Uses for hamburger grease?

[taxlady]

Thanks for the reminder that cholesterol and omega balance are not the same thing. Yeah, I know that most people now refer to the Atkins diet as ketogenic. When we started doing Atkins, we tested our urine with some strips that told us whether or not we were in ketosis. I got tired of arguing with some keto fanatics who always told us that Atkins was not the same thing. I believe there are some very minor differences, I think it was when starting the diets. I have been accused of lying when I spoke about our experience and didn't specifically call it Atkins. Life's too long to keep arguing with that kind of fools.

 

[pictonguy]

Here it shows the difference between grass fed and typical supermarket beef, just so people are aware.

Keep in mind that the amount of total polyunsaturated omega 6's and omega 3's in all animal protein is extremely low and a 3.5 ounce serving of grass fed beef has about 13 grams of total fat which the omegas represent about 0.08 grams and in a 2:1 ratio

1 tbsp of sunflower oil which is a polyunsaturated fat has about the same amount of fat with around 14 grams with just over 9 grams of omega 6's with virtually no omega 3's and represent a 70:1 ratio. For inquiring minds.

 

[knowledge keeper]

I try to reduce waste in the kitchen by using everything I can. The classic/usual veg scraps and carcasses for stock and woody herb stems in soup. Growing up, my mom tossed hamburger (80/20 ground chuck/beef) grease in the trash, but kept bacon grease for green beans/frying eggs, etc. I am wondering if I can use hamburger grease for something, or is it just. . .not that flavorful to be useful? Is it just waste? I strained my hamburger and am now boiling the water off the grease, though I may chuck it in the freezer to separate it easier, but I wanna know if other people use hamburger grease in/for anything.

Could you use the grease as the fat for gravy? Like a beef/chicken veloute or beef/hamburger fat in sawmill/milk gravy?

It's not as flavorful as bacon grease, but it can still add taste to dishes. For example, you can use it to make gravy. Just strain off the excess fat, leave a bit for frying the flour, and then make the sauce by adding broth or milk.