Best burgers and burger buns?

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anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 15th August 2020
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Lidl Waygu burger.

I also like the Gourmet Burger Kitchen companies ones.

Not a fan of brioiche buns, too rich, prefer white dusted fresh rolls tesco do.

i tried all the special ones from supermarkets they are just too hit and miss.

Greendubber

13,129 posts

202 months

Saturday 15th August 2020
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MarkJS said:
Costco burgers are very good for ready made - they also do a Wagyu version.

Aldi’s Brioche buns are decent.
The Costco Wagyu burgers are awesome. I flatten them out a little before cooking and they're always excellent.

CorradoTDI

1,432 posts

170 months

Saturday 15th August 2020
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Waitrose 4 Applewood Beef Burgers (454g)

^ Had these twice over the last few weeks and best home burger I've had - nice and smokey flavour!

Blown2CV

28,697 posts

202 months

Tuesday 18th August 2020
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oddman said:
Seriously - it's so easy to make your own - you can choose your own meat- if you shoot you can base burger on deer, goose etc - you can add all your favourite additions - Caramelised onions, bone marrow fat, cheese - whatever you like

but

Morrisons do decent ready made
honestly i was about to comment morrisons bone marrow and i am impressed that the first comment was someone saying the same! Good burger.

Bacon Is Proof

5,740 posts

230 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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Mobile Chicane said:
I prefer a ‘bun’ to have a bit more substance rather than disappearing to nothing, and find brioche too sweet.

Waitrose ciabatta rolls (4 in a pack) for the win.

I always make my own burgers.
Right on a couple of points. biggrin

Firstly, the fashion for brioche can FRO. This is a burger, not a French breakfast. The bun should be sesame seeded and white. I toast mine on the inside only.
A beef patty contains one ingredient: beef. Unless you want to count the seasoning this means that a burger is possibly the simplest food you can prep, so there is no excuse not to make your own. This will enable you to avoid the other trendy mistake made by supermarkets and burger restaurants alike; making the burger too thick. If you want steak, get your wallet out and pay for it. Don't ask for a too thick burger cooked rare as it is against basic food hygiene principles and gives completely the wrong texture for this delicious meat sandwhich.

The burger must be cooked over flame which won't take long if it is the correct thickness. This is important, and is the reason why a BK XL bacon double cheeseburger is borderline edible wheras a Big Mac isn't fit for a tramp's dog.
Cheese is there predominantly to adhere the crispy streaky bacon to the beef, so plastic slices are perfectly acceptable, encouraged even.

That's it btw.
Bread, meat, cheese. All three food groups. Salad can be served on the side, sauce can be added if you must but it isn't necessary.
I've made and sold all sorts of fancy complicated burgers using all sorts of animal and bone marrow et cetera, but after much experimentation and testing using a wide audience the above is my final conclusion.

Simplicity is the key.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84nfWkLsYU

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Sticks.

8,707 posts

250 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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I agree with BiP and others about the brioche, don't get it at all. Sesame baps are ok but I quite like a brown bun, less likely to go soggy.

And I don't get the adding bacon, cheese etc etc, it's fat on fat on fat. What's needed is something to add some zing, like onions, a sharp tomato or chilli relish. Just like you add apple to pork or mint to lamb.

I'm not a keen cook so if I make my own it can't be hard. Lean mince, don't bother with a press, freeze them on a tray, bag them.

Ok, cheese maybe.




Blown2CV

28,697 posts

202 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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i am of the opinion that a moist bun is the making of an excellent burger. I definitely do not want heavy, crusty or dry bread on the burger.

cml24

1,410 posts

146 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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I'd agree with the potato rolls comment. My favorite burger place used to make their own potato rolls and they were great. Haven't had one since I moved away, will have to try and make some.

21TonyK

11,494 posts

208 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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Anyone tried the Morrisons fresh chuck steak burgers? For buns I alternate between Aldi brioche (toasted on all surfaces or they're pap) or KARA sesame seeded burger buns which are very sweet and quite chewy.

dazwalsh

6,095 posts

140 months

Wednesday 19th August 2020
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Aldi brioche + costco wagyu burgers. The best combo, perfect for bbq's

Bonus points for aldi brioche buns for having a whopping use by date on them.

I find most of the very/extra special ranges of supermarket burgers contain wayyyyy too much salt.


Edited by dazwalsh on Wednesday 19th August 18:53

AlexC1981

4,904 posts

216 months

Friday 21st August 2020
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AlexC1981 said:
I'd like to find a burger I could cook at home that is like the thin McDonalds 89p burger. I worry if the meat quality would be there with cheap little supermarket burgers.
I dipped a toe into the cheaper end of supermarket burgers tonight. As luck would have it Tesco had BirdsEye Original Beef Burgers with Onion - pack of 10 frozen on offer. They looked small, but the blurb on the packet promises finest cuts of prime beef, fresh onion and rosemary so I took them greedily to the checkout.

