9 Ground Beef Hacks You Need to Know | Allrecipes

[@charlese.prospecting6627]

The fork for drainage is very cool. I myself go with the paper towel technique 😁

[@maggie2936-q1m]

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[@Mrs.VonChin]

one of my favorites as well. Especially for home cooks :)

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[@juliedorey5254]

Mine too. I want her to be my neighbor 😂

[@bonniepwtf]

Loved seeing the browning from the baking soda. Will try.

[@monicanorman9176]

Definitely trying that!

[@stellajean3020]

If you wrap your portioned meat tightly in plastic wrap, then wrap with foil...then place in freezer bags you will have zero ice on your frozen meat or freezer burn. Doing this I have had ground beef for 10 months in the freezer that looked, smelled and tasted like newly frozen meat. Works for chicken too. Loved the baking soda tip. I will try it for sure!

[@dawnriddle-knowlton9932]

Thanks

[@cynthiabelknap8655]

😮informative!!! Thank u! Going to try

[@allrecipes]

Thanks for the tip!

[@andersonomo597]

Cooked mushrooms freeze REALLY well! Whenever I bag some bargain mushrooms, I always slice, fry and freeze them while they're still really fresh rather than find them sad and slimy after a week. Sliced gives me more options to toss them into a pasta or other dish and it's quicker with less work. 100% on adding them to mince - it's brilliant on many levels. I just chop up my frozen mushies much finer before adding them into the mince - and they're so easy to chop when frozen. That baking soda hack is intriguing and a must try! Cheers from Oz!

[@cynthiabelknap8655]

Thank you!!!! I waste too many mushrooms!!! Will do this now!!

[@hrhdmk5845]

Thanks for the tip, it’s a winner!

[@buzzwithhoneybee]

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[@craiglist483]

Was just trying to figure out how to get mushrooms into my son’s diet. Thanks for the tip!!

[@jillswabash6024]

Love the fork draining technique and adding chopped mushrooms to stretch the ground beef!

[@fallenangel1049]

I started doing that w the mushrooms about 5-6 yrs ago because didnt have enough ground beef and needed to use up half container on baby portabellas. Family loved it then i told them and everyone was ok w it

[@bobmurphy2811]

I tripped across one of your videos from a while back. I've made several of your recipes as well as copied and printed a bunch more. These hacks are great. Your style is great also, informative and funny , just really fun to watch. Thanks!

[@jameslucas5590]

I don't waste foil, so I drain it in a glass bowl. Then, once it is cool and solid, I just clean it into the trash. Everythig else I've been doing since I became a father. I like functional processes and this video is full of them. Thank you.

[@ericrotsinger9729]

I am becoming a fan of Allrecipes. I like how their recipes just get to the point.

[@annettenorlen7866]

I loved these tips. You are the best presenter.

[@bigj17gb3]

I am very intrigued to play around with that mushroom trick for sure!

[@debiwillis9045]

Done that for ...years!!!!

[@chrismaxwell1624]

Most steaks you buy in grocery store were frozen during shipping. Years ago I worked in meat packing plant and all beef is frozen before shipping. Flash frozen though is blast freezer. This freezing may completely freeze or partially freeze it. So you are technically refreezing when you get it home. If you buy a side of beef it only be frozen once and much better quality.

[@jerryodell1168]

The way you do portions is very helpful. I did it that way for years, however, the last five or six years, I started getting kitchen paper wax's, cutting the wax's into quarters with a pair of kitchen shears, making patties, and placing the wax squares between and the outside of stacks in the plastic bags. It makes it easier to get the portions out.

[@JustAFlyover]

Love the mushroom addition to stretch the ground meat.

[@wellofloneliness]

To you stretch it with the same equivalent weight of mushrooms for ground beef you want to replace?

