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The perfect burger is beef and salt.. maybe pepper. What do you think?

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    #31
    I will say that "American Cheese" has its uses, but unless I was going patty melt, I’d never put that plastic on my burger.

    If i I really wanted that perfect melt, and I wasn’t using a good melt cheese like havarti or real fontina, I’d construct one. Like I did during the big shutdown.

    The Perfectly Melting Cheese Slice is an interesting concept. We want to take a real cheese (or two) with big flavor, that might not melt all that smoothly, treat it not entirely unlike the folks a…

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    • EdF
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      Very cool! But I'm so lazy, I'd just go for the fontina and some butter-simmered 'shrooms.

    • Al-FogoCharcoal
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      Nice! And yeah, I agree I do not completely like the American Cheese.. but for now I'll have to conform until I find it's perfect substitute. Will try definitely the havarti, fontina is great!

    #32
    A wad of aged cheddar for me please.

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    • Mr. Bones
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      For me, too, Brother! Extra Sharp, preferably!
      I'm also very partial to Pepper Jack.

    #33
    On my Blackstone, an sometimes on my charcoal cookers, I often use (pre-)grated cheese, an a bastin cover to git a good melt...

    Seems to work better than a slab/slice...

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    • HouseHomey
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      Yup sir! Just take a stainless mixing bowl and "tong it" as I'm to cheap to but the one with the handle. I'm not very handy either.

    • HouseHomey
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      But I can cook some every now and again.

    #34
    EdFMudkat just stop the bus. It's only 1pm here. On to my 2nd cocktail and about to get my grind on. I'll post in the SUWYC thread. I got a killer soak going on on the shallots right now.

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    • EdF
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      Go get 'em!

    #35
    My favorite burger is fatty beef, front seared then indirect up to temp (150ish for me) American cheese, tomato, pickle, avocado, light m&k & mayo, and toasted buns mandatory, and nice green leaf lettuce preferably. I like to season mine like brisket/steak- bold peppery rub. If using only s&p then heavy on both.

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    • Al-FogoCharcoal
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      Avocado is one of my all-time favorites in a burger, definitely. I would just add a little bit of hotness to that burger and sounds legit.. top! Have a great week and grill on!

    #36
    Salt and pepper is all I ever use for burgers. Now that I have a meat grinder I will purchase a chuck roast, dry-brine it and then grind it. I like to keep the burgers loose (pre-ground meat tends to be packed in) and I'll hit it with a little pepper and that's it. The meat stands tall on its own and of course cheese, condiments, etc all round it out.

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      #37
      when I do grind my own I’ve been using chuck roast and beef short ribs...this has been a really nice mix. It was someone here in AR that recommend it, turns out some tasty burgers.
      As for my cheese choice I really like Swiss and pepper jack but lately we’ve been using the spicy canned nacho cheese...I know I know but man it’s good...😂😂

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      • EdF
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        Short rib meat is just incredibly versatile!

      #38
      Lately it’s been chuck-eye steak ground fairly coarsely then SV’d at 133 deg. F. Out of the bag, dried and seasoned with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and crushed sweet basil (dried, of course). Finally, seared quickly over the seat burners or on the griddle and served medium rare. Cheese, if any, is Jarlsberg.
      Last edited by MBMorgan; August 20, 2018, 09:38 PM.

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      • EdF
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        Jarlsberg works for me. I haven't had the guts to try Epoisses on a burger, though it's my favorite in general.

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