Quick question about best way to cook burgers?

[Shiprex]

I am hungry

I have burgers and buns as well as lettuce and cheese tomato, onion and bacon.

Should I fry up the burgers in a pan, bacon and onion (even the tomato?) and lay it on the bun and munch my way to cholesterol heaven or should I grill the soon to be muscle, sinew and brain?

Fry

Grill

[fish5505_87]

Frying is great, but it's almost summer, get out there and grill!

[Shiprex]

Yeah I think that's another point and the weather here was rather bright and warm

[exitseven]

a burger isn;t a burger unless you grill it

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[AI Opinion]

Cooking burgers depends on the taste and texture you're aiming for, but here's a delicious way to prepare them. Preheat a grill or a skillet for that nice charred flavor. Grill or fry the burgers until they reach your preferred level of doneness. Cook the bacon until crispy, as it will add a delightful crunch. Sauté the onions until caramelized. Toast the buns for added texture, then assemble everything with cheese, fresh lettuce, tomato slices, bacon, and onion. This combination creates a juicy, flavorful burger that’s sure to please. Enjoy the savory experience! 🍔

[Shiprex]

@James The Foodie
That's the actual question you're not answering. I asked WHICH, fry or grill and you say BOTH which is not helping

[Sevenpointfive]

i find that grilling is a lot more forgiving if you don't know what you are doing. plus, if you grill it it will taste better and have less fat but more juiciness. you can always fry up some onion and cut bacon and cover. then reheat it.

you're going to have to have precut tomato slices. cheese as well unless you get precut. this is just me but i like to put in some mushrooms with the bacon and onion. don't be scared to add purple onion and guacamole to it. butter your buns and warm them. it's so hard to find the burger that you need.

[Massageman]

I hand-make many of our own, both beef and ground pork (less shrinkage). Some beef I will stretch with up to 10% TVP from Bob's Red Mill. If you grill, the TVP helps slow down the cooking process of the beef, reducing the sudden flareups.

[Sevenpointfive]

@Massageman what vegetable are you using? does it come in the flour? like chickpea?

[Massageman]

Textured Vegetable Protein -TVP- is made from soybeans. Just add hot water to the dry TVP- cover for a while- let it absorb the water- and mix into the beef. It's non-fat, so it will help reduce the overall fat level of the beef. I don't add TVP to my pork patties - there I am fighting to keep more fat IN the meat when I am making pork sausage.

[Sevenpointfive]

@Massageman does TVP have a long shelf life? it's the first i've heard of it. i don't know if it's a diet, financial ortherwise

[Massageman]

Kept sealed, dry, and cool- it has a shelf life of years. Visit any reasonably well stocked , full-line food store in the US (Albertson's, Kroger, Safeway, Food Lion, Publix, etc) and you should find a rack from "Bob's Red Mill", maybe 3-4 feet wide , with dozens of "natural grains and certified organic grains, as well as gluten-free milled grain products" put up in small-ish bags about 1 to 2 pound each. ref https://www.bobsredmill.com Website has a store locator- enter zip code, and find a store near new with BRM. Full disclosure- I get no compensation whatsoever for the info/comments about Bob's Red Mill.

[Sevenpointfive]

@Massageman i'm getting some. sounds awesome!

[Massageman]

Grill. If I must do it indoors, I have a HD grill pan that I preheat and then fry, 2 x on each side, giving a 90º twist so we get nice crosshatch marks, like the grill would make. I add "steak seasoning" to burgers on either grill or grill-pan.

[Shiprex]

Interesting the mix up of frying and grilling. I did that in the end and it does have benefits.

[Massageman]

Like avoiding rainstorms when you want a decent burger! :- )

[Shiprex]

Yeah added air pollutant doesn't add nutrition or flavour

[Nikki1989]

I would never eat one, but my husband prefers the grill.

[Shiprex]

The grill won in the end even though it takes longer.
You don't eat burgers? How come?

[CaptainSmartass]

Put them on the barbie, along with some snags.

Simples...

[BCRanger10]

Grilling is the way to go.

[Panthero80]

Grill sounds good.

[Shiprex]

That's coming across a lot. It is also the one I reckon is healthier

[mfused411]

Smash