kilikini said...

> jmcquown wrote:
>> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
>> ...
>>> jmcquown said...
>>>
>>>> I guess some folks *really* love those little sliders!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.beaufortgazette.com/weird...ry/192603.html
>>>>
>>>
>>> Good grief!
>>>
>>> I've had the boxed, frozen WC cheeseburgers not the fresh kind. Not
>>> sure what
>>> I'm missing.
>>>
>>> Getting married at WC just seems like a new low in holy matrimony.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> In the south the closest kin are burgers from Krystal. I don't see
>> the appeal, either. They are tiny; I don't eat a lot but it would
>> take about 4 of them to equate to the size of, say, a single regular
>> burger from McD's. I'm not sure about WC but at Krystal the tiny
>> square buns are steamed (as is the minced onion on the burger). Just
>> doesn't appeal to me.
>> Jill
>
> I've seen the ads for Krystal on TV, but they don't hold any appeal for
> me, either. If I splurge and have a burger, I want it homemade,
> hand-shaped and grilled over lump or oak - if we have it. What's with
> this steamed crap? Steamed onions, too? I don't think so. If I want
> onions, I'll caramelize then in butter, thanks. Oh, and while I'm at
> it, I'll throw some bacon in a skillet and later saute' some mushrooms
> in the bacon grease. Okay, okay, now I need the swiss cheese, the
> beefsteak tomato wedge and a crisp leaf of lettuce. Hold the mayo, but
> bring on the ketchup. (Stan would be so proud. LOL.)
>
> kili


I manned the burger machine at Burger King during summer once. The burgers
were stored in a steam cabinet to keep warm, soaking the buns in grease.
I'd stack 'em six high or something. The bottom burgers would sit in there
all day sometimes, flat as pancakes (almost. Then they were fetched,
dressed and nuked to "have it your way."

Andy