ground beef on a cutting board with shallots and spices - Istetiana/Getty Images You are staring at a chunk of beef that you were about to turn into a pot roast but have an unshakable hankering for ...

Fresh minced beef coming out of a manual meat grinder - Gmvozd/Getty Images Plenty of burger enthusiasts will swear by a cast iron pan or the right bun, but the conversation sometimes stops short of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Burger night gets better when you grind your own meat instead of buying hamburger from the store -- and it's not just because you, the chef, ...

One way for a consumer to keep some control over the content of hamburger meat is to buy a preferred cut, either organic or traditional, and grind the beef at home. In so doing, you can choose a cut ...

Pity the poor burger. Or, if you prefer, hamburger. Who would have thought cooking a patty of ground beef would be difficult or bring up so many questions? But it happens. And there are lots of ...