Random post about hamburgers
Oct. 17th, 2009 07:15 pm
I'm making homemade hamburgers. The buns are rising now, and shortly they will be baked. The recipe for the buns and the burger comes from Marion Cunningham's The Supper Book. I really like her stuff and she hasn't steered me wrong yet, but this is going to be a tall order. Of the hamburger buns, she says, "This recipe makes the world's best hamburger buns..." so really, if they aren't out of this world, they've fallen short. And then the burger itself is called "The Perfect California Hamburger." When you call anything perfect, again, it better be insanely good. It's a challenge from the start, because I have specific preferences when it comes to hamburgers (and hamburger condiments), and her recipe doesn't meet them. (And ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jade_okelani would never touch this burger.) However, I will make at least 1 burger the way she prescribes, so that I can know for sure if it's something I won't like, rather than dismissing her version out of hand. It should also be noted that her recipe is really that of Bob Wian, the originator of Bob's Big Boy -- she says that's where her hamburger credentials come from. She wrote a whole little thingy about it.
( The Perfect Hamburger, by Marion Cunningham. )
Partly what brought this on is that I had a hankering for a cheeseburger yesterday, and went to Burgermaster for the first time. It's a local fast food place (drive-in style like Sonic), and this is the first time I've ever gone -- in the 10 years I've been here. It actually has decent reviews on Yelp, one person even saying that they prefer BM's burgers over In-N-Out! Which of course, meant that I absolutely HAD to try it, as I love In-N-Out burgers. It was good (not fantastic), but pricey. Nearly $10 for a cheeseburger (tomatoes cost extra!), fries, and a shake (which was so-so). However, that's because they use grass-fed, local, hormone-free beef, which is not too shabby for a fast-food place.
Anyway, it didn't actually satisfy my craving, so now I'm trying to see if a homemade version will. :D I'm trying to keep an open mind about her version of the perfect burger, but I don't know. What do you like on your hamburger?
jade_okelani would never touch this burger.) However, I will make at least 1 burger the way she prescribes, so that I can know for sure if it's something I won't like, rather than dismissing her version out of hand. It should also be noted that her recipe is really that of Bob Wian, the originator of Bob's Big Boy -- she says that's where her hamburger credentials come from. She wrote a whole little thingy about it.( The Perfect Hamburger, by Marion Cunningham. )
Partly what brought this on is that I had a hankering for a cheeseburger yesterday, and went to Burgermaster for the first time. It's a local fast food place (drive-in style like Sonic), and this is the first time I've ever gone -- in the 10 years I've been here. It actually has decent reviews on Yelp, one person even saying that they prefer BM's burgers over In-N-Out! Which of course, meant that I absolutely HAD to try it, as I love In-N-Out burgers. It was good (not fantastic), but pricey. Nearly $10 for a cheeseburger (tomatoes cost extra!), fries, and a shake (which was so-so). However, that's because they use grass-fed, local, hormone-free beef, which is not too shabby for a fast-food place.
Anyway, it didn't actually satisfy my craving, so now I'm trying to see if a homemade version will. :D I'm trying to keep an open mind about her version of the perfect burger, but I don't know. What do you like on your hamburger?
