Burger Thread. Yes!

[High Voltage]

I don't think I've ever seen those, I assume they are less dense than a regular English muffin (which I think would be a bit much as a burger bun)?

Will keep an eye open for them.

I would say that they're a little bit more dense / aldente if you will version of a bread bun. I honestly don't know why they're called muffins

They hold their shape, taste great, basically I'm sold - Tesco's round out way stock them

 

[Epona]

Well bollocks, nowhere near here sells them
(My local supermarkets are Iceland and Morrisons and an independent grocery)

 

[Epona]

Ah, palm oil though

 

[hash tag]

Today was miserable in many ways, so inspired by this thread I decided to make burgers for tea. OMG. I've never made a better burger Perfectly cooked patty (I usually fuck it up somehow), in a cheap sesame bun (weirdly my favourite); dijon mustard, ketchup and red onion on the bottom half of the bun, then the burger, then sliced gherkin/tomato/lettuce, and mayo on the top bun. The kind of burger that you can't put down once you've started eating it but still reasonably sized enough to get in the mouth.

Served with crunchy golden home.made chips, of course. FIT.

Thanks burger thread

Hmmm, if there are no pics, it didn't happen.

Buns of choice if eating in...large granary rolls.

 

[Ming]

Granted I'm basing my need for a Wendy's burger on what may be a coming up to a 40 year old memory but you can keep your 5 Guys burger

Totally. 5 Guys are massively overrated. I’d love to try an In-N-Out burger though. Also Mooby’s (Kevin Smith’s pop up restaurant). His burger’s called a Cow Tipper and the BBQ chicken sandwich is called a Cock Smoker. And you can get a side of Hater Totz.

 

[Callie]

My work were doing a festive chicken burger special today:
Brioche bun
Lemon mayo or cranberry sauce
Stuffing mix coated chicken breast (!)
Slice of bacon
Mini breaded brie

Madness. Should have taken a picture

 

[Mattym]

Some one, I think, in the mists of time, on this very thread mentioned Sheldon oven bottom muffins as being an excellent burger bun

I can confirm that I have yet to find a better bun. A muffin, in the conventional sense, they are not but a far superior burger bun they most certainly are. At "around" £1 for either 6 or 8 (can't remember which) I would strongly recommend any of you home cooking burger crowd to give them a go - I will be surprised if there is any, genuine, disappointment

We really like them, even enough to forgive them for their provenance. EDIT- just seen Epona's palm oil comment. Checks supermarket aisles for organic Yorkshire bread cakes.

 

[MrCurry]

Is this admissible on the burger thread or nay? It’s a “dirty plate” my local burger place has started doing, and features chopped up burgers as part of the toppings.

Fries, chopped burgers, bacon, chipotle Mayo, sliced mild chillies, lettuce, salted creme fraiche, cheese and spring onions.

No burger buns were harmed in the making - apologies for any offence caused to burger purists!

I’m gonna order one as takeaway later this week or next, but doubt it will look this pretty once turned out onto my plate at home, so using the restaurant’s own pic.

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Finally got around to ordering this as takeaway and it was fucking great. Definitely a bit of “a mess” as hash tag put it, but the flavour combos were amazing and yes, it was chopped up burgers on top, so even if it lacks a bun I'm putting it in this thread

 

[hash tag]

It is not a burger.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

It is not a burger.

I would though

 

[MrCurry]

It is not a burger.

It was before it got chopped up and put on top of chips

 

[High Voltage]

I am definitely warming to this concept - especially given how "conventional" burgers are getting stacked higher and higher in an inedible tower of goodness - this seems to be a perfectly acceptable solution

The only sticking point I see, is the lack of bread / bun - "maybe" a the top half of a large bun, toasted placed on top with the fries acting as the bottom half of the bun - just thinking out loud, looking for a solution

 

[High Voltage]

Something like this, maybe?

 

[Orang Utan]

Why not just put less shit in it? Meat, cheese, sauce, bun.
Nowt else. any more and it’s too sloppy and all the flavours’ are diluted

 

[Ming]

It is not a burger.

But burgers are getting too tall. They’re becoming impossible to eat.

 

[Epona]

I actually saw some larger diameter burger buns in the supermarket today, might try them next time I make burgers from scratch - can do wider ones rather than taller.

 

[hash tag]

Hmmm, if there are no pics, it didn't happen.

Buns of choice if eating in...large granary rolls.

I actually saw some larger diameter burger buns in the supermarket today, might try them next time I make burgers from scratch - can do wider ones rather than taller.

See above. perfect!

 

[Epona]

See above. perfect!

Nah, they're usually too thick, I don't even use normal bread rolls to make sarnies, too much bread.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I actually saw some larger diameter burger buns in the supermarket today, might try them next time I make burgers from scratch - can do wider ones rather than taller.

Now this does sound promising. Now I just need a wider burger press.

 

[High Voltage]

I'm just going to come out and say "it"

Sloppy Joe's - they could be what we've all been looking for in a home made burger... but more so

 

[High Voltage]

And whilst on an American theme... sliders?

Again, I like the idea of these. A burger but of a size that means you could try several variants

 

[hash tag]

Not my burger, but sent to me by someone I know

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Spoiler: Hash tag health warning

 

[strung out]

Is that a tarantula?

 

[hash tag]

Yep. See also, sides of plate. (From Cambodia).

 

[Epona]

Not my burger, but sent to me by someone I know

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Spoiler: Hash tag health warning

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Bloody hell.

A) Poor spider
B) I am not going to touch that with a 10 foot bargepole
C) Wish I hadn't clicked the spoiler tag, I could have lived the rest of my life without having seen that

 

[hash tag]

Bloody hell.

A) Poor spider
B) I am not going to touch that with a 10 foot bargepole
C) Wish I hadn't clicked the spoiler tag, I could have lived the rest of my life without having seen that

Spoiler was there for a reason!

 

[Epona]

Spoiler was there for a reason!

Oh I know, it is 100% my own stupid fault for looking!

 

[hash tag]

Oh I know, it is 100% my own stupid fault for looking!

It's just a picture from a long way away. It will never happen in the UK

 

[UnderOpenSky]

It's just a picture from a long way away. It will never happen in the UK

I dunno. Facebook was advertising me a subscription box of edible insects the other day. I don't know what that says about my profile.

 

[8ball]

I dunno. Facebook was advertising me a subscription box of edible insects the other day. I don't know what that says about my profile.

Subscriptions aren’t usually a good sign when it comes to edible things.