You trick the rapper ice cube in to eating all the fatty bits by telling him that's where all the flavour comes from

My grandad wishes to thank you for standing up for him, he also says that secretly he probably is just a little bit weird but life wouldn't be fun if you were weren't and that normal is a cycle on a washing machine

Your need the fat or it will be tasteless.

never seen none frozen mince in such packaging heat though x

Your pic looks like a frozen bag of mince? Frozen or fresh?

20% fat tho............

Your need the fat or it will be tasteless.

Whats the ice-cube trick?

You trick the rapper ice cube in to eating all the fatty bits by telling him that's where all the flavour comes from

When you see the fat start to show on the top, You turn the gas off, Drop an ice cube in and the fat gets attracted to the ice cube, You then scoop the gathered fat out and if necessary repeat the process.

lol do you have a video for that?

Sorry but this mince is vile . Bought it before and the chewy lumpy cartilage kills the meal

​Your grandad is weird. Does he have the lard coated ice cubes as pudding?

I'm going to try this tomorrow. Sounds ghastly but you only live once. I'll probably prove this straight after I eat the ice cubes.

The ice cube gets put in the bin or the fat jar that when full gets put in the bin.

The only thing that would make my grandad weird is if he was a vegetarian

​come on people shouldn't call someones Grandad weird

My grandad wishes to thank you for standing up for him, he also says that secretly he probably is just a little bit weird but life wouldn't be fun if you were weren't and that normal is a cycle on a washing machine

The ice cube thing is too messy and time consuming. I turn off the mince once it's cooked then go back about 20 mins later when the fat has risen to the top. Then I lie a slice of bread on top and it absorbs all the oil/fat. I lift the bread back out and bin it.

Wait till you guys find out he is using a ouija board to contact his grandad, also the fat adds a lot of flavor to the meat.

take it you dont cook much.

Sexist.

I'm no food guru, but mince with 20% fat must be very fatty meat before its minced. I'm sure better quality meat minced is something like <5% fat, but as I say I'm no expert.

20% fat mince is great for burgers. Any chef worth their salt (see what I did there) will advise a higher fat mince for burgers.

"Beef Burger, a burger made of beef" Michael Owen

Yuck...........20% fat is a HUGE amount of fat.............5% is way better for both health and taste....dry fry, no need to scoop fat away

Save all fat and mix with bird seed... roll in your hand and you have fat balls.......now now calm down
You feed the birds and nothing is wasted :wink:

The easiest way to get rid of the fat if you really want to. Fry the mince till brown. Empty into a colander over a sink with the hot tap running, then rinse the mince. Keep hot tap running for a while so as not to block the drain.

love a bit of fat fresh beef. heat

Well said mate and respect to your Grandad. I'm gonna use your 'Normal is a cycle on the washing machine' saying at work today, I think it's really good, but then again I'm a bit 'weird' myself ;-)

Sorry am I missing something re 20% fat; You fry the mince, the fat turns to liquid, you pour the fat away? Either into bin or like others have said make a fat ball for the birds?

20% fat mmmmmmmm tasty

As all ready said higher fat content is best burgers or just drain the fat off with any method you prefer for any other meal.

hmm lidl sells 800g packs of mince all the time
for the equivalent weight per kilo its 2.80 ... i think its less but not sure?

The picture has 0% fat, 20% is high. By the time you cooked the mince and drained the fat you only have about 80% left.

Doesn't the ice cube melt in the heat then ?

well yeah but it lowers the temperature enough locally that the fat solidifies

£2.58 for the equivilent at lidl this week.. how is this a good deal

Oh, I will give it a go. My mum always used a wooden spoon out of the freezer, maybe same chemistry. :confused:

yeah same thing - its just something cold needed
like the spoon idea actually as could just pull it out by the handle in one go
might not work as well due to low density though, maybe one stuck inside an icecube would be best :smiley:

Eh ice cube to get the fat out? Just start cooking it & pour the fat our takes 2 seconds

20% is ridiculous though

So: 1kg of this stuff, remove fat, bingo: 800gm of low grade mince for £3.50 = £4.37/kg. Not great is it!