Dennis Spexet wrote:
> I just polished off a wonderful cheeseburger, and I thought I'd write about
> it and say how good it was!
>
> Like many (perhaps most?) people, I get my burgers from a variety of places.
> Sometimes I get them from fast-food joints. Sometimes I get them in a
> really good bar or restaurant. And sometimes I make them out of ground beef
> that I buy at the supermarket.
>
> But today, I thought I'd splurge...at least a little bit. A chuck roast was
> sitting in the refrigerator, ready to be made into some kind of braised
> dish. Today is Saturday afternoon, however, and I had better ideas!
>
> So I took a knife, sliced off a bit of the chuck roast, cut it into 1"
> cubes, and tossed them into the food processor. I don't have a meat grinder
> yet (even though I keep on telling myself to get one), so it's the food
> processor for me.
>
> For burgers, the chopped meat from the food processor works just fine. I
> pulsed a few ounces of beef in the machine for about 10 seconds, pulled it
> out, added a little bit of salt and pepper, and formed it into a round
> patty.
>
> That patty went right into the middle of a hot cast iron skillet. After 5
> minutes, I flipped it over and put a slice of cheddar cheese on it.
> (Wisconsin cheddar, of course...it's nice to live in a state with great
> cheese!)
>
> Another 5 minutes, and I took it off. The finished cheeseburger went right
> onto a toasted hamburger bun, and onto a plate.
>
> Add some potato chips and a Coke, and there you have it! A wonderful
> Saturday afternoon lunch.
>
> The burger tasted great, had wonderful texture, and believe it or not, it
> didn't "weigh me down" like fast-food burgers do. I don't know why....maybe
> it's the fat content or something.
>
> Anyway, please do try grinding your own burgers. Even if you have to use a
> food processor instead of a real meat grinder, the results will be
> well-worth the effort.
>
> -Dennis Spexet,
>
>
So much better than the ground mystery meat from the stupidmarket. I
had a meat grinder attachment for my kitchenaid, wasn't a fan. I picked
up an old Griswold #2 meat grinder at a flea market for $10 and gave my
mom the kitchenaid attachment. If one doth not mind the manual labor,
for consistency the oldie wins hands down in my book. My mpther ONTH is
delighted with the grinder I gave her.
Jessica