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Homemade hamburgers

marzi 1 — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:17:31 GMT

Just a silly question..does anybody know the secret to making hamburgers on the stovetop? I have tried using a skillet, and electric skillet and a cast iron grill that goes directly on the gas burner..not good results very messy, does not seem worth the mess. any suggestions? ha besides going out to eat?

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RespectLife — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:26:55 GMT

@marzi 1

Seems like you have covered all the options except maybe a grill pan. That is what I use. It is still messy but at least the mess is contained mostly in the pan.

I insisted the Appliance Store throw in a free grill for right on my gas burner cook top.

I have yet to use it! I can just visualize how hard it would be to clean that....and the grease would go everywhere!

I have several grill pans and they aren't too hard to clean. Burgers come out pretty good too!

Edited to add: My grill pans are of the nonstick type...NOT true 100% cast iron. They still give good sear marks but are easier to clean.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:30:38 GMT

Are you saying your burgers are not good or that they make a mess? The best thing to cook burgers and not have a mess in a George Foreman Grill. If your burgers are not turning out good we need to know how you are fixing them.

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Desertdi — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:38:06 GMT

I was at the grand opening of the Original McDonald's in Des Plaines, IL.

I was not aware that a person could even make a hamburger at home(!!!)

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StephfromIdaho — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:41:08 GMT

The secret key is the outdoor grille! Nothing better than that

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Lilysmom — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:42:58 GMT

@Desertdi, when was that? I come from a small town in Nova Scotia. When I went to university, a friend invited me to her home in the capital city of our Province (where I now live). That was the first time I had McDonald’s. I was IN LOVE with their 1/4 pounder with cheese. LM

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Desertdi — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:46:20 GMT

@Lilysmom wrote:
@Desertdi, when was that? I come from a small town in Nova Scotia. When I went to university, a friend invited me to her home in the capital city of our Province (where I now live). That was the first time I had McDonald’s. I was IN LOVE with their 1/4 pounder with cheese. LM

@Lilysmom Des Plaines is a suburb of Chicago, and it was 1955. di

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Lilysmom — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:49:26 GMT

@Desertdi, although I don’t go often, I still love McDonald’s and the fact that you can get the same burger anywhere in the world.

OP, the only way I eat burgers at home is on the BBQ. I am one of ten children. My mother could make a pan of hamburgers and gravy that were to die for. Sorry I never learned that dish. DH just about died and went to heaven first time he ate that. She used ground chuck. I miss her every day. LM

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:55:10 GMT

@Lilysmom, your post reminded me of my mothers roasted potatoes that she would do in the cast iron skillet along side the eye round roast.

Neither my sister or myself were ever able to get them to turn out the way hers did and we were convinced that she wasn't giving us the complete instructions!

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SXMGirl — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:58:51 GMT

I use an 80/20 mixture and do most of the cooking on the stove in my cast iron pan. When about half-way through, I put the pan in the oven until they get done. Nothing fancy, but I do like doing them on the outside grill to avoid a mess in the kitchen. I usually make caramelized onions and brown gravy for them, but I also like a toasted and buttered potato bun.

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grandma2pkmh — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:58:56 GMT

@Lilysmom You just sparked a memory that made me smile. My mom used to make thin hamburgers (made with onions, saltines soaked in milk, salt & pepper all mixed together). She fried them then moved them to a plate and then made a milk gravy (flour, watered down milk) added back the hamburger for a few minutes and served with hot biscuits. So simply but we were in heaven.

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Lilysmom — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:59:05 GMT

@CelticCrafter, ahahaha too funny. My mother had a Scottish background so your name gave me a smile. I’m a good cook but will never be as good as my mother. One thing I can do as well as she did are preserves like chow, her relish, etc.

The roasted potatoes sound pretty good right now🙂! LM

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Lilysmom — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:00:30 GMT

@grandma2pkmh, cherished memories💕. You and @CelticCrafter are making me hungry! LM

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chickenbutt — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:01:10 GMT

I agree that a charcoal grill would be the best choice, but I have used a contact grill for so many years and still like that.

My first one was a Geo Foreman but I didn't like a couple of things about that and have used Hamilton Beach contact grills for a lot of years. The two main things wrong with the Foreman contact grills are fixed with the HB ones.

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Zhills — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:08:55 GMT

I tried cooking them like some cook steaks. Brown quickly in a very hot pan (use a spatter guard) then transfer to the oven! They were very good and juicy!

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Tootie15 — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:25:54 GMT

Outdoor grilling is the only way I will cook burgers! Growing up, Saturday night was hot dog/hamburger night. My mother would cook them up in her cast iron frying pan ... what a mess! and the smell would permeate throughout the house! ... (and linger!)

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Sooner — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:32:45 GMT

The most important factor is the meat. I use a 90/10 ratio burger meat I get from a local butcher shop. I sometimes go in and buy a fresh piece of meat, anything from chuck to a good steak, and have them grind it for me.

IF it is a great piece of meat it will make a great burger unless you burn it up. I don't like burgers too thick because I like them to cook quickly and evenly and not burn on the outside and be raw inside.

Unless you really mess up cooking, its all about the meat you start with. You can make far better burgers at home than at a restaurant.

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marzi 1 — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:39:01 GMT

The taste is fine, but they will not hold together and the clean up is a mess/ looks like outdoor on a grill is the best way to go

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Mistreatedbycs — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:42:51 GMT

The best way to learn how to make a great hamburger is watch Diner's Drive In's and Dives.

It appears the secret is a hot griddle, cook and flip, cover burger with cheese, splash some water around the hamburger on the griddle and cover (creating steam to melt the cheese).

I don't have a commercial griddle and do not like my hamburgers on the stove so I just opt for the outside grill.

Speaking of memories, I grew up with loose hamburger, hamburger broken down with cooked onions, some grease drained and followed up with a roux then simmered.

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spent2much — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:26:01 GMT

The only way we have hamburgers is on the grill. With that said, the hamburgers that taste the best are from 80/20 meat, bought fresh, and form your own patties. Huge difference to us.