I made a double batch of beef crumbles today. I picked up two 10 pound packages of 73/27 ground beef today. I've made crumbles before but never actually measured the weight once I've finished. I made the crumbles in two different ways. I boiled one 10 lb chub on the stove in my large pasta pot with the insert. I cooked the other chub in two crockpots on high. I just cut the chub in half, dumped the beef in the crocks, then covered the beef with water and ignored them for about 5 hours or so.
I've only measured the stove top cooked beef. I poured out the layer of fat in the top of the pot and got about 5 cups of yummy liquid fat:yucky:. I'm sure there was still a little that went down the drain so we'll say between 5 and 5 1/2 cups of pure fat:yucky:. At the end, I was left with about 5 pounds 3 ounces of beef crumbles. I did try to drain the crumbles as well as possible to get the most accurate weight.
So, if I've done the math correctly:
10 lb chub of 73/27 $14.87
5.1875 lbs crumbles after cooking
Price per pound of beef crumbles:
14.87/5.1875= $2.87 a pound
Super lean beef runs over $3.99 a pound here. So although the applications are a little more limited, I'm saving about $1.12 a pound.
Now after doing the math, I'm leaning even more toward dumping beef entirely and just eating chicken. At $1 a pound or less, it really is a better deal and much healthier.
Anyway, just thought I would post this in the chance it might be helpful.
Christy
I've only measured the stove top cooked beef. I poured out the layer of fat in the top of the pot and got about 5 cups of yummy liquid fat:yucky:. I'm sure there was still a little that went down the drain so we'll say between 5 and 5 1/2 cups of pure fat:yucky:. At the end, I was left with about 5 pounds 3 ounces of beef crumbles. I did try to drain the crumbles as well as possible to get the most accurate weight.
So, if I've done the math correctly:
10 lb chub of 73/27 $14.87
5.1875 lbs crumbles after cooking
Price per pound of beef crumbles:
14.87/5.1875= $2.87 a pound
Super lean beef runs over $3.99 a pound here. So although the applications are a little more limited, I'm saving about $1.12 a pound.
Now after doing the math, I'm leaning even more toward dumping beef entirely and just eating chicken. At $1 a pound or less, it really is a better deal and much healthier.
Anyway, just thought I would post this in the chance it might be helpful.
Christy