How can I strain ground beef without a colander?

11 Comments

1. obiwan9962 says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   if you have a large strainer use that

   if not then a slotted spoon (one with holes in it) and placing the meat on paper towels

   barring that, cheesecloth over a bowl then twist the cheesecloth til the liquid is removed (careful this will be hot)

   if none of these are applicable, carefully press a wad of paper towels onto the meat and wait til all the fat is absorbed (MESS ALERT!)

   after removing the grease from the pan, add the meat back and alittle wine/stock/water to get the little bits up off the pan
   those lil bits contain a ton of flavour
2. Robin G says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   I generally use a slotted spoon, or failing that, just a large soup spoon to remove the excess fat.
3. chelsea a says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   you can strain anything with a colander…
4. Shantal says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   Use a large lid or round baking sheet to hold the meat in the pan and drain. Or you can buy a round mesh lid, it also keeps the meat from splattering grease all over.
5. justine s says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   The best thing I do is, PUt a lid over the pan and drain it into a glass cup, preferrably a coffee mug
6. Rhia B says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   I use a turkey baster. I push all the ground beef to one side and then hold the pan on an angle for a minute and then suck all the fat out of it and put it in a cup. Works great for me.
7. Judy says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   You can mop up the liquid/grease with paper towels, held with tongs, it works very well. Tip the pan as you repeat with new paper towels until enough or all the liquid is absorbed.
8. Jeessx says:

   March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   Use a strainer!

   Answer mine?
   http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090520150338AAHGd8p

   pleaasse. and ty