anytime i use ground meat, i drain the juices, unless i keep 1-2 tablespoons to saute (cook till soft and translucent, not mushy) onions or garlic. fattier cuts of meat are juicier then non fatty meats, ground pork is juicier then ground turkey for example, and draining the meat will reduce calories. i drain the cooked meat thru a collander onto a few sheets of newspaper laying in an old piepan. i then pitch the newspaper i the trash so wonder mutt doesn't tear the paper up and the grease doesn't clog my drain. hope this helps