""alan[rem????????????" <"alan[rem???????????? wrote in message
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>I did used a Kitchen Aid grinder attachment to make chopped meat for
> hamburgers and it was very simple and most of it went into the
> dishwasher. I >

> 1. Perhaps I didn't mixup the meat enough after it was ground.

Nope that's not it

> 2. Perhaps I didn't compress the patties enough. It seemed as though
> they were to soft and almost flakey.

Nope that's not it

> 3. Perhaps sirloin london broil doesn't make good hamburgers as it
> might be too lean. I had no way of measuring but the meat could have
> been 95% lean and that is too lean for a good hamburger. .

Give the man a cigar!


> 4. Maybe it was just a little too overcooked but I don't think it was
> only that.

Was it dry - of course.

>
> Can you make hamburgers out of london broil or meat cut for steaks?

Yep if you add some fat.

> Will the fat content be too low and if so, what do you use?

Chick roast on sale.

Before I saw the sirloin, I was going to try top round and skirt steak. Maybe
> I should have mixed the skirt steak with the sirloin.

Nope - the tougher the cut the more "meaty" we preceive the patty.

Been there done that made the same mistake.

Dimitri