“We’ve also seen the trend of washing ground beef after it’s been cooked,” Clark says. “From a food safety standpoint, there’s no need, but if you’re worried about the fat, just drain your ground beef. Anything left will be a delicious flavor that you do not want to miss out on.”
What are the chefs’ reactions to the washing ground beef trend? We chatted with Ferrell Alvarez, a Tampa-based chef and restaurateur affiliated with The Proper House Group. Nebraska Mini-Mart, one of the group’s restaurants, provides hamburgers.
“I’ve never heard of rinsing ground beef,” Alvarez admits. “I don’t think it’s going to harm anything, but there’s no point at all.”
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