Features:

  • 28 oz. can
  • Beef and Sea Salt
  • Fully cooked--Ready to eat; All Natural--No MSG or other preservatives; No water added; Chunk style--Maintains texture and flavor; Gluten Free; Low in Sodium/Fat; Shelf stable
  • Ideal for chefs (home and restaurant), campers, boaters, survivalists, etc
  • Lima, OH
Buy Buy Buy!

I'm currently 1200 miles out in the Aleutians and always looking for good store able foods. This is that. My wife and I bought one can to try, and I just finished it. It's mostly meat, very little water and fat. Taste is very good. It comes out in a can-shaped lump of burger, and I could see someone slicing patties out of it. Very Happy.

Better than I thought....

I wasn't sure if this would be any good or not, so I purchased it and it was better than I thought it would be. I used it to make tacos and it turned out pretty good. My next purchase of this will be to fix my homemade spaghetti sauce. I know I will have ground beef on hand with this when I'm not able to go grocery shopping for fresh meat. This works just fine.

Well, what do you know?!

Well, I truly can't believe it, but this stuff is great. Of COURSE, it has a high fat content, but that can always be managed. Cooked or not, I don't recommend eating it without heating up, but I really like this hamburger. On disability and without a car, its great to have this around for "whenever" without having to worry about spoilage. And when I bought it, at least, it was for a marvelous price.

It is good in spaghetti

I purchased this for emergency supplies. I decided to try it and was delightfully surprised. When I opened it I thought mmmmm not sure about this but, tried some in a burrito and guess what? It was quite tasty and convenient for another plus. I work long hours as a nurse and sometimes just barely have enough energy to pop left overs in the micro. This will be a go to when I am tired and just do not have the energy or time to cook. It is good in spaghetti, tacos and whatever else you might used cooked ground beef for. Will not be just for emergencies in the future. Remember this is 28 ounces fully cooked. It does have some fat and juice but so does fresh when cooked. Give it a try.

Consistent quality product-- great for camping, emergency rations/storm supplies, quick meals, and the "cooking impaired"

Keystone Meats always have a consistent quality product. If you need a canned meat product, this is the company to buy from. 5 stars reflect a comparison to other canned meat products. Actually is fairly tasty compared to fresh cooked meat-- obviously not gourmet, but it's a good product. I have tried the cubed beef, ground beef, pork, turkey, & chicken-- all of them are quite good. Keystone doesn't add a lot of preservatives or any of the other unwholesome additives most canned meat (actually canned anything) contains-- they keep it simple and it makes for a tasty product. I will say that the meat does have a noted salt flavor-- not overt, but it's there. If you require a salt-free product, this is not for you-- but then again, neither are 98% of any canned/prepared food items... I will also note that the beef & pork Keystone items do have the ubiquitous glob of fat in them-- this is easily scooped out/away with a spoon (put can in the refrigerator for a few minutes before opening for even easier separation). Or if you have a cast-iron heart, then leave it in for flavor or fry some potatoes in it :-) These products are great for camping, emergency rations/storm supplies, quick meals, and the "cooking impaired"---- you can't get much quicker & easier than this. Mixes well Mrs Dash salt-free seasonings (especially Taco), Rotel tomatoes, Mac & Cheeses, stroganoff noodles, etc. Don't tell the other Texans, but I actually made chili with it once [Hey, it was an emergency... and we needed some chili STAT :-) ] It worked, I had no complaints -- the family was understanding that we were in a situation where real slow cooked home-style Angus/Venison chili was not an option... Used Carol Shelby's chili mix, Guinness Stout, canned tomatoes-Rotel , & a can of three-bean mix (pinto, black, kidney) [yeah, I know... 'real' chili doesn't have beans-- Like I said, it was an emergency. Overall, I recommend this and other Keystone meat products.

This caned ground beef is perfect for making tacos

This caned ground beef is perfect for making tacos, sloppy joes or anything that requires crumbled ground beef. A great item to have in the pantry or cupboard for emergencies. As a disabled person I can not always go shopping when I run out of meat. some days are better than others so I keep several cans of various meats for days when I'm not up to going to the store. I will be buying this again.

Good item and will keep in stock

We live in "Tornado Alley" although we rarely get them where we live - one small one in the last 7 years but it knocked out electricity for 3 days. I ordered one can of this just to try it and see if we wanted to stock it for our survival rations. I cooked it tonight for sloppy Joes and it was delicious. I don't think I'd use for a cream type sauce like knock-off stroganoff but for a tomato base sauce, it's great. I plan to order 6 more cans to stock in the pantry....wish I had ordered more to start with because we're dealing with extreme flooding right now and this beef made up a quick, easy and tasty dinner...probably would work well in spaghetti, enchiladas, tacos - anything with some added zest...

Great For Quick And Easy Dinners And Peace Of Mind

As mentioned by some other reviewers, draining the beef and removing any bits of fat before heating gives the best results for foods like tacos, sloppy-joes, and casseroles. If you're going to use this in a chili or a stew, then leave the water and, if it's your thing, the fat. If you drain the beef and sear it quickly in a pan on high heat (especially with a zest of lime juice, black pepper, and garlic) you get a great product just as good as freshly cooked ground beef. One can of this will make two meals for my family of four, so instead of cooking one-pound of raw ground beef and adding four to six cans of beans to make chili (plus a can of corn and Rotel, depending on if we use baked beans or black beans), I will use one can of the Keystone ground beef and double the amount of beans and freeze the left-overs for another dinner down the road. This can equals up almost exactly to two pounds of cooked and drained 85/15 meat. Having a good selection of these resting on the shelf is peace of mind worth so much more than the $10 asking price.

After 5 years I cracked it open

I almost forgot I had this and was concerned whether or not it would have been alright to eat after sitting in the pantry for the past half decade. However I was pleasantly surprised to find the meat in good condition, meat separated from the fat, but otherwise still smelling good and tasting great. There was quite a bit of water inside and I did not dump it off at first so I had to boil it off. I recommend pouring out that liquid bit if you don't mind losing it. Tasted some before putting it on the stove, perfectly edible. Cooked it up and I must say it's texture is less like ground beef if cooked fresh and more like corned beef. I suppose that makes sense considering it has essentially been curing in salt this whole time. So if you don't mind the texture and taste of corned beef I would highly recommend this product. One 28oz can appears to be enough for a family dinner for 4.

Surprisingly Dee~Lish.............. See Photos~

I've never had Spam or any other canned meat (aside from tuna, chicken, or turkey, lol) so I was pretty interested to see what a can of ground beef would look and taste like. The reviews here give some pretty good descriptions so I'm just going to post some photos, (strange as it was taking them!) so you can see for yourself. It's pretty solid-ish, if that makes sense. The fat was mostly at the top and separated enough that it's easy to use just the meat. I used a fork to pull apart the cold meat like ground meat would be after cooked, and make nachos... Nasty as it looks, it's super delicious with a bit of True Lime Shaker, Lime, Garlic and Cilantro, 2.29 Ounce, shredded cheese, veggies of choice, spread over tortilla chips. We baked them in the toaster oven along with some Old El Paso Stand N' Stuff Soft Tortilla, 6.7 Ounce (Pack of 8). Then we put nachos in the (separately toasted) taco boats and dip in sour cream. Tastes like double decker tacos. Yum! Yum!! Smile. Enjoy!!!

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