Best Hamburger Recipe?
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PokeChop I like it ground one time with 3/8. If you ever get a “great” burger from a class place, that’s the grind they use. Just mix it enough to let it get sticky. I like to let them sit in the fridge for a couple hours to let them meld the flavors and set up. Have fun with it. I’ve made burgers with chuck, brisket, sirloin (with a little fat) and combos of all. Like the brisket or brisket/chuck the best. But, who am I. You get the mouthfeel or taste you or your family like. You will never buy ground meat again. I picked up a little trick from someone on this site for the extra you don’t make into patties: wrap it in plastic wrap first, then vacuum pack it. That way, none of the juices will escape. Just have fun with it.
zbigjeff When you grind the brisket, do you trim it at all or just use the untrimmed whole packer brisket?
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zbigjeff When you grind the brisket, do you trim it at all or just use the untrimmed whole packer brisket?
Chef I remove any silver skin for sure. Then, I trim to get about an 80/20 blend (eye ball) and save the rest of the fat for when I grind a meat like sirloin when you need the fat content.
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Chef I remove any silver skin for sure. Then, I trim to get about an 80/20 blend (eye ball) and save the rest of the fat for when I grind a meat like sirloin when you need the fat content.
zbigjeff Makes sense. Thanks. I’m beginning to grind my own ground meat. Until recently, I just had too much volume to deal with the equipment I had. sounds like a blend of brisket and a leaner cut would be perfect.
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zbigjeff Makes sense. Thanks. I’m beginning to grind my own ground meat. Until recently, I just had too much volume to deal with the equipment I had. sounds like a blend of brisket and a leaner cut would be perfect.
Chef Your blend if also perfect. I did three different grinds recently. One was pure brisket. Next was brisket and sirloin and the 3rd was brisket and chuck. Because of the sirloin type (basically beef knuckle) was soooo lean, I used all of the reserved fat for that mix. I used some for hamburger patties and the rest I portioned it out into 2 lb vac packs for whatever I want to do with it in the future. I caught all of the meats at a reasonable price before the huge jump in prices lately. Got the brisket for 3.29, knuckle at 2.69 and the chuck for 3.69 bulk at a restaurant supply house in town. Just went back the other day and brisket was at 4.79, knuckle at 3.79 and chuck at 4.59. Yep, a pretty decent jump.
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lkrfletcher Do you add any fat or does the roast (Chuck I assume) provide enough?
PokeChop I do not add additional fat.
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You may also want to try some of Walton’s Patty Mixes. The Jalapeno is excellent, but be advised. It is hot. May want to add to ten lbs instead of 6.
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there was a conversation past about adding bone Maro to the grind
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I like to freshly grind brisket and chuck, form 1/3lb patties, not pounded to heck but just enough to hold it together. I season just the outside of the meat right as I am putting it on the cooking surface. Right now I am on the Fiesta Brand Uncle Chris’ Steak Seasoning.
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I like to freshly grind brisket and chuck, form 1/3lb patties, not pounded to heck but just enough to hold it together. I season just the outside of the meat right as I am putting it on the cooking surface. Right now I am on the Fiesta Brand Uncle Chris’ Steak Seasoning.
HerbcoFood That is a pretty good seasoning, and it’s cheap!
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Would you all recommend seasoning, shaping, freezing, and vac pack a larger group of patties or just freeze and pack unseasoned hb?
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Would you all recommend seasoning, shaping, freezing, and vac pack a larger group of patties or just freeze and pack unseasoned hb?
samspade I really never make the exact same burger two times in a row, it all depends on the bun I choose to buy and what seasoning mood that I am in. I never freeze hamburger preformed/seasoned.
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Would you all recommend seasoning, shaping, freezing, and vac pack a larger group of patties or just freeze and pack unseasoned hb?
samspade if freezing i like to have them already seasoned and ready to go when thawed, but it’s a preference thing to me I’ve done it both ways and convenience seems to be the only difference. Fresh is always best, but unfortunately that is not always and option.
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Would you all recommend seasoning, shaping, freezing, and vac pack a larger group of patties or just freeze and pack unseasoned hb?
samspade I did 10lbs of jalapeño burgers
the other day. Vac sealed in packages of 6. They work great for a quick meal. You can separate the patties while frozen and they thaw quickly and ready for the grill. 
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Use whatever meat, cut, or ratio you desire, but add these ingredients and it will be the best burger you have ever had.
Mix following ingredients together in and place into airtight container.
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Accent seasoning
1⁄2 teaspoon brown sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
Add mixture to burger at the rate of 2 tsp/lb of meat
Add 4 teaspoons soy sauce/1lb burger.
Form into patties and cook as desired.mrobisr said in Best Hamburger Recipe?:
Use whatever meat, cut, or ratio you desire, but add these ingredients and it will be the best burger you have ever had.
Mix following ingredients together in and place into airtight container.
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Accent seasoning
1⁄2 teaspoon brown sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
Add mixture to burger at the rate of 2 tsp/lb of meat
Add 4 teaspoons soy sauce/1lb burger.
Form into patties and cook as desired.I am definitely gonna try this. I normally put a little Worcestershire and normally blend beef and pork.
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mrobisr said in Best Hamburger Recipe?:
Use whatever meat, cut, or ratio you desire, but add these ingredients and it will be the best burger you have ever had.
Mix following ingredients together in and place into airtight container.
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Accent seasoning
1⁄2 teaspoon brown sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
Add mixture to burger at the rate of 2 tsp/lb of meat
Add 4 teaspoons soy sauce/1lb burger.
Form into patties and cook as desired.I am definitely gonna try this. I normally put a little Worcestershire and normally blend beef and pork.
Dr_Pain i forgot to add 1/2 tsp of citric acid to the spice mixture, thanks for bringing this back up.
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The other day I wondered & mentioned to someone the idea of taking brisket & grinding it with bacon, to make a bacon burger. I had never heard of it done before to make a burger, but something I must have seen somewhere made me think of it, so I mentioned it to one of my sons & I think we are going to try that some time. Does anyone know if it has been done before?
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The other day I wondered & mentioned to someone the idea of taking brisket & grinding it with bacon, to make a bacon burger. I had never heard of it done before to make a burger, but something I must have seen somewhere made me think of it, so I mentioned it to one of my sons & I think we are going to try that some time. Does anyone know if it has been done before?
calldoctoday said in Best Hamburger Recipe?:
The other day I wondered & mentioned to someone the idea of taking brisket & grinding it with bacon, to make a bacon burger.
Never heard of it but MAN that does sound good!
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The other day I wondered & mentioned to someone the idea of taking brisket & grinding it with bacon, to make a bacon burger. I had never heard of it done before to make a burger, but something I must have seen somewhere made me think of it, so I mentioned it to one of my sons & I think we are going to try that some time. Does anyone know if it has been done before?
calldoctoday I know a lot of people get their venison ground with bacon for burgers. I can’t remember the ratio off the top of my head but it does happen often.
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calldoctoday I know a lot of people get their venison ground with bacon for burgers. I can’t remember the ratio off the top of my head but it does happen often.
HerbcoFood OK, bout like most things I have come up with over the years, eventually I find it in the hardware store or something, already in existence. I had never tried the venison with bacon, just venison with pork for the venison burger, so it was not as dry. That worked good for burgers, we always just liked ours plain lean for pretty much everything else we used venison grind for, other than of course sausage.
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