Fat lost in cooking meat...

[Cupcakelove]

I'm curious if anyone knows about how much fat is lost when you cook meat...

Just wondering because I end up with a ton of grease after I cook ground beef (I'm using 80/20). Seems like a whole lot is lost.

[IronLoader]

Im not sure of the exact amount but what I do is if i'm cooking in a pan is to pour the fat back over the meat when its on my plate!

Lovely

[Cupcakelove]

Originally Posted by IronLoader

Im not sure of the exact amount but what I do is if i'm cooking in a pan is to pour the fat back over the meat when its on my plate!

Lovely

I could do that! I sometimes just put it on my dogs food instead D:

But I make a lot of my food in advance so I'd have hardened fat all over my meat which doesn't look appealing...

[IronLoader]

Originally Posted by Cupcakelove

I could do that! I sometimes just put it on my dogs food instead D:

But I make a lot of my food in advance so I'd have hardened fat all over my meat which doesn't look appealing...

Hmm I see your point. Perhaps try looking at a seperate source of fat for food on the go to make an allowance.

[Herd]

Originally Posted by Cupcakelove

I could do that! I sometimes just put it on my dogs food instead D:

But I make a lot of my food in advance so I'd have hardened fat all over my meat which doesn't look appealing...

When you heat it up again the fat will melt into savory deliciousness... mmmm

.25 pound of RAW ground 80/20 has:
284 calories, 24g fat, 20g protein

after cooking it becomes .18 pounds and has:
204 calories, 13g fat, 20g protein

Thus 11g of fat melts out into the pan! All of this is according to NutritionData.com I hope it helps.

[Cupcakelove]

Originally Posted by Herd

When you heat it up again the fat will melt into savory deliciousness... mmmm

.25 pound of RAW ground 80/20 has:
284 calories, 24g fat, 20g protein

after cooking it becomes .18 pounds and has:
204 calories, 13g fat, 20g protein

Thus 11g of fat melts out into the pan! All of this is according to NutritionData.com I hope it helps.

Yeah, it does. I guess I could've looked it up on nutritiondata myself. Just didn't think of it!

Is it seriously that much? That sucks butt.

[vudoodoodoo]

Hmmm I have a jar of left over bacon grease. Who wants it.

[Cupcakelove]

Originally Posted by vudoodoodoo

Hmmm I have a jar of left over bacon grease. Who wants it.

I might... D:

lol.

[mar999]

Wow... I was just playing around on nutritiondata.com and i cant believe how many grams of fat are lost when cooking meat. I grill alot too

[Starky1177]

So....How many grams of fat are lost when cooking meat?

[MrLovrLovr]

Originally Posted by Herd

When you heat it up again the fat will melt into savory deliciousness... mmmm

.25 pound of RAW ground 80/20 has:
284 calories, 24g fat, 20g protein

after cooking it becomes .18 pounds and has:
204 calories, 13g fat, 20g protein

Thus 11g of fat melts out into the pan! All of this is according to NutritionData.com I hope it helps.

ugh and here I am believing that the label is cooked nutrition stats

and my 80/20 says 21g fat 20g protein per 4oz

[Herd]

Originally Posted by MrLovrLovr

ugh and here I am believing that the label is cooked nutrition stats

and my 80/20 says 21g fat 20g protein per 4oz

It would have to specifically state that the serving is for a cooked portion- which is pretty rare.