On 2/5/2018 4:24 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2018-02-05, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> Are you planning to make "sliders" (small burgers) using Hawaiian
>>> sweet rolls?
>>
>> A suggestion I first heard in that film, "Chef", which was kind of a fun
>> movie.Â* But, 'brisket sliders on Hawaiian sweet rolls'????Â* WTF!?
>>
>> I thought "sliders" were those small greasy burgers from White Castle.
>> Never had one and never will!Â* OTOH, I've had some sorta Mexican
>> 'torta Cubano'. a Mexican version of a Cuban sammy.Â* To die for!!Â*
>
> A slider is any small burger but they are usually rather flat. The name
> comes fromÂ* being able to slide them into your mouth in one bite. White
> Castles are okay but to me not like a regular burger. More like a quick
> snack.

One critical difference is in the cooking.

WC uses steam!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KdFedtIfcc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqcpw8qcVDQ

White Castle was the first hamburger chain, started in 1921. What you
see here is the exact same method they have used since then, completely
safe steam cooking. Yes, the thin burgers are cooked by convection
through the holes in the meat, no need to flip them. That's a mix of
onions and water on the grill-- not grease! The finished burgers are not
greasy at all. White Castle patties are 100% beef, and as such could
probably even be eaten raw with no ill effects. Eating raw sushi
certainly poses thousands times more risk than this. The guy coughing is
with the cameraman, who is watching this activity behind glass at a
White Castle.