r/GrindsMyGears • u/JasonVoorhees1234 • 9d ago

When people say hamburger when they mean ground beef

A hamburger is a disc of ground beef on a bun, ground beef is ground up meat

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u/PoopyMcpants 9d ago

hamburger noun

ham·​burg·​er ˈham-ˌbər-gər variants or hamburg ˈham-ˌbərg

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a: ground beef

b: a patty of ground beef

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: a sandwich consisting of a patty of hamburger in a split typically round bun

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u/aluminumnek 9d ago

It’s often called hamburger meat

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u/megaladon44 9d ago

No money, no hamburger

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u/Oh_My_Monster 7d ago

There is actually more of a difference between "hamburger meat" and ground beef. USDA says that hamburger can have beef fat added to it, up to 30% fat, whereas ground beef cannot have fat added. Ground beef can still have up to 30% fat but it can't be added.

It's splitting hairs a bit though.