[@snooooopycomehome]

Paper towel method user here🙋‍♀️. Love love love the mushroom idea. Going to try that this wkend. Not so much for the "stretching" meat budget reason (although awesome) but more for decrease the waistline and lowering tricycles/cholesterol reason. ❤

[@deannadanley923]

The mushroom 'hack' was very interesting in re: to cost-effectiveness AND health! Well done! I also thought adding disolved baking soda was great information to share! I've seen baking soda added to fried foods but would never have considered a method to infuse it with ground meat! Thank you for giving me 'food for thought'! ❤️

[@nancywhitney4462]

Thanks, I learned several new hacks. Instead of mushrooms for filler, I use zucchini. That way my vege haters don't even know they are getting some green! And I can use up that overachiever from my garden.

[@debludwig6302]

I learned the paper towel technique from Chef John. Use it all the time!

[@JustAFlyover]

Very glad to see you back on a regular basis.

[@kathrynwebster6307]

I’ve been cooking ground beef from frozen exactly like that since I was a young teenager. 50 years ago. That’s not a new hack but certainly a helpful one.

[@jillsipocz3582]

Me too, I have so many memories of doing that at my Mom's house.

[@woodym2]

Necessity is the mother of invention :-)

[@cynthiabelknap8655]

New for me!!

[@312countrygirl]

That's how I been freezing beef for years . And I hope you come up with more kitchen food Hacks!

[@sebastiancabotwats211]

Excellent!...I do the mushies already...works fantastic with eggs also for breakfast burritos...love the individual size hack on the gallon/2ib. bag. and the tater masher...I will definitely be doing that!...Thanks for sharing!

[@LauraBrooks-z8q]

Love this channel! Thank you for all of your great tips and tricks! They’re genius! ❤😊

[@donnafrompa869]

Excellent hacks! I've actually been adding mushrooms for quite a while. Very "umami" taste.❤❤ Keep those hacks coming!!

[@maryhoover8192]

Made this for dinner tonight and it was very good. I never have seconds but I did tonight. ❤

[@brendalee8831]

Browning hamburger,a deep browning is where the flavor is❤😊

[@woodym2]

It took me too long in life to learn this.

[@vickiepatterson1748]

I do a lot of these hacks but I didn't know about adding mushrooms like that. I actually love that idea! I just got some mushrooms yesterday and I'll be using them in a different way! Thanks for sharing more fun things in the kitchen!

[@SewAndTellwithDori]

Nicole: I really like the tip for individual burger-sized portions using only one freezer bag. Love the potato masher technique for ground meat. Brilliant! Thanks so much for the tips. Living alone, I'm always making food in batches, then freezing at least half for meals later in the month. I do this for pinto beans (home made refried beans), garbanzo beans (hummus and salads), pasta sauce, and other freezable foods as well. Haven't tried batch cooking rice yet (fried rice and soup). That's next. More food tips, please!!! 🙏🏻

[@kristinejones5541]

I've stacked the meat for years. Love ur hacks n tips!!!!!!

[@lesliecram2415]

I just love you on this channel! You are so fun and informative!~

[@gaylarussell2336]

❤ the baking soda trick ! Going use that one too!

[@abunchahooey]

😂 This reminded me of cooking with my late Mamaw. She’d tell me to brown meat for something, and I’d tell her it was done and she’d say, “you didn’t brown it, you grayed it” 😂 Also, if a direction on a package said “shake well” I’d shake it and she’d say, “it says shake well, not half a*s” Which leads me to Mamaw’s best advice: “anything worth doing is worth doing well.” 😊

[@pauletteleeper4120]

She sounds like a great lady! Fun, sassy and loving!😊

[@mrskhillman6042]

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST VIDEO EVER!!! Thank you for teaching me the various ways to drain ground beef. I DEFINITELY learned something new today!

[@peggymann925]

These are all great! Love the portion trick on about 2 lbs in a baggie, using the flat edge. That is awesome. Yayyyyy Nicole!

[@lindacastillo9050]

Great tips especially the time saving frozen to pot one! Thanks!!! ☺️

[@Oldwoman1977]

Great tricks, thank you 🙏 ❤

[@shaunah.creations9233]

You just saved me money with using mushrooms and I love mushrooms lol. Also the frozen burger thing mind blown 😂 and loved the thawing out method if you forget to thaw beef out. Love this!

