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Blogs > secret_lade > Ramblings of the depraved.....

The Great Gourmet Hamburger Debacle  

secret_lade 49F
14388 posts
1/12/2021 2:51 am
The Great Gourmet Hamburger Debacle

For some reason....

I've been operating under the misguided belief that fancy new pots and pans could boost my ability to be a gourmet cook.

Cooking magazines and recipe websites have become my new passion!

The problem?

Nothing is ever as easy as it looks on those Youtube tutorials!

The Spawn had wanted Mac & Cheese for dinner last night (ack!), so I thought to myself...

Self! You HATE Mac & Cheese.... Now is a good time to try out one of those fancy, schmancy stuffed burger recipes you found!

So I did!

I minced the onion and mixed it with the burger and spices..... I created the patty with the little pocket containing cheese and bacon crumbles.... I put it in the pan and started to cook.

Easy peasy, right?!?

Wrong!! SO wrong....

There I stood watching my burger fall apart in the pan. It started with the cheese melting out the side of the burger and burning to the bottom of the pan.

Still trying to be positive....

I said, self! It'll be ok. You can just put the cheese on top when you're done.

I continued to cook the burger.

Next came the complete disintegration of the patty.

Gingerly flipping the patty, I wanted to make sure the top half stayed connected with the bottom half just in case.... The bacon was still in there and there could possibly still be some cheese.

What I didn't count on was.... While the top and bottom did remain connected the right and left side did not.

And, there I was.

Cheese melting everywhere, bacon crumbles spilling out, burger patty disintigrating before my very eyes as now the top and bottom portions of the patty were coming apart too.....

Horror unfolded before my very eyes.

Needless to say....

Not exactly the burger I was hoping for. I did manage to salvage enough to make my own version of a deconstructed bacon cheeseburger that, crumbled and all, did taste pretty good.

But, we'll call that recipe a bust for me.

I can only hope I'll be able to get that burned disaster area cleaned out of the bottom of my new pan. I've boiled it and let it sit with the dish detergent and water, like it said to do in the instruction manual.

We'll see what happens!

secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 9:22 pm
    Quoting mc_justmc:
    There's nothing wrong with the recipe, you just needed to substitute tortillas for the hamburger bun.
If I'd had tortillas, I would have probably done that. That would have been good with lettuce and a little mayo.


mc_justmc 63M

1/12/2021 4:45 pm

 There's nothing wrong with the recipe, you just needed to substitute tortillas for the hamburger bun.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 3:54 pm
    Quoting  :
I'm practicing.... I'm getting really good at discovering the things I'm not very good at! LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 2:32 pm
    Quoting 69ereatwetpussy:
    Should have suck with Mac and cheese.
    Speaking about mac and cheese.
    The wife make great mac and cheese
    When w first got married in or convection microwave
    Had it do to a science.
    Till the day the microwave broke. We got a new but not convection oven.
    She tried it out in the microwave and our regular oven it was never the same.
    We have not had they oh my God this is so good moments again.
    She eat store bought not me no way garbage.

    Don't get stuffed burger myself. Every thing goes on top or bottom like it's ment to be.
I have never liked mac & cheese, ever... Not even as a kid. I'm not quite sure what it is about it, just not a fan.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 2:30 pm
    Quoting WyoCowboy7751:
    I can definitely feel for you When I started doing Mountain Man Rendezvous; it took a LOT of trial and error too get used too cooking over a fire with cast-iron skillets and fire embers on dutch ovens Finally got too the point that I can now make pies, pizza and other meals in a dutch oven
Oh wow! Kudos to you!! That takes some skill!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 2:29 pm
    Quoting Paulxx001:
    So many tricks and tips to cooking. I'm sure over time you'll figure it out. 😮 ❗ 👍
I could totally do a 'what not to do' when cooking show. I've got enough experience in that realm, now. LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 2:28 pm
    Quoting flannel_light:
    I just a new set of stainless steel pits and pans from Amazon . I will let you know if mine does that.
I love, LOVE these pots and pans. The best gift anyone has ever given me.... And, the pan cleaned like a charm. The mess came right out.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 2:26 pm
    Quoting seems6666:
    Top Tip Tuesday .... Try MacDonalds
LOL My favorite french fries are McDonald's french fries. Yum!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 2:24 pm
    Quoting  :
OMG! Love 5 Guys! I love my burgers!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
1/12/2021 2:23 pm
    Quoting citizen4722:
    My favourite American style burger joint is only doing take-outs now. Do you have a BooKoos where you are?
Nope... No BooKoos where I live. I haven't actually ever heard of it, may not be a midwest thing.


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
1/12/2021 11:47 am

 My favourite American style burger joint is only doing take-outs now. Do you have a BooKoos where you are?


seems6666 53F  
4838 posts
1/12/2021 8:01 am

 Top Tip Tuesday .... Try MacDonalds


flannel_light 61F
4586 posts
1/12/2021 7:17 am

 I just a new set of stainless steel pits and pans from Amazon . I will let you know if mine does that.
The Light is shinning and she is lonely and waiting in the darkness.


Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
1/12/2021 6:52 am

 So many tricks and tips to cooking. I'm sure over time you'll figure it out. 😮 ❗ 👍


WyoCowboy7751 70M
2537 posts
1/12/2021 5:36 am

 I can definitely feel for you When I started doing Mountain Man Rendezvous; it took a LOT of trial and error too get used too cooking over a fire with cast-iron skillets and fire embers on dutch ovens Finally got too the point that I can now make pies, pizza and other meals in a dutch oven


69ereatwetpussy 61M
6774 posts
1/12/2021 4:14 am

 Should have suck with Mac and cheese.
Speaking about mac and cheese.
The wife make great mac and cheese
When w first got married in or convection microwave
Had it do to a science.
Till the day the microwave broke. We got a new but not convection oven.
She tried it out in the microwave and our regular oven it was never the same.
We have not had they oh my God this is so good moments again.
She eat store bought not me no way garbage.

Don't get stuffed burger myself. Every thing goes on top or bottom like it's ment to be.


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