What % mix for ribeye and ground beef? Best Custom Blend?

[Potkettleblack]

I might just chop, rather than grind... but I wouldn't bother... chuck, brisket, short ribs and other working muscles... that's your prime grind...
There's 200 lbs of meat on a cow carcass that is only suitable for grounding... there's maybe 30 lbs of ribeye...

[Troutman]

You know, now that you mention it, cow makes a great burger grind. I’m doin’ 100% cow in my next grind!!!!

[STEbbq]

Now I think about it, I am defrosting a prime brisket right now to make into pastrami so I will go and get some beef short ribs to add to the mix for this cook.

[STEbbq]

Then I can use the brisket for the burger grind next time assuming success with the ribs

[STEbbq]

I am gonna save this idea for future reference. It is tough though because my daughter wants my brisket pastrami for her bday dinner now.

I think I need to sell this as I will make the brisket pastrami as usual and here are the pastrsmi ribs as a freebie.

[STEbbq]

Now I have sold the family on grinding your own meat, the plan is to use up the rest of the ground beef and then buy Costco chuck roasts for future burger grinds and mixes.

[Jerod Broussard]

I typically do 100% cow, 100% brisket. Lately thanks to successful deer hunts, 50% bacon-ends 50% venison.

[Troutman]

You can always do pastrami short ribs and grind the brisket for a change. Just sayin'....

[Troutman]

That actually makes a lot of sense !!!!

[STEbbq]

I would use brisket but my family wants every bit of pastrami possible so we have some ribeye laying around and I thought to take advantage.

[58limited]

Surplus ribeyes? A good use is to send them to me

[STEbbq]

Lots of great ideas!

I am inclined to buy some short beef rib and mix that in as well.

I have to think some more about the logistics involved.

I guess I will have three piles of ground up meat, divide the spice mix per weight, and then mix and match as desired for that patty.

I recognize ribeye is overkill probably for burgers but I have a bunch in the freezer that it would be good to use.

[STEbbq]

What do you mean by a very minimal grind?

[Troutman]

I buy HEB Choice half briskets and grind them. No idea of the fat/lean ratio but I'd guess pretty close to 80/20. I think they're great. I mean it's a hamburger, come on. If I wanted a steak burger I'd cook the ribeye and use that. But what really makes my burger is the Secret Sauce and I'm not telling what that is.

Oh and a cold PBR too !! (ha... beat you to it bbqLuv )

[Troutman]

It's kind of like using a brand new Cadillac to go to a destruction derby.