There are so many varieties of ground beef types and packages in stores, what is the difference?
Plastic Tray Packs: Some of these packaging types allow for longer storage times and are labeled with a “best before date” rather than the typical “packaged on date”. Use the “best before date” as your guide to storage time. However, once the package is opened, handle the meat like fresh ground beef and use or freeze within one day. Tube/Chub Pack: These packs are used for fresh or frozen ground beef. Use or freeze fresh meat chubs within a day OR, if there is a “best before date” on pack, use that as your guideline – once opened, freeze or use the meat within one day. Source Grinds are quality ground beef made from flavourful single cuts of beef and are not blended with other beef. Now available: • Lean or Extra Lean Ground Round • Lean or Extra Lean Ground Sirloin • Lean Ground Chuck Try Ground Chuck in your next batch of burgers – it’s the food writers’ choice for the best burgers. Precooked Frozen Ground Beef is ground beef that has been cooked, drained and frozen. It’s easy to add
