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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

If it's to get rid of the fat and not the flavour he should do what my mum did (in the 70s, guessing there wasn't a low fat option) - brown it, pour a bit of cold water over to cover then put it in the fridge until the fat set. She used to scrape it off then carry on cooking. I don't think she does it any more....

Sterilise his chicken pies?
Give his brie the third degree?
Dry clean his aubergine?

Bet he fumigates his medjol dates?

Perfumes his legumes?

Crying at the c&v fail and thefumigates the medjool dates

Shake'n'vac his big mac?

One thing's for sure, you never want to eat his Fairy cakes!

does he mop his chop?

My dh does this and the mince tastes better
btw when I cook mince I dont do this and it does not taste the same as when my dh cooks it

Does he beseech his peach?

Please tell me he doesn't get sweaty with his spaghetti

Make sure he always dusts his crusts...

Does he sluice his juice or ablute his froot-shoot?

One more and then I'm off to bed....

Does he squeegee he kedgeree?

His not He!!

Definitely bed time

Maybe your DH and other DP have been reading the same magazine. It is currently recommended in the July edition of 'Mens Health' magazine.

It's the way to loose weight for the man who leads a busy life

Wouldn't it be quicker to just eat salad?

Pet his courgette?

My friend does this but that's because she buys really cheap economy mince that's about 30% fat to meat I work on the logic that I'd rather pay slightly more for extra lean steak mince, as in the end I'll get more edible actual meat for my money, hence it gets dry fried and doesn't swim in grease (and tastes pretty damn good if I say so myself)

And does he harangue his meringue?

Refry his shepherd's pie?
(keeping with the mince theme there, see?)

Steam-clean his aubergine?

Enmesh his créme fraîche?

I usually rinse it. My friend adds water after it's cooked, brings it to a boil and dumps the water out. My reason is I don't seem to feel well after consuming fat or grease. Maybe I will try blotting it with paper towels after straining the fat off instead, if you all say it makes it bland. I never noticed.

I guess I would live if I didn't rinse, I never kicked the bucket after eating meatballs or hamburgers etc..

Loving all the rhyming! You are a funny lot.

Rinsing mince after cooking was a tip from the days when low-fat was the latest thing. The idea was to cook the mince, drain, put in a colander and pour hot water over it to remove more fat. It does remove flavour obv but if you are using in something like bolognaise or something and adding herbs etc. you wouldn't notice so much.

Am I really old if I remember when low fat was just becoming the latest thing?

I rinse. Have you seen how much fat comes off mince? No thanks. I can live without that clogging up my arteries And it tastes just as nice without the fat.