# DIL. Casserole Queen had a cow butchered. Ground most of into hamburger meat **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 5, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411 "2021-05-05T05:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/1 "2021-05-05T05:30:34Z")
We’re in trouble now. I don’t think I’ll survive her new passion: Meatloaves. Yep. Plural. So far we’ve had Cajun meatloaf and Mexican rice Meatloaf. The Mexican rice one was outstandingly bad. Bad. Bad. (In case you thought I forgot the bads). She’s promised an italian version next. I can only imagine. Is there a way to hack her phone and laptop and delete Pinterest and some oddball Meatloaf recipe site?? Please god. Tell me there is. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/2 "2021-05-05T11:32:01Z")
A friend ground an entire cow, it’s very good ground meat. A couple weeks ago I made a freehand loaf with a pound of ground cow and a pound of sweet sausage. I stuffed it with spinach and cheddar. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/3 "2021-05-05T12:06:49Z")
My wife and I went in on a butchered cow with a friend of the family once. Yeah, unfortunately the cow is not all made of T-bones and ribeyes, so we got a LOT of ground beef and weird cuts I had never heard of, like “blade roast”. Plus, I think we got a little short-changed on the the good cuts by whoever divvied it up. But like @kayaker said, it was very very good, grass-fed beef. I don’t doubt you, Beckdawrek, that the Mexican meatloaf was bad. But in theory, _ **in theory** _ mind you, it sounds delicious. And wouldn’t an Italian meatloaf basically be a big rectangular meatball? With some good marinara sauce and pasta on the side, I could see myself tucking into that. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/4 "2021-05-05T12:10:24Z")
The title of this thread reminded me irresistably of this classic (and controversial) Popeye cartoon: > **[Popeye Wimpy Murders A Fucking Cow by MALTIAN on DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com/maltian/art/Popeye-Wimpy-Murders-A-Fucking-Cow-564006440)** > **[The Sunday Funnies - Let's You And Him Fight!](https://ripjaggerdojo.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-sunday-funnies-lets-you-and-him.html)** > > Popeye lifts Thimble Theater to new heights of popularity. It is while the comic strips in this volume are being produced that the Fleischer... ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/5 "2021-05-05T18:45:18Z")
Me and Mid-daugter have decided it’s DILs cooking skills, not so much the meats fault. We had a large roast from said cow and it was very good. We have a plan to help her eat the cow without having to endure her many/varied casseroles and loaves. I’ll let you know how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/6 "2021-05-05T18:46:45Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > A friend ground an entire cow, it’s very good ground meat. A couple weeks ago I made a freehand loaf with a pound of ground cow and a pound of sweet sausage. I stuffed it with spinach and cheddar. Just curious; how much ground beef, in pounds, does an entire cow produce? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/7 "2021-05-05T22:23:08Z")
Best answer is, ‘alot’ She had to buy another freezer. My freezers are full. We’re trying to eat up to make room for garden produce. I found a little room in my freezer on the bottom of the fridge. I like my hamburger meat to come from the grocery store. Call me chicken but I’m not sure I can trust her red neck butcher. I bet he didn’t wash his hands. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/8 "2021-05-05T22:28:28Z")
And isn’t it wasteful to grind the entire cow? Surely there was really good meat there? Or was it all just poor quality? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/9 "2021-05-05T22:33:27Z")
Seems this cow was good meat. My experience in butchering is limited to wildlife. When you skin and butcher a deer there is just so much steak/roast meat. The meat to grind into sausage or hamburger grows quickly. She kept the good steaks and roasts back. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/10 "2021-05-05T22:34:10Z")
So she didn’t actually have the _entire_ cow ground? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/11 "2021-05-05T22:35:08Z")
No. Just most of it. I wish she had kept the ribs. I like some good baby back ribs. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/12 "2021-05-05T22:50:21Z")
My mother used to buy half a cow at a time. Yep, that’s a lot of ground beef, and some delicious steaks. I make a meatloaf using ground beef, spicy Italian sausage, brown- and wild-rice. I think it is delicious. But, yes, many meatloaf recipes are bland at best. Use that blade roast for something long-cooking like beef stew or soup. There’s lot’s of flavor in it, but it is a tougher cut of meat. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/13 "2021-05-06T10:43:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And isn’t it wasteful to grind the entire cow? The guy I know who had an entire cow ground just really prefers ground meat. He has burgers/meatloaf most nights. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/14 "2021-05-06T11:00:06Z")
Wanna trade children for a while? I LOVE meatloaf, my son hates it. We can switch back when the inventory is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/15 "2021-05-06T15:59:10Z")
Sounds like a plan @Grrr You’ll wanna trade back after she makes you her famous ‘Spam noodle surprise’ ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/16 "2021-05-06T16:10:20Z")
I never make meatloaf from just one type of meat. I start with 1 lb of ground beef, but the second pound is always something else, usually ground pork or pork sausage meat but I’ll use whatever else I have, like turkey or chicken or lamb. I used bison once; it was fine, but a little too much like beef, and needed an extra egg because of the lower fat content. If I were to make it again, I’d definitely do half bison, half pork instead of half beef, half bison. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/17 "2021-05-06T18:05:32Z")
It’s not wasteful if you eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/18 "2021-05-06T19:00:57Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I wish she had kept the ribs. I like some good baby back ribs. Hate to break it to you, but baby back ribs don’t come from cows… [![](https://i.natgeofe.com/k/23e409f9-4699-46f0-a645-5cc1f5040363/pig-full-body.jpg?w=636&h=358) ](https://i.natgeofe.com/k/23e409f9-4699-46f0-a645-5cc1f5040363/pig-full-body.jpg?w=636&h=358) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/19 "2021-05-06T19:15:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > She’s promised an italian version next. I made sort of an Italian meatloaf last week. [_Better Homes & Gardens_ recipe](https://www.bhg.com/recipe/beef/meat-loaf/) with [Italian-style breadcrumbs](https://www.myamericanmarket.com/361-large_default/progresso-bread-crumbs-italian-style.jpg) & [Italian seasoning blend](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91u3uHyQv7L._SX425_.jpg). Turned out great. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411/20 "2021-05-06T19:25:52Z")
Well, yeah. I like ribs in any configuration. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dil-casserole-queen-had-a-cow-butchered-ground-most-of-into-hamburger-meat/941411.md?page=2)