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Rinsing mince, yes really.

I think that the idea of cooking a packet of mince, rinsing it (using a colander) then putting it back in the pan is well, weird.

Fair enough skimming the crap that comes off it, but rinsing it takes away all the flavour of the meat.

This has been a long-standing argument between me and dp.

I appreciate your input

I don't wash mince.

It's honestly never occured to me to do so!!

If it is cheap crappy mince that's pumped full of water then not so weird but I would just drain the fluid away. Good lean mince then very weird as you'll lose the flavour. I had same arguement with my DH.

Never rinse mince, why would you?

Are you sure he hadn't dropped it on the floor?

Nope, I don't wash mince either. I find the thought of washing mince quite odd!

Why on earth would you rinse minse? What exactly is it you're trying to rinse away?

Somebody told me to do this once as a weight loss thing (it might have been at WW but can't remember). It makes it totally tasteless IMO

I've never rinsed my mince [sound rude]

Surely just drain any excess liquid whilst frying, doesn't rinsing it make it all soggy and mushy?

I don't rinse, but i do tip it into a colander, and drain the fat into a bowl, or turn up the heat sharply and drain the fat with the lid open a tad?

Not rinsing under water though that is new to me! Cold water? Wouldn't this just solidify the fat back to the mince again? Dropping the temp sharply you'd need to make sure it was thoroughly reheated again in case of food poisoning.

If i were him i'd get one of those lakeland thingies where you put ice in and it draws the fat from food.

And use a dry frying pan....

Sorry to sit on the fence :)

I rinse meat but not mince.

Don'tAskMeWhyIRinseMeatIAlwaysHaveCosMyGranDidTiggaxx

I have never heard of that. Who on earth do you know that rinses mince (Tis fun to say tho. Mince rinse) :o

Leave him! He's clearly bonkers!! :o

HTH

Binfull I think OP means rinsing raw mince (hope I am right cause rinsing cooked would be even more gross!)

since when did people rinse mince?... makes me wince

But how would rinsing cold raw mince in cold water get the fat off????

Try putting some marg or lard on the back of your had and run it under the tap....it will not come off!

Again, not warm water surely, that sounds a bit iffey for microbes and the like?!

I rinse whole chickens, but mainly for hygiene.

I´m a fat drainer not a rinser

Nope cooked mince GingerWrath, he will cook it in the pan put the mince in a colander rinse the shit out of it (so that it goes a grey-brown colour) then put it back in the pan.

Its lean mince, OK so maybe I could understand doing that to economy-not-really-mince mince.

Why the hell would you do that?

Oppsie didn't read the whole thing. Who cares what he does with his mince as long as he's cooking it and you're eating it! :o

Tell him to stop it, or you'll start washing his white work shirts in your urine because that's the most effective way to get stains out apparently....

wash cooked mince? wtf?

ewwww