Chopper Guides & Tips

Butcher-style ground beef: make it at home with a meat grinder

Mohamed El Manssouri Kebriti

Butcher-style ground beef: this is a commercial term that practically refers to a coarser, less compacted ground beef patty, resembling the one shaped at a butcher shop counter. The meat...

Ground meat stuffing: the basic recipe and its variations

Mohamed El Manssouri Kebriti

Ground meat stuffing consists of three elements: meat, a binder, and seasonings. For 500 g of meat, use one egg, about 50 g of stale bread soaked in a little...

Halal ground meat: buying it and grinding it yourself

Mohamed El Manssouri Kebriti

For halal minced meat, the safest solution is to buy a whole cut from a trusted halal butcher, then mince it yourself at the last moment. If you buy a...

Ground meat puff pastry: homemade recipe, filling and cooking

Mohamed El Manssouri Kebriti

A successful ground meat puff pastry takes three steps: brown the meat with an onion and spices, let it cool, then enclose it in well-chilled puff pastry before baking at...

Raw meat in the mini chopper: quantities, method, and limitations

Mohamed El Manssouri Kebriti

Yes, you can mince meat in a mini electric chopper, provided you stick to small quantities: one to two portions of trimmed meat, cut into cubes, minced in short bursts....

Kitchen chopper: which one to choose based on your dishes

Mohamed El Manssouri Kebriti

The right food processor is the one that suits what you prepare most often, not the one with the highest power rating. For aromatics, garlic, and shallots, a small 600...