Best burgers and burger buns?

[Welshbeef]

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/303...

These are rather good.

[Bacon Is Proof]

Looking at the cooking times I'd still wager that they are too thick.
I've experimented with supermarket burgers and 100% of test subjects preferred the same burger after I'd hammered it flat.
It's all about the texture...

[generationx]

For those of you holed up in Germany try the Edeka "Salt and Pepper Burgers" - meaty, don't shrivel up when cooked and taste great. A piece of cheese and some chopped onions for the win

[ambuletz]

Bacon Is Proof said:

Looking at the cooking times I'd still wager that they are too thick.
I've experimented with supermarket burgers and 100% of test subjects preferred the same burger after I'd hammered it flat.
It's all about the texture...

yup. I make double/half pounder burgers using the 4 packs from the supermarket. I don't have a good stirdy spatula for pressing down in the pan so i wrap put cling film over the bottom of a flat pot (the heavier the better) makes for easy flattening Can then comfortably fit 2 quarter pounders into a bun, plus it cooks faster.

[Bacon Is Proof]

Clingfilm and chopping board for me.

[dapprman]

I find most the supermarket ones under seasoned, however the standard Costco ones are very good - might be dependant on your branch as they are locally made by the in warehouse butchers.

[Welshbeef]

dapprman said:

I find most the supermarket ones under seasoned, however the standard Costco ones are very good - might be dependant on your branch as they are locally made by the in warehouse butchers.

I don’t know the non frozen Costco ones I find just utterly stuffing.

Whereas the Costco Waguy burgers mmmmm.

Costco frozen steak burgers are in pretty good too.




Are we allowed to talk about Lamb burgers and dare I say it … chicken burgers?

[Countdown]

The Spruce Goose said:

i just try and find simple floured rolls. All these brioche buns BS really gone too far.

Same here - I quite like these

https://groceries.asda.com/product/wholemeal-seede...

I tried these but they were way too sweet

https://groceries.asda.com/product/speciality-flav...

In terms of burgers Mrs C tends to make batches of chicken and lamb shami kebabs and freezes them - delicious and takes 2 minutes to prepare a burger

[Mr Happy]

CB07 said:

Costco American burger buns are superb.

Agreed, however their hot dog rolls are horrific - they taste so sweet, it's like they're at least 60% sugar.

I've been umm'ing and aah'ing over their finnebrogue wagyu burgers but based on the responses here I think I'll grab a packet on the weekend to chuck on the bbq.

[Dibble]

Another hater here for a brioche roll with a burger. I just find them too sweet.

[Motoring12345]

Lidl Angus burger with their brioche buns

[BadBull]

Welshbeef said:

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/303...

These are rather good.

Tried those last week.

Nothing special.

[dapprman]

I'm a big fan of the brioche bun, but then I started using slices of brioche before it became fashionable (all because at some point I had some cold roast beef and a croissant to use up for lunch).

[Welshbeef]

BadBull said:

Welshbeef said:

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/303...

These are rather good.

Tried those last week.

Nothing special.

Well you cannot state that then not come up with your offering. Come on spill

[CB07]

Dibble said:

Another hater here for a brioche roll with a burger. I just find them too sweet.

I think it’s possibly a fad thing. I love brioche so sort of fell into the trap of thinking that it’s the go to burger bun, oft
on occasion making multiple trips to different vendors to procure some. I can also remember eating brioche as a treat in my youth so it must resonate internally on some level.

However, since I have found a source of proper American buns with good substance and sesame seeds on, I can conclude they massively outperform the supermarket brioche offerings. I have done a full U turn and feel I’ve been missing out for at least 5 years since Brioche became the bun du jour. It is after all as mentioned a breakfast item, make no mistake about that. I feel duped in many ways.

I wonder why we have as a nation appear to have gone down the route of brioche as default. It is my opinion there is a sound market for proper burger buns in the mainstream supermarkets.

[Gone a bit AMG]

Love these.

[ade73]

Used to swear by the Morrisons burgers with bone marrow but they stopped doing them earlier this year, chasing them up on emails didn't get to the bottom of why they kept the inferior chuck steak ones and replaced the far superior bone marrow.

Now either use the Lidl ones with bone marrow or the tesco ultimate.

Tip tip for either, press them to half thickness, season with a bit of salt and black pepper and a touch of paprika. Then either BBQ or cook in a frying pan.

Then assemble to your preference. For me it's either a toasted brioche bun or ciabatta, bacon, chorizo and cheese (monterey Jack) and BBQ sauce. Salad has no place in burgers

[dapprman]

ade73 said:

Used to swear by the Morrisons burgers with bone marrow but they stopped doing them earlier this year, chasing them up on emails didn't get to the bottom of why they kept the inferior chuck steak ones and replaced the far superior bone marrow.

They're back - tried some last week (and also the chuck steak ones). I liked them - possibly the best of the supermarket branded ones included the luxury/greatest versions.

[ambuletz]

dapprman said:

ade73 said:

Used to swear by the Morrisons burgers with bone marrow but they stopped doing them earlier this year, chasing them up on emails didn't get to the bottom of why they kept the inferior chuck steak ones and replaced the far superior bone marrow.

They're back - tried some last week (and also the chuck steak ones). I liked them - possibly the best of the supermarket branded ones included the luxury/greatest versions.

ALDI's 'ultimate' burgers use bone marrow too.

[Matt Cup]

Had the Kirkland Aberdeen Angus burgers from Costco the other week, for a shop bought burger they were very nice.