Burger press, load of old bollocks or not?
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platinumsage
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It sounds like just more washing up.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Useful to make firmer patties when barbecuing. Stops them falllng apart.
Or if uniformity is you're thing.
Or if uniformity is you're thing.
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existentialist
Tired and unemotional
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no conclusion, and at least three people will be accused of being worse than hitler.
stdP
One Swiss dinosaur in Polly Gosling's anorak hood
We occasionally use one - it largely depends on the eventual consistency of the burger mix. If we're making burgers with a lump of blue cheese in the middle then we'll tend to make them by hand (making them more ovoid) and do them in the frying pan, but the pressed patties are definitely better on the barbecue.
Hitler was a vegetarian, allegedly!
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I have one. It's in the same cupboard as the sandwich toaster, panini press, egg poacher, spiraliser, julienne/mandoline slicer, juicer, egg slicer, immersion blender, potato ricer... etc.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
You can just use a plastic ring or a biscuit cutter if you need to use a utensil (I find forming them by hand tricky due to arthritis) - having a firm burger of even shape and thickness and good structural cohesion is good for getting an evenly cooked finished product, but you don't necessarily need a fancy gadget.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I do mine by hand. It's a bit messy but I find it much more satisfying.
A trick for hand shaping... Make them a little concave as you shape them.
A trick for hand shaping... Make them a little concave as you shape them.
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
Wow
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
I have one - a generic metal 2 part thing. It’s pretty useful tbh as I buy a value pack of beef mince and press out 125g burger patties in a 12 batch then freeze them in a bag so I can pull out of the freezer a 100% beef patty and fry from frozen wherever I want burger and chips.
Frying from frozen gives a good deep flavourful sear on the surface and stops the burger falling apart as it’s cooking.
Frying from frozen gives a good deep flavourful sear on the surface and stops the burger falling apart as it’s cooking.
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spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
Do they ever make square burgers/presses? To fit better in a sandwich?
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
They might have them in Scotland so people can replicate those odd square sausages they have. danny la rouge probably knows where you can buy them.
I've not eaten a burger of any description for decades so I can't comment on burger presses though.
maomao
普費斯
Have never seen one
As per above a cake/biscuit cutter does the job okay.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
That'd be sailing a bit close to cannibalism, at least symbolically.
Longpig burger anyone?
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Square sausage comes in a loaf shape, then you cut slices off it. Mostly it's sold presliced in packs of four or six for consumers, caterers tend to buy the loaf ones.
But that's an awesome idea that spanglechick had.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Burger Press Manual (Square)
Burger Press Manual Square, 100x100mm, 120gBurger Discs available: S03020 (white)- S143(black/green deckled)
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I've just moved house and whilst putting things in their places I realised how much kitchen crap I have that I'll never use. I think it's time to get rid and make space for more things I'll never use.
souljacker
innit
Wendy's too. Because they 'refuse to cut corners' apparently.
Have you been to the Reading one? My mate was considering but it was closed when he was thereWendy's too. Because they 'refuse to cut corners' apparently.
souljacker
innit
No, there are always massive queues and I'm not really one for eating that sort of burger or fast food. We've got that Taco Bell as well now and the food from there looks absolutely minging.
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