How to Drain Ground Beef

5 from 2 votes

Want to know how to drain ground beef easily and completely mess-free? Well, I will show you how. It is easy, mess-free, and fast!

Prep Time2

Cook Time4

Total Time6

Course: main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: how to drain ground beef

Servings: servings

Calories: 351kcal

Author: Wendi Spraker

Cost: $4

Equipment

spoon
Slotted Spoon
bowl
colander

Ingredients

1 lb cook ground beef

Instructions

Method 1

Using the slotted spoon, scoop the beef out of the pan. Let the fat drain off the beef for a few seconds and then transfer into another bowl.

Method 2

Using the spoon, push all the beef to one side of the pan. Scoop the excess fat out and put it into a separate bowl to cool off before throwing it out.

Method 3

Put a colander into a bowl. Pour your cooked meat into the colander and allow some time for it to drain. Once it is drained you can put the meat into a separate bowl or back into the pan.

Video

Notes

Determining which way works for you depends on what you are using the meat for and what utensils you have to use
Don’t drain all of the fat off. Leave just a little bit for extra flavor!
Don’t pour the extra fat in your sink drain! It will clog your drain.

PRO TIP: Check out your ground beef packaging. You want to buy beef that is at an 80/20 meat to fat ratio. This will produce minimal extra fat that needs to be drained.

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