the water out? Or do you want to keep it? For casseroles it might be sensible to keep it, for sauces it doesn't really add value to the final meal.

Sigma‭ wrote over 4 years ago

It's a fairly small amount. I'll try to take a picture next time... I generally do not want it.