"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:40:03 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> "Steve Freides" > wrote in message
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>>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:52:34 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
>>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>>> Well, they were _delicious_. My wife cooked them (while I was at
>>>>>>> the doctor w/ one of our boys) and said they were so messy that the
>>>>>>> grill was impossible, and that even cooking them in the cast iron
>>>>>>> skillet wasn't easy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> After the patties had been in the refrigerator for a few hours, we
>>>>>>> took a look at them - they hadn't leached out enough water to make
>>>>>>> a puddle on the plate, so we figured they were dry enough.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We will definitely do this again. I think keeping the veggies in
>>>>>>> bigger pieces makes sense, or at least some part of them in bigger
>>>>>>> pieces. Thanks for the input, folks - well, thanks for most of it,
>>>>>>> anyway
>>>>>>> ... Further suggestions will be entertained, especially if
>>>>>>> they're entertaining.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wondering if the addition of ground flax seeds would help with the
>>>>>> sloppiness? I had no idea why people buy flax seeds until today. I
>>>>>> learned that they add fiber and a certain amount of "glue" to what
>>>>>> you're cooking.
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>>>>> I think it would work. It is what I used to use in my meatloaf. It's
>>>>> great as a binder and it will soak up the excess moisture.
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>>>> Thanks to everyone for the suggestion. We are getting ready to cook
>>>> batch #2 today, for which we pressed out some of the liquid but didn't
>>>> change the ingredients list or the method, so it's mushy veggies again.
>>>> We'll keep experimenting.
>>>
>>> Try cooking the veggies first. I once tried hamburger patties with
>>> chopped raw onions in them. Did not work. Fell all apart.
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>>Yes. I don't make burgers but I do make meat loaf and I cook the veggies
>>first. Using raw one never came out well.
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> Raw veggies work well in meat loaf, if you grind the veggies too...
> saves a lot of knife work. I grind raw onions into meat loaf, just
> peel, slice into wedges and grind... celery and carrots make good
> pushers. I like to grind in raw potatoes as well, don't even need to
> peel, just scrub, slice into wedges and grind. I grind in parsley
> stems and all, why waste the stems. The only thing doesn't grind well
> is garlic, it tends to stick to itself in a clump, no matter how much
> you mix garlic won't disperse. I don't like raw garlic in meat loaf
> anyway, it won't cook, it stays raw to the end... use granulated same
> as in sausage... meat loaf is technically sausage, same as all the
> other loaves sold at the deli; olive loaf, pickle & pimento loaf,
> leberkase, pepper loaf, and my favorite, headcheese.
> http://www.foodsubs.com/MeatcureCC.html

Yes, I mince/grind all the veg I put in.

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