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>> "Shaun aRe" > 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 was just going to by ground sirloin at another market
>> >> but it's a zoo there so I decided to get three pieces of sirloin cut
>> >> for london broil. I ground in everything and didn't trim it at all.
>> >> I used the metal extruder plate with the small holes.
>> >>
>> >> After I was finished, I mixed it all together with my hands not for
>> >> too long and maybe not long enough. I made hamburgers that were 1/3
>> >> of a pound each but I felt that I didn't compact them enough.
>> >>
>> >> Out of 10 people who were there, 9 wanted their hamburgers medium to
>> >> well. I should have made mine after everyone else's because I like
>> >> mine medium rare. I was disappointed with the taste. I don't know if
>> >> it was from one of 3 reasons or maybe all of them.
>> >>
>> >> 1. Perhaps I didn't mixup the meat enough after it was ground.
>> >> 2. Perhaps I didn't compress the patties enough. It seemed as though
>> >> they were to soft and almost flakey.
>> >> 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. .
>> >> 4. Maybe it was just a little too overcooked but I don't think it was
>> >> only that.
>> >>
>> >> Can you make hamburgers out of london broil or meat cut for steaks?
>> >> Will the fat content be too low and if so, what do you use? 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.
>> >
>> > Did you season the meat at all and maybe add some finely diced onion?
>> > Anything to help it bind?
>>
>> Aack, no! Never add anything to hamburger meat except perhaps a bit of
> salt.
>> If you add other ingredients and a binder you are making meatloaf, not a
>> burger.
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> I've never needed binder myself but I do use S&P and a little finely
> minced
> onion. I like onion in my burger.
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> Shaun aRe
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Nah, the onion should be a big thick slice on the outside!


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Peter Aitken