Get a meat masher, just a few quid from Amazon.That new way of packing minced meat is a fucking bastard. I accept it may cause less waste and I don't want to choke a whale just for the hell of it but I find it no better than the old solid plastic bases with a soft top but the meat is somehow vacuum packed in there and comes out in one big blob that is then really hard to cook with. Just started a chilli and it took ages to break down the meat.