Turkey burgers (meatloaf, etc)?

[Mosca]

I used to eat it fairly regularly, years ago. I don’t remember having any problems with ground turkey; it’s different, but it’s still pretty good. I think I stopped making it just because I like beef better, and ground turkey actually costs slightly more. There’s no advantage

Im thinking about getting some, and doing up some burgers, with the advantage being solely variety. I would do the same with chicken, but chicken cutlets are better than ground chicken. There’s no sense in grinding an already excellent product, IMO.

Do you eat ground turkey often enough to comment?

[Johnny Booth]

I have tried to like it and we have cooked it many ways.
Carol tried some new recipients recently for her Dad. Nope.
He has to eat it, but we can always tell it’s ground turkey, and wonder why WE are eating it.
Thanksgiving is turkey day, and that pretty much does it for the year for us.
Except maybe one of those huge smoked cured turkey legs at the fair. 😬

[Mosca]

Yeah, I get it. We like turkey breast, sous vide, with herbs and gravy… once a year, other than Thanksgiving. I’m thinking burgers with Italian seasoning. But I have no reason other than variety.

[JCBBQ]

Recently I’ve made turkey chili and turkey meatballs - both from the NYTimes app. Both excellent. Not sure about turkey burgers though. I like the beef fat in my burgers.

[DavidNorcross]

Teresa went through the AlphaGal. Quick update much better and eating some beef! However, during that time we ate turkey burgers alot. I have become accustomed to them and really like the flavor. Still prefer beef, but still a good alternative.

[Mosca]

That is excellent news. I’ve thought about you guys a lot, we worry about ticks up here. We can’t walk I the woods any more.

[DTro]

Glad to hear of the recovery!

[JeffJ]

I wouldn’t use it for burgers. It needs to be thoroughly cooked to be safe to eat and in patty form it will dry out unless an outside source of fat is introduced. I do like white chili and ground turkey with a bit of shredded chicken will form a nice meat base for the stew.

[LA Pork Butt]

We have used it on and off over the years. I don’t particularly care for it, and IMO the only reason to eat it is for healthy reasons. The same would be true for me with ground chicken. Truthfully we don’t use a lot of ground meat products and when we do it is usually 93% lean ground beef.

[fzxdoc]

Ground turkey, ground chicken: Meh. No flavor. Just a vehicle for the spices and herbs used.

Plus there's all that salmonella added to the e coli mixed in to the ground meat. Lose, lose.

(I prefer surface salmonella, apparently. )

Kathryn

[synodog]

We’ve been using 93% fat free ground turkey for taco meat. While I love beef taco meat the ground turkey works for me too. I haven’t done patties for burgers in quite a while and if I remember right, I don’t like them as much. Just too dry for what I’m after in a burger.

[Prof Bunky]

Only in a beef or sausage mix for well-cooked meatballs and meat loaf!

[Huskee]

We're huge turkey burger fans here. I love them with a double slice of non-smoked provolone, a slightly spicy/peppery rub of some sort, and toasted buttered buns. Occasionally sauteed shrooms & onions, they work very well on them too. If you time them/temp them right, just like beef burgers, they are juicy! Talkin' juice running down your arm. This reminds me it's been a looong time!

[DTro]

We used to eat it more often. Now the high price, as you said, takes away some advantage. Think chilis, soups and stir fry.Thai pad krapow gai and Korean rice bowls are some recipes that come to mind were we substituted turkey. If you find a deal on turkeys grind the breast meat, make a stockwith the carrcass, and smoke the dark meat to save some of cash.

[texastweeter]

I've made them smash burgers successfully before but you need a little oil on the griddle or in the mixture.