draining/rinsing hamburger

ok so hamburger is just not good for you, the kind my BF buys anyway...does rinsing and draining it reduce the calorie content or NO?

Rinsing and draining hamburger? I've never heard of anyone doing that. o.O The best thing to do is replace hamburger/ground beef with ground turkey instead. It's much healthier for you and it's yummy. =)

OR if you absolutely HAVE to have hamburger, buy the extra lean, low fat % content... which is more expensive, but... welp, that's health foods for ya.

yes, according to hillbilly wife, doing so will make the beef have an even lower calorie content than superlean ground beef. HOwever there is more fat:

"A 4 oz raw portion of regular hamburger that has been cooked, drained and rinsed has approximately 155 calories, 9g fat, 4g saturated fat and 46 mg cholesterol.  Compared to the values for super-lean ground beef above, drained and rinsed crumbles have 15 fewer calories, 1 more gram total fat, 1 more gram saturated fat and 15 fewer miligrams of cholesterol. "


source: http://hillbillyhousewife.com/reducedfatgroun dbeef.htm

In home economics we once boiled, drained and rinsed hamburger.  You can cook it this way and add it to chili or other sauces and have something super low fat. 

IMO, you can use a hamburger substitute, like textured vegetable protein (available near the veggies), in things like sloppy joes and no one can tell the difference.  Super low fat, high protein, and in sauces, it is just a filler anyway!

There is a very excellent article on a website called hillybillyhousewife.com   She does a very thorugh job of explaining the math, why rinsing fattier hamburger is economical and healthy.   And yes it does work. You do lose some nutrients as well. However if you save the rinsed-off juice, chill it, skim off the fat, you have nice beef broth... no loss of nutrients. I actually found this website when I was looking for this hamburger-rinsing idea. I first saw this from a publication from the Minnesota Beef Council.   70% lean ground beef, when fried into crumbles and rinsed, has its fat reduced from 18 to 6 grams.

I agree ground turkey is also a good option.
 

Another alternative is to boil the meat, cover it with a lid, and put in the fridge over night.  In the morning, you can take off the hard fat that has risen to the top.  Believe me, it's a ton of fat and you'll be glad you're not putting it in your body!

Thanks all hillbillyhousewife? huh I will have to check that site out!!

I would imagine you lose a lot of flavor by rinsing. If you're making patties, you're better off using ground chicken or turkey. But for browning ground beef, I prefer the paper towel method: After browning, transfer the meat to a colander to drain. Using several paper towels, press down on the meat in the colander. Then using your hand with the paper towels, fluff up the meat again, wiping the grease off the bottom & sides of the colander. Then press down on the meat again. Keep repeating this procedure until most of the grease is gone and nothing drips from the bottom anymore.

This removes most of the fat and a lot of calories. You do lose some flavor too, but as an earlier poster suggested you can save the drippings, remove the fat and replace the juice. I like to put the drippings into a tall skinny glass and put it in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes. The fat goes to the top and solidifies pretty quickly, making it easy to scoop off.