I get a lot of great meat and fish from Costco, but those burgers in a tube are underwhelming. Dry brine them with salt and a light dusting of MSG. Before grilling, brush them with olive oil. If your family likes fresh, crisp veggies, have plenty of thin sliced onions, tomatoes and lettuce, otherwise carmelized onions are mighty good for those averse to fresh veggies. But here's the thing that will help make these discs edible - take a pound of sliced bacon, cut the whole slab cross wise into about one inch pieces. Slow cook them in a pan until done, drain the fat then pour on your favorite BBQ sauce. Stir it up and keep warm. Throw a generous blob on each burger.
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Other condiments I like are Chipotle Ranch Dressing (store bought or make your own); BBQ Sauce - some KC style either store or homemade. One with a little bit of smoke flavor is really good. Get a few varieties of cheese to offer - American, Cheddar, Provolone, Pepper Jack, Swiss, etc. Toasted buns add an additional layer of flavor.
Have some fun with it and good luck.
Oh, and be sure to cook those pre-formed patties well so nobody gets sick.
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Sounds like bacon and sides is the answer. I think fzxdoc is correct. People just want to eat and don't think like us.Comment
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I tend to keep a 10# box of 80/20 5/1 patties in the freezer from the restaurant supply place in town. Quick and easy dinner on the grill when I get home from work. I also will do em by hand frequently. Got the big all-church BBQ in a couple weeks, will be the preformed from cash & carry for that. My time goes in to meatloaf, pulled pork and sauces for that. Burgers and dogs, I go for the lowest decent common denominator.Comment
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Sorry I couldn't get back and respond sooner, my wife hasn't been feeling well. This is why this site is so amazing - the responses to this post alone have been worth at least as much as the fee for the Pitmaster Club for me, and I see these happening all the time! Thank you everyone who has taken the time to help me out, I have a lot of ideas for today and for the next time something like this comes up.
Here's my game plan - feel free to chime in if you see something wrong.
I remembered that my parents have a cast iron griddle as part of their stove that they never use, so I'm going to put it to good use today. I'll probably need to use a good amount of oil though so nothing sticks.
Hotdogs
Split open lengthwise and griddle both sides
If feeling adventurous, I may try wrapping in bacon and stuffing with cheese as suggested by Nate
Burgers
1. Caramelize a bunch of onions
2. Paint half of thawed burgers with marinade and Italian dressing half hour before cooking. I couldn't find Moore's Marinade near me, but I found this copycat recipe that looks real easy and I'm going to mix up this morning. David Parrish can you confirm it is 2T of liquid for each side of each burger, so 4T total per burger? Seems like a lot of liquid, I just don't want to overdo it if I misunderstood you.
3. Season other half of thawed burgers with various rubs, probably just Montreal Steak Seasoning on some of them in case people just want what they are used to (great point fzxdoc)
4. Toast the buns in some butter on griddle
5. Get griddle nice and hot
6. Grill burgers, flipping once, done when Thermapen reads 160
7. Serve with glop (trying it out for the first time), bacon, caramelized onion, and homemade KC Classic BBQ sauce
8. Enjoy hero status once again thanks to this site.
I figure any one of the first seven steps above will be an improvement, so even if something doesn't quite go right, things will still turn out pretty well. Thank you again to everyone, I'm a little nervous about getting the timing right, but other than that I'm actually pretty excited to try this out. And when everyone sings my praises, I'll point them right back here.Comment
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That's correct. I don't measure it. I just grab a spoon out of the utensil drawer and slowly drizzle a spoonful on each side while rubbing the bottom of the spoon on the burger to spread out the marinades. -
If you can't find Moore's Marinade see if they have Dale's Steak Sauce. They're pretty much the same thing, but Dale's has more salt in it.
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Moore's original hickory marinade
2 pack 16 0z bottles $ 12.94
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This stuff rocks!!!Comment
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