Thick vs Thin Burgers - Your perfect burger?

Richeh

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Just curious as to what people prefer.

I'm not sure if it is a nostalgia thing from McDonalds but I prefer thin/smashed patties to the thicker ones found in more gourmet restaurants.

I agree 80/20 beef is best - to be fair any type of beef just 80/20 split - expensive cuts seem to be a bit of a waste apart from a sirloin burger I had in New York 15+ years ago, I personally like mine with grilled buns, burger, american style cheese (cheese slices - the plastic kind) then grilled onions. French mustard on both sides of the bun with ketchup to dip.

What is your ideal burger?
 
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I smash it to about 1/4 inch, roughly 5mm....ish thick.

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I make mine from scratch using various steaks and have tried squashing them down but the OH didn't enjoy them and prefers them more as a thick steak burger.
 
Big and thick, like my ass. I don't do double stack burgers, so a nice, thick burger for me.

Went to a local pub which isn't cheap, and some of the lads ordered a double lamb patty burger - it was pathetic, small and thin, might as well have been a single and they smashed it together.

£11 for a pate starter and £16 for a baked camembert starter - we're a rural village, not London and certainly not gourmet!
 
Absolutely despise big burgers. The whole point of a burger (or sandwich) is the ability to shove it in your gob in one go, enjoy all of the flavours and textures together in one mouthful. It's a work of art - something that coincidentally my other half does not understand.

If the patty is too big then you just get a lot of ground beef flavour, not great. And if it's too tall you can't fit in your mouth.. pointless.

Double smash is the optimum; more surface area cooked = more flavour.
 
Freddie1980 said:
I like my burgers the same way I like my women, thick and juicy.
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Raw?
Well done?

ivrytwr3 said:
Big and thick, like my ass.
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:o:cry:

Scam said:
Absolutely despise big burgers. The whole point of a burger (or sandwich) is the ability to shove it in your gob in one go, enjoy all of the flavours and textures together in one mouthful. It's a work of art - something that coincidentally my other half does not understand.

If the patty is too big then you just get a lot of ground beef flavour, not great. And if it's too tall you can't fit in your mouth.. pointless.

Double smash is the optimum; more surface area cooked = more flavour.
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You can still cut up a mega burger and enjoy all the flavours and textures together.
 
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They're sneaking into mainstream. Saw pre-smashed burgers in the supermarket the other day, bit of paper between.

I still bought the 1/3 lb burgers. Bit of mash instead of bun for me usually.

If I was a bun person the extra flat ones would help with construction.
 
Anything is fine for me as long you can bite it properly. This fad for big stacked burgers that you can't possibly eat like a burger is just stupid IMO!
 
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I like the standard burger king size patties. Not a fan of smash burgers at all seems to be it's a way of up selling a smaller amount of beef.
Don't mind the thicker pub style either nice and juicy.
 
sigma said:
You can still cut up a mega burger and enjoy all the flavours and textures together.
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Not if it’s stupidly tall :)
Freddie1980 said:
Take it or leave it.

Tomato ketchup
Gherkin
Tomato
Mixed leaves
Bacon
A slice of cheddar
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The only thing right with that list is gherkin :p

Personally I go mustard on the bottom, burger sauce on top. Onions, pickles, American cheese for superior melting. Quite often swap the gherkin for pickled jalapeños (and some fresh green chill) if I want some spice.

Edit: tomato absolutely does my nut in a burger. Makes it slide around everywhere. Bleh!
 
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