I had two in a small brown bun with just ketchup and mustard and they were pretty good. Despite being 25% fat they didn't seem too greasy when I was eating them. I think a lot of the fat comes out when cooking because they are small and thin. The texture was ok. Not too dense, probably finer than I would like. No gristle or bone.


Deathmole

959 posts

44 months

Friday 21st August 2020
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48k said:
M&S "Best Ever Burger" is pretty decent for shop-bought.
The thing I hate most about a lot of shop-bought burgers are that they are pressed too much and so really dense. My butchers own burgers are the same - like biting in to solid meat.

Edited by 48k on Saturday 15th August 07:55
Those are the ones that I like, with their own brioche buns. They do some nice toppers too, if you don't want to make your own.

Mobile Chicane

20,740 posts

211 months

Saturday 22nd August 2020
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Bacon Is Proof said:
Mobile Chicane said:
I prefer a ‘bun’ to have a bit more substance rather than disappearing to nothing, and find brioche too sweet.

Waitrose ciabatta rolls (4 in a pack) for the win.

I always make my own burgers.
Right on a couple of points. biggrin

Firstly, the fashion for brioche can FRO. This is a burger, not a French breakfast. The bun should be sesame seeded and white. I toast mine on the inside only.
A beef patty contains one ingredient: beef. Unless you want to count the seasoning this means that a burger is possibly the simplest food you can prep, so there is no excuse not to make your own. This will enable you to avoid the other trendy mistake made by supermarkets and burger restaurants alike; making the burger too thick. If you want steak, get your wallet out and pay for it. Don't ask for a too thick burger cooked rare as it is against basic food hygiene principles and gives completely the wrong texture for this delicious meat sandwhich.

The burger must be cooked over flame which won't take long if it is the correct thickness. This is important, and is the reason why a BK XL bacon double cheeseburger is borderline edible wheras a Big Mac isn't fit for a tramp's dog.
Cheese is there predominantly to adhere the crispy streaky bacon to the beef, so plastic slices are perfectly acceptable, encouraged even.

That's it btw.
Bread, meat, cheese. All three food groups. Salad can be served on the side, sauce can be added if you must but it isn't necessary.
I've made and sold all sorts of fancy complicated burgers using all sorts of animal and bone marrow et cetera, but after much experimentation and testing using a wide audience the above is my final conclusion.

Simplicity is the key.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84nfWkLsYU

smile
I concur. bow

ambuletz

Original Poster:

10,690 posts

180 months

Wednesday 16th June 2021
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Given it's summer again (crazy how that happens every year). I thought it might be a good idea to get the discussion back up again.

Has anyone bought any interesting/tasty buns and/or burger patties from the shops?

Personally I can't stand brioche buns. I just want a normal seeded burger bun. I do wish they sold buns that were like KFC for a little variation. Cant stand buns also distintegrating into mush and being a slither around the bun.. I used 'round' lettuce not too long ago in the place of buns.. I have to say it was pretty good, and I didn't miss the buns being there.

tedmus

1,883 posts

134 months

Wednesday 16th June 2021
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Not seeded but we've been enjoying Hovis Premium Burger Buns lately, tasty and quite sturdy but not tough.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 16th June 2021
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i just try and find simple floured rolls. All these brioche buns BS really gone too far.

spanky3

258 posts

140 months

Wednesday 16th June 2021
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Obvs. I make usually make my own burgers but if pushed then Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) burgers, usually on offer from Ocado and probably other places.

Quite thick with a lot of fat that renders during cooking leaving a very juicy meaty burger. Packaging says 18 mins on a griddle pan, go 16 plus standing time to keep them pink but not much less. On a barbeque they take about 10-12 mins.

ambuletz

Original Poster:

10,690 posts

180 months

Wednesday 16th June 2021
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spanky3 said:
Obvs. I make usually make my own burgers but if pushed then Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) burgers, usually on offer from Ocado and probably other places.

Quite thick with a lot of fat that renders during cooking leaving a very juicy meaty burger. Packaging says 18 mins on a griddle pan, go 16 plus standing time to keep them pink but not much less. On a barbeque they take about 10-12 mins.
doing some googling it seems only waittrose and tesco are the other sellers. 5oz patties as opposed to 6oz ones that all the waygu/ultimate burgers have that are sold by the supermarkets (and are cheaper too)

CB07

525 posts

232 months

Wednesday 16th June 2021
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Costco American burger buns are superb.

Also if you like sliders (traditional recipe ones cooked on sliced onion, melted cheese, bun etc) then the big bag of dinner rolls make a decent substitute for potato rolls.



Bacon Is Proof

5,740 posts

230 months

Thursday 17th June 2021
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I love being so opinionated.
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