No blending was necessary for the 10% fat ground beef.
After blending, the meat was ground
(Butcher Boy, Berkel Model 100.42, Laser Co., Inc., Los Angeles, CA)
through a 0.3175 cm grinding plate, divided into three equal aliquots
and packaged in either Genpak 2 styrofoam trays and over wrapped
with one layer of PVC film (companions, product # 12073,