I'd wished I'd done that ...
I was
over it after the cook itself ... to the extent that I wasn't able to get myself to write up the text portion I'd planned to write! ...
I planned to incorporate the lessons learned from the research in my write-up, but instead dropped links and left it as an exercise for the reader ...
Anyone who doesn't follow them and/or watch videos, is unlikely to note the subtleties ... and most won't ... and I don't blame them, because watching videos etc is time consuming AF! ...
I def got the chance to experience the functionality of actomyosin and management of it's creation in handling the raw meat ...
The Andouille warmed in my hand some while I was peeling it, and you can see that dull, milky look in the fat in the pic ...
When I went to grind the beef, I was fastidious about the temperature ...
Chilled meat, cubed it, re-chilled it, ground it onto chilled plate, re-chilled pile, divided meat without handling it, re-chilled it ...
The texture of the burgers was so 'loose' - they bordered on too hard to handle, honestly ...
Thank God for that WilsonArt cake lifter, I used the solid spattie and it to flip them as needed, like using an upside plate if you will ...
At the end of the day, grinding isn't a big deal in terms of mess and clean-up, so long as you don't let the meat touch the KitchenAid itself - something I managed to succeed at this time, unlike the 1st time I home ground ...
Because I would like to eat med-rare burgers, personally, I will grind my own from steak ONLY going forward ...
You can't really feel safe about store-bought ground beef that never exceeds the 120F's, or barely into 130F's ... so I'm really glad I managed to make it not all that messy!
I re-ran the ground the 1st time I DIY ground beef, too, which was a PITA compared to plunging chunks, and I think the moving plate worked to "mix" the grinder's output without having to do that ...
It only took me like 5 minutes to clean the grinder, so no big deal. Now I just need to research whether or not I can restore the appearance of the stainless from Danielle having once run it through the dishwasher!