Best cut of beef for burger mince?

pickarooney

I want to make up a load of mince for making burgers and am a bit unsure what cut would give the best patties. I reckon something with about 15% fat, no nervy bits, maybe something off the rib might do the job?

stick shooter

Not 100% sure, but i would reckon sirloin would be best .

duploelabs

stick shooter wrote: »

Not 100% sure, but i would reckon sirloin would be best .

I would definitely not use a prime cut. Maybe shin or shoulder.

Murt10

An absolute must when you are making any home made burgers is a sprinkle of Aromat from Knorr.

Makes a huge difference to the taste.

stick shooter

duploelabs wrote: »

I would definitely not use a prime cut. Maybe shin or shoulder.

With venison we usually use the saddle for burgers .I know its a waste being the prime cut . We add pork fat and a few other products.

FTGFOP

Chuck gets my vote.

CJhaughey

I bone out the ribs and mix it with soft pork fat.
Works well for me.

jap gt

we use shin at work for burgers and a small bit of pork, pure waste using prime cut

duploelabs

There's shed loads of msg in aromat, egh

Mellor

Murt10 wrote: »

An absolute must when you are making any home made burgers is a sprinkle of Aromat from Knorr.

Makes a huge difference to the taste.

duploelabs wrote: »

There's shed loads of msg in aromat, egh

Much more than shedloads, Aromat is essentially a brand name for MSG

Deki

Over here MSG is sold as Accent. It comes in a shaker like salt and sprinkle it on before frying or grilling. I think Chuck roast is best for burgers, sorry mince. Sirloin is very lean and dry- great taste, but not much fat. Round is good too although leaner than Chuck.

billybudd

as above posters said shin and shoulder or chuck is the abosulte best for mincing, nice fat running through it that is flavoursome and will keep burgers from drying out, using sirloin etc is like using a brand new bmw in a car bomb scene in a movie:a complete waste

billybudd

also as above says aromat is basically msg, you can buy nice organic flavourings in health shops now that wont leave you with headaches and palpatations

Honey-ec

billybudd wrote: »

also as above says aromat is basically msg, you can buy nice organic flavourings in health shops now that wont leave you with headaches and palpatations

Not everyone reacts to MSG and those that do tend to have the same problems with naturally occurring glutamates too.

I'd be far more concerned about the amount of salt in some food than I would MSG.

billybudd

Honey-ec wrote: »

Not everyone reacts to MSG and those that do tend to have the same problems with naturally occurring glutamates too.

I'd be far more concerned about the amount of salt in some food than I would MSG.

Well it was a tongue in cheek remark, hence the tongue

as a matter of fact msg is a salt, a form of acid sodium that is just more developed than salt, they are both not good over used.