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can't justify the driving distance to some of the mentioned places
been dissapointed when I did make the drive
find it hard to justify the cost
but you still crave a burger, what do you do at home, via an outdoor grill perhaps?
I'm asking for burger recipes or recommendations for supermarket-prepared or available items. For example, I'm pretty happy with the prepped burgers from the Harris Teeter meat department. Are there other, like recommendations?
As far as a fries-> potato substitute, I'm happy with baked or mashed, again from the supermarket deli. Pile on some green beans, corn, etc. too.
So, a prep your own burger (or prepped at the market), potato, decent ketchup, maybe some cheese, now need a roll. Other ideas?
I have a kamado style grill and a wood pellet grill now. I cooked on propane my whole life and the kamado grill changed me forever. If you are on a very strict budget look into the akorn griller. It's a steel kamado grill. If can splurge a little more look into Vision grills or Pit Boss. Those are ceramics in the $400-$600 range and work just as good as the more expensive ones from big green egg and kamado joe.
I do not buy premade burgers. They always turn out more dry than doing your own.
80/20 and form into patties. I use a silicone square patty maker and really like it a lot. I use salt, pepper, a little garlic powder and thats usually it. Sometimes I use Traeger blackened Saskatchewan seasoning which is also good on burgers. I get the kamado around 400 degrees with lump charcoal and cook them over direct heat. I feel my patty turns out better than just about any burger place including al's.
If I want a "smashed" burger so you can get a crispy exterior. I heat up cast iron on the kamado around 500 degrees or a little hotter and cook directly on it. If you like grilled onions throw it on the cast iron as well with a little oil.
Mine are better The first hamburger I ever ate was at Roy's Drive-in on Capitol Blvd...then called Downtown Blvd. The hamburger came with a giant slice of sweet onion and yellow mustard. To this day that's how I prefer them. I like 85/15 ground sirloin and cook over red hot coals on a uncovered grill. I will occasionally go wild and add a little chili.
Last edited by Poggly Woggly; 07-23-2018 at 07:28 AM..
Mine are better The first hamburger I ever ate was at Roy's Drive-in on Capitol Blvd...then called Downtown Blvd. The hamburger came with a giant slice of sweet onion and yellow mustard. To this day that's how I prefer them. I like 85/15 ground sirloin and cook over red hot coals on a uncovered grill. I will occasionally go wild and add a little chili.
I have also found that Grass Fed Beef does make a huge difference in burgers. It's worth the extra money to get good, grass fed beef. I am fine with 80-20 to 85-15. Anything more is too dry, anything less is too greasy and harder to grill.
good for Shake Shack. I'm sure I was paying DC prices when I ate at the one near all the museums, but it was way over-rated.
Same. I went to one near DC last year and was very underwhelmed. A certain poster on here used to hype it up so much I was really excited to finally try it....only to leave unimpressed and still hungry! Womp womp.
Give me Al's (and Cookout; which is probably more of an apples to apples comparison) over Shake Shack 8 days a week.
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