[@9liveslisa]

That was the best hack video I have seen in awhile. I especially liked the fork for draining ground beef. Nifty.

[@sandramacarthur590]

Lol. I do the paper towel drain. 😊 I also do the freeze in bags mashed down.

[@cynthiabelknap8655]

Me too

[@staycool163]

I know some of those, but learned a few things as well. I really enjoy your channel. I make your collard green recipe and it is on point every single time! Thank you!

[@KHoneycutt]

Loved this video….I learned a couple hacks I didn’t know. I especially loved the fork method! I generally only cook about a pound of ground beef at a time so I use the paper towel method. However the biggest new thing I learned is the mushroom hack for stretching. My hubby and I don’t care for mushrooms but most of the rest of my family does. When cooking for the whole family again I’m going to use this genius idea! I’m sure they will appreciate the addition of mushrooms and as much as I don’t care for the texture of them, there is something about the flavor that they bring to dishes.

[@carolkaiser3102]

Thanks, Nicole. I did not know these hacks except the baking soda one. I just ordered a potato masher from Amazon. 😊

[@rashellegallegos4335]

Thank you for the useful hacks!

[@retiredarmy3755]

My grandmother and mother used to add a little cooked rice to extend the ground beef. (Depression hack)

[@robschaller9061]

When thawing a steak and really ANY meat you thaw it in your refrigerator. It takes a full day if your not thawing say a pot roast that may take 3 days but it makes a MASSIVE difference texture AND flavor of the meat

[@LMatthews800]

Here from TT. Glad my favorite recipe/cooking show is here.

[@marygrott8095]

Great video! I'm definitely going to try the hack with the fork!

[@pgarwood]

I’ve been cooking for 25 years and found these tips useful.

[@olliehays3206]

For things like taco filling, sloppy joes, hamburger casseroles, I'll often split 1lb of ground round into halves. You can add chopped onion, chunky salsa, rotel etc to each half to bulk it up.

[@georginastoliker3358]

Oh wow I'm so glad this is on KZbin I just thought you were some kind of commercial on Facebook but here you are Yahoo🎉☕️👍🏼

[@patriciagechei8145]

Love these tips!❤ Thank you for sharing. Love your channel😊

[@itsallperfectlynormal9805]

My burger hack is takeout prevention! I like to fry up 5 or 6 lbs with onion and freeze it flat in 1 lb portions. I have a short list of quick meal ideas for the precooked burger. On those nights I forgot to take something out, or the meal plan fails, I can still have dinner ready in 20 minutes.

[@hrhdmk5845]

Great idea, thanks for sharing!

[@jamieharris601]

Actually learned something... love the fork trick👍

[@austinseagrave9406]

Love the portioning hack! Genius!

[@debbiewalters-q5y]

Love watching your hacks they are quick and easy Thank you !

[@cyndidiamond]

Love your videos and your energy!

[@JRichardson-e6r]

Love these tips. THANK YOU!

[@teresamaksymiuk8897]

Thank you …so much for all the advice..much appreciated .😊

[@McNuge]

I really enjoy your videos and I have learned a lot of tips and great recipes. Thank you so much!

[@barnabascollins4625]

I 💯 use the paper towel method

[@ms.rickie]

Absolutely love your videos😊

[@edro3838]

👍 very informative…much appreciated

[@garysobczak9931]

You are the best.... NEVER miss your videos!!!

[@ladyann5778]

Love the mushroom idea

[@robininva]

I totally do the paper towel method!

[@user-st8gb9bm6q]

Good to know ❤ Thanks Chef Nicole.

[@geezermann7865]

For years I used a flat wooden spatula to break up ground beef in the skillet. But several years ago I discovered a gadget that works way better, and is way easier, a long handled plastic/nylon utensil with a kind of plus sign bottom that makes it so easy to crumble and brown meat and not damage a nonstick surface. Much better than a potato masher which I have tried.

