Butcher Reveals 7 Ground Beef Brands You Should NEVER Buy — Buy These Instead!

🔗 Save Money On Meat With My Complete Butcher’s Method I teach: https://frankmillerbutcher.com You stand in front of the meat case with six packages in front of you, prices running from four dollars a pound to almost ten, and you pick the one that looks the freshest. I did the same thing for years. In this video I walk through 7 ground beef packages and labels I'd be careful with, and exactly what I'd buy instead. I spent 31 years behind a butcher block watching this stuff come off the truck. I cover why "beef patties" is not the same product as ground beef, what "all natural" legally means, and the 2022 recall of more than 28,000 pounds that hit four different store names from one supplier. Then there's the little establishment number on the back of the package. It takes under a minute to find, and it tells you more than the brand, the price, or that bright cherry red color ever will. I also explain why red doesn't mean safe, why brown doesn't mean spoiled, and why I trust a thermometer at 160 degrees over my own thumb every single time. At the end I tell you exactly how I buy ground beef for my own family — plain 80/20 ground chuck from a counter I can ask questions at, bought for what I'm actually cooking. If beef prices are making you read labels for the first time, this one is for you. I don't want you scared of ground beef. I want you harder to fool. CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Standing At The Meat Case 01:26 – Price Doesn't Mean Better 02:44 – #7 Beef Patties Labeling 04:00 – What Fillers Are Allowed 05:17 – #6 The All Natural Label 06:42 – The 28,000 Pound Recall 08:03 – #5 Store Brand Beef 09:23 – One Plant, Many Labels 10:35 – Find The Establishment Number 11:54 – #4 Ground Fresh Daily 13:12 – Why Grinding Spreads Bacteria 14:33 – Ask For Custom Grinding 15:54 – #3 Grass Fed Claims 17:08 – Certifications Worth Checking 18:25 – New Product Of USA Rule 19:47 – #2 Raised Without Antibiotics 21:02 – How Claims Get Verified 22:20 – What I Would Look For 23:43 – #1 The Bright Red Package 25:07 – Carbon Monoxide Packaging 26:31 – Cook To 160 Degrees 27:56 – Reading The Small Print 29:21 – Questions To Ask Your Butcher 30:46 – Don't Be Afraid, Be Smart 32:08 – When Ground Beef Was Cheap 33:31 – Your Homework At The Store #GroundBeef #Butcher #ButcherTips #MeatLabels #GroundChuck #FoodSafety #GroceryTips #BeefBuying #GrassFedBeef #MeatCounter