Burgers with bacon tonight - success

Cookinbob

Burgers on the menu tonight.  I have been wanting to grind my own chuck with bacon mixed in, but  my wife came home with 90% ground beef, so plan B.  I finely chopped 2-3 oz of bacon and mixed into the meat along with a good dose of cracked black pepper.  Made the patties fairly large and thin so that the bacon would cook. Cooked on a hot fire on the small with the CI grate, they were great!  I meant to save the 3rd patty for lunch tomorrow, but caved in and cleaned up the leftover.

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

no leftovers = great meal. 

Sookie

I love a good burger.  Nice.

GaBGE

What's the bacon to beef ratio when making bacon burgers?

Cookinbob

GaBGE said:

What's the bacon to beef ratio when making bacon burgers?

I am not sure there is a standard ratio.  I did about 8 to 1.  If I were grinding it all together (which I will do next time), I would probably do 80% beef and 20% bacon.  I do think it would be important to keep the burger thin as you do want the bacon to cook thoroughly.

It might make sense to try grinding in cooked bacon if you wanted your burger more on the rare side - I think it would work

SmokeyPitt

Very nice!  I have been meaning to try this as well.  I meant to do this last week but I forgot the bacon at the store!  

chadpsualum

My wife does that with ground meat all of the time...buys the 90-93% eben when I ask for the 80/20 because she thinks it is 'healthier'.  Unbeknownst to her I then add in a fat in (bacon, butter, cheese) to keep moisture in the meat. She always loves the finished product and raves about how 'juicy' it is.  It makes me chuckle.

Photo Egg

I gave up on the bacon thing and started adding in smoked sausage.
Double course grind into the raw beef.
Comes out good and I don't have to cook it well done because of the bacon.

Cookinbob

Good idea and it looks great!  I may have to give it a try.  What is the ratio of beef vs sausage?

Photo Egg

I think about 3 to 1.
just to add some fat and flavor.

Griffin

Great looking burger. Now i wish that the burgers I had cooked last night had bacon in them. Or sausage.