"Mia" > wrote in message
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> Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture
> such as ground beef (to make hamburgers) ... with tasty or similar
results?

I don't use breadcrumbs when making hamburgers. However, I suspect that
with the very short cooking time for hamburgers that the cornmeal would
remain quite gritty leaving an unpleasant texture in the burger. I do
sometimes add a small amount of cornmeal to streusel topping to add a little
texture and flavor, but it is for the opposite reason you would use bread
crumbs in a meat mixture.