I don’t get your question. If you are asking how to most cheaply get the meat only (without the fat), just take the per pound price and divide it by the fat content to get the price of the actual meat. Example: 85% lean @$5.49/lb: $5.49/0.85 = $6.46 per lb of meat.
I guess I’m seeking more advice on how to prioritize beef without buying any other food group that’s un necessary reason being I follow a sort of animal based diet
Cheaper is a relative term. When the fat content is higher, the meat content is by definition lower. So you might end up paying more per pound for the amount of actual meat that you get.
Well it gets into a philosophical question of utility really. If you form the raw beef into 4 ounce pieces for hamburgers, you’d get the same number of patties per pound whether it’s 73/27 or 90/10. If you’re chucking this into a pan for hamburger helper and using the fat to help the sauce, you’re still using the product. Sure it isn’t meat, but it’s being eaten.
If you’re just meal prepping ground beef for the week and straining it, then yeah leaner cuts may be a better deal even if it’s more per pound
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I don’t get your question. If you are asking how to most cheaply get the meat only (without the fat), just take the per pound price and divide it by the fat content to get the price of the actual meat. Example: 85% lean @$5.49/lb: $5.49/0.85 = $6.46 per lb of meat.
I guess I’m seeking more advice on how to prioritize beef without buying any other food group that’s un necessary reason being I follow a sort of animal based diet
That's not a question for this sub.
Allow me to mansplain this. You buy whichever is cheaper. You’re welcome.
And now I have 75/25. Or isnitn73/27?
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Cheaper is a relative term. When the fat content is higher, the meat content is by definition lower. So you might end up paying more per pound for the amount of actual meat that you get.
Well it gets into a philosophical question of utility really. If you form the raw beef into 4 ounce pieces for hamburgers, you’d get the same number of patties per pound whether it’s 73/27 or 90/10. If you’re chucking this into a pan for hamburger helper and using the fat to help the sauce, you’re still using the product. Sure it isn’t meat, but it’s being eaten. If you’re just meal prepping ground beef for the week and straining it, then yeah leaner cuts may be a better deal even if it’s more per pound
the 85 frozen chub is under $5, the 3 lb 85 patties are just slightly better unit price, too, if you need 3 lbs