Burger inversion
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ScotHill

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3,936 posts

135 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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When I eat a burger, halfway through I have to turn it upside down else it all falls apart, as if there's not enough bread left underneath to support the infrastructure.

Anyone else? Is it an overbite/underbite, poor technique? Or are burger buns just top-heavy by design?

flacko

123 posts

81 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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it could be an issue with whats on top of the lowest bun. is that where the sauce is? is the watery salad (cucumbers, lettuce) around there? its getting soggy and breaking down is all

-crookedtail-

1,587 posts

216 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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I know it is most likely not a 'powerfully built' method but typically I'll cut a burger in half and eat it in two bits, avoids the burger turning to mush when eaten whole.

Obviously this only works where a knife is available, I don't carry a penknife around to start hacking up my whopper! hehe

anonymous-user

80 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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ScotHill said:
When I eat a burger, halfway through I have to turn it upside down else it all falls apart, as if there's not enough bread left underneath to support the infrastructure.

Anyone else? Is it an overbite/underbite, poor technique? Or are burger buns just top-heavy by design?
Its to do with the burger/bread ratio. I find 30/70 acceptable but have been known to risk it at 60/40

Funky Squirrel

488 posts

98 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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I'm going to give that a try next time. I usually end up pinching a little bit of bread with the insides falling out all over my shirt.

If it works then it is worthy of being called s lifehack!

anonymous-user

80 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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Funky Squirrel said:
I'm going to give that a try next time. I usually end up pinching a little bit of bread with the insides falling out all over my shirt.

If it works then it is worthy of being called s lifehack!
Don't go near the 60/40 though as its the limit for safety and not a novice ratio.

ScotHill

Original Poster:

3,936 posts

135 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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I’m wondering whether it is my technique after all – if my face is vertical but I hold the burger at 45 degrees to the table then obviously more of the underneath is going to be eaten first. But surely I can’t take a protractor to a burger restaurant?

anonymous-user

80 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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ScotHill said:
I’m wondering whether it is my technique after all – if my face is vertical but I hold the burger at 45 degrees to the table then obviously more of the underneath is going to be eaten first. But surely I can’t take a protractor to a burger restaurant?
You’ll need the inclination.

Obviously.

ScotHill

Original Poster:

3,936 posts

135 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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Are you insinuating that I'm an uphill burger inverter?

anonymous-user

80 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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It’s all to do with the perfect burger. According to my notes it’s 70/30 ratio for both the burger and the angle - on the basis of a lean burger.

A fatty burger should always increase the ratio and decrease the angle due to bun soaking. Relishes however are the stuff of nightmares as they throw out all established calculations and increase the risk of a facial.

warch

2,941 posts

180 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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I like to unpack the burger a bit to reduce the amount I have to dislocate my jaw to get the thing in my mouth. I do eat the extraneous bits (cos I've paid for them).

bristolbaron

5,347 posts

238 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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ScotHill said:
When I eat a burger, halfway through I have to turn it upside down else it all falls apart, as if there's not enough bread left underneath to support the infrastructure.

Anyone else? Is it an overbite/underbite, poor technique? Or are burger buns just top-heavy by design?
Pervert.

geeks

11,331 posts

165 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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-crookedtail- said:
I don't carry a penknife around to start hacking up my whopper! hehe
rofl

sc0tt

18,264 posts

227 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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There is a proper way of eating a burger which limits fallout and mess.


https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-best-w...

anonymous-user

80 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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sc0tt said:
There is a proper way of eating a burger which limits fallout
Depleted uranium in a burger? Must be a Russian relish.

talksthetorque

10,821 posts

161 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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I invert from the start. No plantstuff keeps it streamlined.
Also a slice of tomato with mayo or burger sauce on it is one of the top 5 lubricants known to man.
Maglev trains don’t actually levitate, they place slices of tomato along the track, cover in a thin layer of mayo and then give the train a gentle push.

55palfers

6,307 posts

190 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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Bacon.

Is there any bacon?

anonymous-user

80 months

Thursday 3rd October 2019
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55palfers said:
Bacon.

Is there any bacon?
Dangerous ground.

Bacon or cheese form a slip plane and need bib backup.