On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:27:24 -0400, (Day
Dreamer) wrote:

>I recently posted a question in the BBQ neswgroup about burgers sticking
>to the grill and received some interesting responses about the way
>people make their burgers.
>
>What I usually do, is use lean ground beef (maybe 93%), add some chopped
>onion, some breadcrumbs, some A-1 sauce or BBQ sauce or ketchup, a few
>spices, maybe some garlic, too. I weigh each one on the food scale to
>try and make them all uniform in size (around 5 oz or so) and press them
>into perfect little hockey puck looking patties with this little burger
>press tupperware do-dad. Cook on George Forman (which come out nicely
>but makes a terrible mess) or stovetop in pan, on rare occasion charcoal
>grill.
>
>I like mine a little on the pink or rare side, BF lkes his more well
>done.
>
>I`m getting a decent burger - but I want a great burger! Curious as to
>what advice you fine folks have about burger making. What do you add
>INTO your burgers when you`re making them? And does it differ depending
>on which cooking method you are going to use - i.e, outdoor grill,
>stovetop, George Forman type thing, etc? (I was suprised in the other
>group that so many add nothing). The concensus also seemed to be to nix
>the breadcrumbs.
>
>I know it`s a pretty basic thing - just making a hamburger - but done
>right - it can be fantastic.
>Looking forward to any recipes, tips, etc.
>Thank you!

The Red Robin Restaurant makes cheeseburgers to die for! My Gawd they
are wonderful! Try grillin some pineapple slices, put the cheese on
your burgers about a minute before they are done...when it's time to
take them off the grill lay the grilled pineapple slices on top of the
burgers...also have a large bowl of fried vidalia onions to top off
the pineapple...then just put whatever other condiments you usually
like to top of your burger with...if you haven't ever been to the Red
Robin Restaurant it's a real special treat! When I got my first one I
told my wife I should order one for takeout and carry it down the
street to the McDonald's so I could let the manager taste a
"magnificent cheeseburger" for the first time in his life!

Check this out...double click..."The Banzai Burger"...
http://html.redrobin.com/Menu-GourmetBurgers.html


Regards,
Bill
(taster of fine burgers!)