Because who has the time to labor in front of the stove?

But theres one problem that always frustrates me: breaking the ground beef into evenly-sized crumbles as it cooks.

Partly, this is because Im impatient.

Photo of cooked ground beef with some illustrations on the corners

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Enter my new favorite tool for cooking ground beef: the potato masher.

I was introduced to this trick via Tiktok creatorNotorious Foodie, and have never looked back.

Breaking up ground beef with a potato masher

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I have an old-school potato masher with a wavy head, similarto this one.

It works just fine, though larger crumbles do occasionally get caught between the waves.

Either way, I recommend one made of stainless steel.

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