Burgers with 92% lean meat

In a word, yes. You need some fat to bind the meat, and the grease helps to feed the fire on the grill.

I used 85/15 and it does fine. 80/20 is too fatty for my tastes.

My butcher makes what they call a 'steak' grind. Essentially, it's the trimmings that they have from steak cuts that they grind into burger. They mark it as 70/30, but it's more like 60/40. Anyway, it makes the best damn hamburger you've ever had.

I get all my ground beef from Costco and their ground meat is 88/12 lean to fat ratio.

I will buy a package and they usually weigh in the 6-8 lb. range. I'll use 4 lbs. to make 8 burgers to fit on the large seeded buns I like and they come out great.

The rest of the ground meat gets frozen until I use it for making tacos.

80/20 is the restaurant standard but some use 73/27 and that makes a damn fine burger.

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Did I frick up getting 92% lean ground beef for burgers this weekend?

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Not if you like dry burgers. I always use chuck if I don't make my own blend.

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thought the leaner the meat the better it is period.

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Why did you think that? Fat is incredible.

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I use eggs and bread crumbs to bind them.

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Please stop using this method. There are plenty of threads here about burger techniques. All you need is beef, salt, and pepper.

We buy mostly 80/20.

Buying that lean is pretty pointless for things that you make from ground meat.

Cook em thin on a griddle layer cheese you won’t know the difference

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92% lean ground beef for burgers

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Did I frick up getting 92% lean ground beef for burgers this weekend?

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No you did not. Of course something like 80/20 will be juicier, but I use 93/7 most times when we make burgers. Just don't overcook and you'll be ok.