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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 12:16 am
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
Make good use of that cover! It keeps the inside of the grill much hotter and you'll get a furter convection this way. I grill nearly everything covered.
I hope don't cover your steaks! What a waste of a good piece of meat!!

Originally Posted by PSUhorty
That is excellent advice. I can't stand when my wife brings home 95% lean ground beef for burgers. Even 90%.

85% is a happy medium... enough fat for flavor and moist burgers, but not so much that flare ups are a major problem.
What most people don't realize is that 90-95% lean is just a bill of goods. Most of the fat in less-lean grinds will escape upon cooking anyway.
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