> I've never really seen the point. Historically it was so that the more unsavory cuts or pieces (think the brain, organs, intestine, etc...) and the smaller s

> I've never really seen the point. Historically it was so that the more unsavory cuts or pieces (think the brain, organs, intestine, etc...) and the smaller scraps and pieces of meat could be used. It's not all hamburgers. Meat loaf, steak tartare, meatballs, hashes, sausages, soups, etc... There's a number of other, non-hamburger, ways to eat ground meat that is different, unique, and interesting (from a culinary perspective, anyway).