Should you salt ground beef?

Chef's answer
Unless you like your burgers with the resilient bouncy texture of a sausage, refrain from getting the meat anywhere near the salt until just before you cook it. ... Not salted until just before cooking = loose, tender meat. Salted before forming the patties = resilient, sausage-like texture.
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Homemade salt pork- that is soaked in salt brine or dry-cured can last for 18 months. Certain commercial salt pork go bad after 1.5-2 weeks unrefrigerated, 2-3 months refrigerated, or 6 months frozen. It really depends on the level of bacterial inhibition and how long it has been cured in salt for (for homemade types)..
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