jmcquown wrote:
> I've got 2 lbs. of ground beef thawing. I really have a hankering
for a
> burger. I didn't have any burger rolls so I ran to the store to get
some.
> I was hoping for something other than Wonder-white rolls but that's
all they
> had. I briefly considered buying some thick-cut potato bread to
toast and
> maybe form one into a rather longish patty rather than a round one -
but not
> at that price for the bread.
>
> I have one of those old burger presses from Tupperware so I can press
and
> freeze the remaining ground beef for future burgers. I've got cheese
and
> even bought chips! If I decide to do a solitary patty sans bread,
I'll
> still put some cheese on top and serve with a steamed (from frozen)
veggie
> such as broccoli, spinach or brussels sprouts. The temps are
dropping; it's
> raining here and acting like it might try to freeze tonight, so no
grilling
> today.
>
> I have a method for a sort of spicy burger which I may opt for (sans
bread).
> Incorporate some minced onion, garlic, splash of Tabasco or other hot
sauce,
> soy or teriyaki sauce and ground ginger. Tasty. Works well with
lean
> ground turkey or ground chicken or a combo of beef, chicken, etc.
>
> Or, since I already bought the rolls I could always make sloppy joes

> Hmmm... only a few hours time will tell.
>
> Jill

I would probably eat one burger for this meal; make sloppy joes out of
one pound and eat half of it in the next 5 days or so, and freeze the
other half, and divide the 3/4 lb. balance into 3 quarter-pounder
burgers and pressed in freezer Press 'n Seal, to pull out one at a time
when I got hungry for a burger ;-)

Our bread aisle usually has those big, round "deli" type buns with
seeds on them...but I wish they would sell packages of 4 instead of 8,
or even half-loaves of bread.

Tip: When I bring ground beef home, I separate it into one-pound
portions, and then flatten each pound individually in a gallon-size
Ziploc freezer bag, spreading it out inside the bag to fill all the
corners. Once frozen (flat) they take up very little space, and they
thaw lickety-split in this thin mode.

N.