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Default Burgers and Meatballs with Breadcrumbs

Corey Richardson wrote:
> Why oh why do some people insist that homemade burgers and meatballs
> should have breadcrumbs in them?
>
> Just to bulk them out? So that they're spongy? What?
>
> Breadcrumbs have some place in a meatloaf, but none in a burger or
> meatball, IMHO.
>
> What say you?
>

I was taught how to make meatballs by an Italian, and she used moistened
stale bread.