[@josiezanoni]

Off topic: Ma’am, Ma’am (shoulder tap), 1:22 what is that nail polish color? Love it! On topic: Great beefy tips - paper towel grease soak up and bulking it up with mushrooms. Thanks!

[@patriciariller3020]

Thanks Nicole! Great hacks!

[@bennettchick]

You can “stretch” ground beef by using tofu by using the potatoes masher to mince it up while it’s cooking with the hamburger. It’s easier than the mushrooms because you don’t need to wash or cut it up beforehand like you need to with the mushrooms. I can’t tell tofu is in it! You can easily do half and half ratios.

[@hrhdmk5845]

Oooo, I am going to try this hack. Thanks!

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

I'll have to try the foil trick. Usually I put my colander over a large bowl or plate and then let the grease sit there for a while until it's solidifies or I just take it over to the trash and throw it away after a while but then it has still has that smell for a while. So next time I cook ground beef I will try the foil trick

[@deborahsobieski2554]

Thank you for the tips! Love your videos

[@rebeccalowry9296]

Great hacks, Nicole’s!

[@janetmoore1124]

Great ideas! I would go one further and say that if the standard seasoning for recipes includes salt and pepper, onion and garlic, add that when the meat is cooking. Saves time later on.

[@shadofaxes]

I like that baking soda hack. If you spread out your ground beef into small chunks on a foil or parchment lined baking sheet and bake it on 350 for 20 minutes or so (breaking it up as it browns on the bottom) you will end up with ground beef with burnt bits throughout ready for any sauce to make what you want.

[@badpapa8252]

If you have to break it up occasionaly, where's the advantage over just frying it normally? Slower (20 min) and same amount of work (occasional breaking up). Just don't see how this helps.

[@shadofaxes]

@@badpapa8252 Well that's kinda like saying: "Well if you have to fire up a grill outside, in the cold and heat, what's the point? Just cook it indoors. Basically it's just another way to cook meat to get different flavors and textures from, that's all and that's enough.

[@mealprepdude]

Oh, heck yeah! Genius tips!

[@Merrywidow55]

Love these hacks! I also put my mushrooms in a food processor and add them to my ground beef to stretch it out. I even do this with sloppy joes.

[@yvonnekirk3625]

Great video 💕💕

[@kencurtis2403]

I just made spaghetti and added a bunch of mushrooms and realized it does add a significant meaty texture.

[@theresaobanan3348]

Definitely going to try the mushroom trick..extra nutrients for sure

[@williamcornelison4721]

Neat idea.... Had surgery and failed to put venison in the freezer.... So I'll be buying bulk and make use of my Food Saver.

[@debbienorton637]

Awesome! You just get better and better girl

[@DeirdreMebane]

Thank for the tips!!!

[@Stephenrsm7600]

Excellent video!!! Thanks for these hacks!!!!

[@elainereynolds2477]

Wow, super helpful!

[@sherylgauthier6122]

Love all the secret ideas. Love ground beef. ❤❤😂

[@karenuphill2741]

Great ideas👍

[@Starbuck2005]

I like to save the grease from ground beef and mix it with my dogs dry kibble! Gives them a special treat and reduces stinky trash!

[@anel899]

Not sure that is good for their bellies... please ask a vet to explain dietary restrictions. .please!!!

[@debbiegordon7622]

I use all those hacks..great video

[@glennagoss7335]

Love the mushrooom trick.

[@TruckerCarlsome]

One thing. When putting the meat in freezer ziplock bags, after mashing it flat, close the zip lock so only a little 1/2 inch portion is unzipped. Then while laying the bag flat on the counter, work the air out of the bag with one hand, and zip it closed with the other. It gets the max amount of air out.

[@jenniferregan4428]

I've added mushrooms FOR 30 YEARS. We always add veggies to stretch!!!

[@tnlarkspur60]

Love the tips.

[@tomcoughlin5252]

Outstanding video!!!

[@The1sassylady5378]

Cool 😎 thank you 😊

[@lauracobb564]

This is our modern day Julia Childs!!! She should be on PBS for the world!!

[@julesprice5805]

Great video!!!!