The burger, the greatness thereof, and how to perfect them.

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Phoenixmgs said:
I guess my favorite burger with be with cheese (probably swiss or cheddar), bacon, mushrooms, and a perfectly cooked over medium egg to top it off.


I can't believe you forgot gyro meat. The gyro-cheeseburger is just amazing.
Eggs are amazing in burgers, though I don't really like mixing mustard or sauce with the egg, so the burger tends to feel a little dry.

Also, how have I never had a burger with gyro meat? I need to find a place capable of making such a thing.
 

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Also, how have I never had a burger with gyro meat? I need to find a place capable of making such a thing.
Ha, where I live, there's gyro fast food restaurants all over the place. Most of them have burgers that are just OK, but this one gyro place I went to (sorta a hole-in-the-wall place, they had a arcade machine with Quiz & Dragons lol) the burger was divine.
 

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shinyelf said:
Phoenixmgs said:
I guess my favorite burger with be with cheese (probably swiss or cheddar), bacon, mushrooms, and a perfectly cooked over medium egg to top it off.


I can't believe you forgot gyro meat. The gyro-cheeseburger is just amazing.
Eggs are amazing in burgers, though I don't really like mixing mustard or sauce with the egg, so the burger tends to feel a little dry.

Also, how have I never had a burger with gyro meat? I need to find a place capable of making such a thing.
Use a little mayonnaise, it goes quite well with eggs with its mild flavor.
 

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SupahEwok said:
shinyelf said:
Phoenixmgs said:
I guess my favorite burger with be with cheese (probably swiss or cheddar), bacon, mushrooms, and a perfectly cooked over medium egg to top it off.


I can't believe you forgot gyro meat. The gyro-cheeseburger is just amazing.
Eggs are amazing in burgers, though I don't really like mixing mustard or sauce with the egg, so the burger tends to feel a little dry.

Also, how have I never had a burger with gyro meat? I need to find a place capable of making such a thing.
Use a little mayonnaise, it goes quite well with eggs with its mild flavor.
Mayo in a burger? I'm an open minded fellow, but that sounds downright heretical, I might be wrong, but the condiments that can be added to a burger is Ketchup, BBQ sauce, garlic sauce of some kind, mustard, and cheese based sauces/dips. Mayo makes it seem more like a sandwich than anything else.
But being a student of the burger I'd love to hear what Mayo adds to the experience/taste.
 

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Sexual Harassment Panda said:
Saute some onions, add streaky bacon and blue cheese.

Thank me later.
Are there dishes that won't be improved by the addition of blue cheese? I once tried a burger with thinly sliced baked sweet potato and blue cheese, and it was glorious.
 
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shinyelf said:
Sexual Harassment Panda said:
Saute some onions, add streaky bacon and blue cheese.

Thank me later.
Are there dishes that won't be improved by the addition of blue cheese? I once tried a burger with thinly sliced baked sweet potato and blue cheese, and it was glorious.
I wouldn't want it in my porridge, but blue cheese can add a glorious punch to a lot of things. Put a wedge on a steak, or chuck it into your risotto at the last moment to melt in. Blue cheese with crackers and a cut up apple is pretty great too. There are lots of things you can do with it.
 

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shinyelf said:
SupahEwok said:
shinyelf said:
Phoenixmgs said:
I guess my favorite burger with be with cheese (probably swiss or cheddar), bacon, mushrooms, and a perfectly cooked over medium egg to top it off.


I can't believe you forgot gyro meat. The gyro-cheeseburger is just amazing.
Eggs are amazing in burgers, though I don't really like mixing mustard or sauce with the egg, so the burger tends to feel a little dry.

Also, how have I never had a burger with gyro meat? I need to find a place capable of making such a thing.
Use a little mayonnaise, it goes quite well with eggs with its mild flavor.
Mayo in a burger? I'm an open minded fellow, but that sounds downright heretical, I might be wrong, but the condiments that can be added to a burger is Ketchup, BBQ sauce, garlic sauce of some kind, mustard, and cheese based sauces/dips. Mayo makes it seem more like a sandwich than anything else.
But being a student of the burger I'd love to hear what Mayo adds to the experience/taste.
Ain't never heard an objection to mayo unless somebody just didn't like mayo, it's on all the fast food burgers here. In any case, mayo has a mildness that pairs well with the darkness of beef. I wouldn't use it in combination with any other sauce, but I personally consider it essential that a burger has some sort of additional moisturizer. This can come in the form of BBQ sauce, 3 or 4 slices of melted cheese, an avocado (or guacamole) spread, condiment, etc. Mayo is a pretty good default condiment for how mild tasting it is, so it pairs well with a lot, but I wouldn't use it in combination with other moisturizers. Burger with bacon, cheddar, and egg benefits a great deal from slathering some mayo at the bottom.

(Also wouldn't mix mayo with mushrooms, I find that it tends to clash a bit)
 

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Huh, thought I saw this video in this thread, but... guess not, so I'll post it myself? (I'll feel right silly if somebody tells me this was in some other Escapist thread)