What That Strange Stringy Piece in Your Ground Beef Really Is: A Calm, Helpful Guide for Home Cooks

Most Cooks Eventually Discover

In most cases, the strange piece you are seeing is a small bit of connective tissue. Connective tissue is a natural part of beef, and it shows up in nearly every cut of meat to some degree.

This includes things like fat, gristle, silverskin, and tendon. These tissues hold the muscle together in the animal and are part of continue reading …