Burger discussion thread

[YazYaz]

Do you know why McDonalds never put tomatoes on their burgers?

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[desmobob]

Do you know why McDonalds never put tomatoes on their burgers?

That sounds like one of those questions I might not want to know the answer to...

 

[Scott Asheville]

Would a Patty Melt be considered? They are my favorite.

I have four "P's" to rate a resturant by and a resturant must offer these four items before earning my custom and they are:
1. Patty Melt on the menu.
2. Pot of coffee so you don't have to wait for someone to refill your cup.
3. Pancakes on the menu.
4. Pie for when your done.
If three out of four aren't present then I won't be either.

I have been meaning to try my hand at making an Oklahoma fried onion burger.

I managed to gain 20 pounds in the Air Force by eating Little Rock Base Ops patty melts before every mission. It was worth it.

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

Years ago, after enjoying a burger at a Hofbrauhaus restaurant, I started to research what made it different. Turns out a typical "German" burger was a mix of ground beef and ground pork, so my wife & I started experimenting with various mixes, settling on a 2/3 beef-1/3 pork mix.

HRG

 

[desmobob]

Years ago, after enjoying a burger at a Hofbrauhaus restaurant, I started to research what made it different. Turns out a typical "German" burger was a mix of ground beef and ground pork, so my wife & I started experimenting with various mixes, settling on a 2/3 beef-1/3 pork mix.

HRG

The two meats go well together! When I was a teenager, I worked in my uncle's grocery store. He had been a trained butcher. One of his personal favorites to take home from the meat department was a sort of "combination steak" made by running a thin steak of beef and a thin steak of pork together through the cuber at the same time (the machine with "rollers" with interlocking blades that made cube steak).

 

[fossil]

Do you know why McDonalds never put tomatoes on their burgers?

fake news
totally forgot about the "The McDLT" didn't ya.
and
Dec 1, 2023 — McDonald's says there are also changes coming to the cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes

 

[ndmiller]

Would a Patty Melt be considered? They are my favorite.

I have four "P's" to rate a resturant by and a resturant must offer these four items before earning my custom and they are:
1. Patty Melt on the menu.
2. Pot of coffee so you don't have to wait for someone to refill your cup.
3. Pancakes on the menu.
4. Pie for when your done.
If three out of four aren't present then I won't be either.

I have been meaning to try my hand at making an Oklahoma fried onion burger.

#3 has to offer blueberry pancakes as well, fresh and inside the batter, not the purple glue on top.

Every good diner has that, although I guess IHOP would qualify but be scored pretty low.

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

Miss a good burger... We don't get great ones in Sonora, even if it is Mexico's beef state... just can't get a the right bun or cheese.. Will grab one in Tucson AZ next Friday when I take my mamá to the airport... We have had her and my niece here over my niece's Christmas break.

 

[Bob The Builder]

Moose Burgers. The best. Even better than venison IMHO.

 

[rclee]

Has anyone heard of Frisch's Big Boy? The Big Boy is my favorite burger!

Frisch's is a regional Ohio chain. I think there are other burger joints that use the Big Boy recipe.

 

[desmobob]

Moose Burgers. The best. Even better than venison IMHO.

+1! I think moose is the best wild game meat, followed by elk. Caribou, despite having a diet far different (mostly lichens), tastes surprisingly similar to venison.

Several years ago, I went on a moose hunt in Quebec and shot a young bull. Delicious! Best burgers ever!

Moose seem to be making a comeback in my area. Neighboring VT has had a moose season for a while now. The NY Adirondack moose population was growing quickly and there was talk of the likelihood of a hunting season in the near future, but something started knocking the population back down.

I occasionally get moose on the trail cams I put out for whitetail season.

 

[TheShark]

Has anyone heard of Frisch's Big Boy? The Big Boy is my favorite burger!

Frisch's is a regional Ohio chain. I think there are other burger joints that use the Big Boy recipe.

This got me thinking about Big Boy, we had local Big Boy restaurants in the Chicago suburbs growing up but in IL they were called "Tops Big Boy". I decided to look it up on wikipedia and oh man what a confusing franchised mess Big Boy's was. Even Shoney's started off as Big Boy. There still appear to be some Big Boy's left with Frisch's being one of the largests chains. Next time I'm in Ohio I'll have to stop at one and see if it's still as good as I remember them.

 

[desmobob]

This got me thinking about Big Boy, we had local Big Boy restaurants in the Chicago suburbs growing up but in IL they were called "Tops Big Boy". I decided to look it up on wikipedia and oh man what a confusing franchised mess Big Boy's was. Even Shoney's started off as Big Boy. There still appear to be some Big Boy's left with Frisch's being one of the largests chains. Next time I'm in Ohio I'll have to stop at one and see if it's still as good as I remember them.

I used to frequent a "Bob's Big Boy" that was right outside of Andrews AFB/Naval Air Facility Wash DC in Camp Springs, MD. They had good burgers, but we mostly went there for the breakfast buffet after a night out on the town. I think there were also "Shoney's Big Boy" restaurants in the same area.

 

[YazYaz]

fake news
totally forgot about the "The McDLT" didn't ya.
and
Dec 1, 2023 — McDonald's says there are also changes coming to the cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes

Originally, McDonald's considered tomatoes as a very seasonal vegetable whose taste was inconsistent across the country, especially in the northeast during winter. Every time they have introduced a sandwich with tomatoes it is a huge flop.

McDonalds spent the past 10 years trying to come up with a "juicier" burger. It has launched in some areas of the US and will fully launch in 2024.

 

[fossil]

Originally, McDonald's considered tomatoes as a very seasonal vegetable whose taste was inconsistent across the country, especially in the northeast during winter. Every time they have introduced a sandwich with tomatoes it is a huge flop.

McDonalds spent the past 10 years trying to come up with a "juicier" burger. It has launched in some areas of the US and will fully launch in 2024.

then there the more recent quarter pounder deluxe

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