Hamburger Pucks: What am I missing?

[STEbbq]

So Huskee posted this beautiful collection of hamburger pucks.

https://shop.creekstonefarms.com/products/premium-ground-beef-hamburger-pucks

Am I the only one who would be mixing the burgers back together with my seasoning and ingredients such as onion, garlic powder, salt, pepper, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce etc.

What is the advantage of buying and paying more for preformed pucks if you are mixing it to create new burgers? Or are you guys really just lightly seasoning your burgers with salt and pepper?

[Huskee]

I don't think pucks are for anyone who wants to mix seasonings into bulk ground beef, that's what bulk ground beef is for.

[STEbbq]

So you are just a salt and pepper then for these pucks?

[Huskee]

Not usually, but I don't mix it in. I sprinkle seasoning on the surface of my patties. STEbbq

[Mark V]

I think the pucks are for those who want convenience. Those who want more would not be buying them.

Hey! 800 club!

[Huskee]

Welcome to Yappers Anonymous

[Huskee]

They're especially convenient for smash burgers, that's why I buy them. Open the pack and dump out 4 pucks in a span of 6 seconds, smash them in another 20. Then you have 4 burger patties cooked in about 3 or 4 minutes.

[Mark V]

Huskee Not quite the award I was expecting. An Ooni Volt 12 would have been better.

[gboss]

I don't mix anything into my patties, so yes it would just be salt and pepper (or lawry's or whatever) on the outside and then on the cooker.

seasoning the "inside" of burgers gives results I am not shooting for:

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-burger-lab-salting-ground-beef

[Huskee]

Meathead has an article with research from Dr Blonder about mixing salt into patties ahead of time, but I think what STEbbq means is mixing in seasonings, not necessarily salt.

[gboss]

Huskee "with my seasoning and ingredients such as onion, garlic powder, salt, pepper, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce etc."

[Huskee]

My bad, he did say salt didn't he.

[Attjack]

I don't buy pucks I like loose ground meat if I'm not grinding my own (which I admit I don't usually do). But I never mix seasoning into the meat I season it on the grill. These days it's almost always a smash burger on the flattop.

[shify]

I rarely, if ever, buy pre-made patties, but I also never mix in salt/spices into the meat. I only season the outside

[Donw]

We keep a package of BUBBA burgers in the freezer for last minute meals. They are 100% chuck and quite good.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

pucks around here get external seasoning (usually SPOG or at least SPG) and some splashes of worstershire, anything more complex than that is hand formed.

That price on those is really good though, 6 (7ish when not on sale) bucks per lb vs 9 in our local store for gorund prime.

[Huskee]

To me they're definitely worth it. I've vetted them with a critiquing tongue, and the beef is fantastic.

[Steve B]

I recently got a package of the Creekstone pucks. They are not preformed patties but actually 4oz, what looks like they were pressed in a dixi cup shape. So if you want patties you have to shape them yourself. However they are perfect for making smash burgers. And they are seriously juicy.

[Huskee]

Precisely my point above. Thanks for sharing this pic! Not everyone knows what the term "puck" refers to, puck implies hockey puck which might indicate a preformed patty, which they are not. They are meant for smash burgers!