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Who claims to have the best burger?
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A favorite in our house is ground chuck stuffed with smoked gouda and bacon bits. Grilled to medium with no extra smoke. Very gouda.
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I have Gouda- I use that in my pizza. I will give that a whirl.Bub - Flower Mound, Texas.
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I do brown sugar and onion burgers that always go over well. Usually throw some cow lick in for a little spice.
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80% beef
Caramelized onions
Swiss cheese
Blend of 1T mayo + 1/2 tsp Dijon + chopped chives
Love this burger. Pretty sure I've never done it on a grill, egg or otherwise. You could of course.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Jucy Lucy is a favorite around here or anyone that comes and visits Minnesota"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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75/25 lean ground chuck. Stuffed with gorgonzola and Nueske's applewood smoked bacon. Sprinkled with salt and pepper. That mix of chuck is perfect
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1174526/ok-ya-asked-for-it-yer-gonna-be-black-and-blue#latest for a very juicy burger,
I would much rather be able to say I was glad I did than wished I had........
XL owner and purveyor of pallette perfection...
Homosassa....Mecca of Florida
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Well, my favorite is not likely to be your favorite, so what I think is the best may or may not be what you think is the best.
For me the best burger will have a light airy bun. I don't eat a burger for the bread, so fancy bread that is a heavier dough is out.
My favorite cheese for burgers is swiss. Cheddar is OK, American is tolerable, Blue cheese just ruins the whole thing for me.
I don't like raw onions or tomatoes so they are out. Lettuce and dill pickles are good.
I do like sauteed carmelized onions and sauteed mushrooms.
My favorite "secret sauce" is thousand island, however, mayo, ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, & A1 steak sauce are all OK and one sauce on one bun and something on the other is OK.
Oh, and I also like sweet relish along with dill pickles on my burgers.
For the meat, a grind of short ribs and bacon makes a killer meat patty.
And for a different twist, I can enjoy a teriyaki burger with teriyaki sauce and a slice of pineapple.
So while some restaurants can serve a pretty good burger and there are some fast food burgers I enjoy, the best burger for me is one I make to my own idiosyncratic desires.
I expect the same should be true for most of us Eggers.
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Good grassfed beef. Salt, pepper, garlic powder. Hot cast iron pan on the egg
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Cook raised direct 375* dome temp
Ground ribeye, salt and pepper. Spoon a little melted garlic butter at finish.
Toast buns. Top with grated medium cheddar.
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Great information here! Thanks...Nothing like learning from others.Bub - Flower Mound, Texas.
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Not only do you need a burger recipe, but you need the technique mastered as well. The right Egg temp, the right setup, the right handling of the burger, and so on. Here are tips from Michael Symon. I've had a burger from one of his B Spot restaurants, and they really are very good.
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2014/05/michael-symons-burger-commandments.html
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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Just gonna leave this here:Steve
XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio -
Did some ground chuck burgers last week stuffed with pimento cheese and bacon. Brushed with Bone Suckin Sauce 5 mins. out. Oh man they were awesome!!
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Maybe it's disgrace but usually I do bubba burgers... After seeing this post and bookmarking it that's gonna change now. @Carolina Q , how do you cook yours then?LBGE | Conroe, TX
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Just give a grilled burger with catchup and a toasted bun. SimpleGive me a hotdog with mustard and relish. SImpleCan't beat simpleNew Albany, Ohio
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This thread could lead to a throwdown.
A BURGER THROWDOWN. B-)Slumming it in Aiken, SC. -
who has the best??? Why me, of course....lattice bacon wrapped burger with simple S&P.
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For many years my green chile cheeseburger (a New Mexico specialty) was the best burger you or anyone could have:But, using the "Umami Burger" recipe from this site, elevated it. None better. Sorry.[-(_____________
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Botch said:For many years my green chile cheeseburger (a New Mexico specialty) was the best burger you or anyone could have:But, using the "Umami Burger" recipe from this site, elevated it. None better. Sorry.[-(
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Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
and a BBQ Guru temp controller.
Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.
Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line -
Sean Brock recommends grinding ground bacon in with the ground beef, then two thinner patties with two slices of cheese. Here it is on video (a Breville ad though) plus it is in the Heritage cookbook which I also just acquired.I got a grinder for Christmas, this is on my short list. Maybe this weekend.XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and GuitarsRochester, NY
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+1 on that green chili burger, that looks AWESOME!
Heading to Denver tomorrow for a couple of days, might have to stop by Cherry Cricket...
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Finally back in the Badger State!
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More burger info; http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/dining/how-to-make-a-great-burger.html?referrer=&_r=0
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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I can't speak for Carolina, but I almost never bother with the egg just for burgers. Most of the time I usemy gas grill, occasionally the stove and oven.tisoypops said:Maybe it's disgrace but usually I do bubba burgers... After seeing this post and bookmarking it that's gonna change now. @Carolina Q , how do you cook yours then?
What I do is set the two left burners on the gas grill to medium heat, that generally get the temp up to around 350. I put a cast iron skillet on the side burner and let it preheat for about 15 minutes while I form the patties (usually ground brisket, with salt, pepper, garlic powder and worcestshire sauce). Then I drop a couple tablespoons of ghee into the skillet, swirl it around and add the patties. They sear for about 6-7 minutes, then I shut off the side burner, flip the burgers, and put them into the grill on the right (indirect) side. They take about 10-12 minutes in the grill, and I pull at 145ish, (we like ours rare and I grind the meat myself - store bought ground beef I would take to 160).LBGE
Pikesville, MD
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i like burgers unground, take your favorite marinade and pour it on 3/4 inch sliced fillet mignon and marinate for a couple hours, grill hot and fast and put on a bun.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
this one was stuffed with a buttery shrimp diane
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Wow... this could get more contentious than the Republican or Democrat thread. Why not just throw out an Ohio State vs Oregon discussion?
I like my burgers thick, medium, no smoke, but has to have cast iron grill marks, 400f on the dome. Shrooms and raw tomato, melted cheese of any kind.
Toasted bun, Heinz 57. Two at a time.
If you can eat it without bending over, you've done it wrong.
Indianapolis, IN
BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe.
Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically.
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DieselkW said:Wow... this could get more contentious than the Republican or Democrat thread. Why not just throw out an Ohio State vs Oregon discussion?
I like my burgers thick, medium, no smoke, but has to have cast iron grill marks, 400f on the dome. Shrooms and raw tomato, melted cheese of any kind.
Toasted bun, Heinz 57. Two at a time.
If you can eat it without bending over, you've done it wrong.
@Henapple likes it when guys named Diesel tell him to bend over, eh Hen?Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013 -
I like my burgers stuffed with pepper jack. I use the grain fed ground beef from Costco. It tastes great. Then I form the patties and salt/pepper. We like them but they aren't fancy.My favorite burgers in the whole world are made by a restaurant here in Austin called Jack Allen's. He has two amazing burgers one called the Fat Jack which is a spin on a BBQ bacon burger and the other one is a green chili cheese burger that is out of this world. If you are in Austin or live here you gotta try them.Austin, TX
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Botch said:For many years my green chile cheeseburger (a New Mexico specialty) was the best burger you or anyone could have:But, using the "Umami Burger" recipe from this site, elevated it. None better. Sorry.[-(Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD.
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