On Mon 05 Jan 2009 08:41:03p, Pete C. told us...

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> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>> On Mon 05 Jan 2009 08:46:59a, Pete C. told us...
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>> >
>> > Janet Wilder wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I am looking for a hamburger press. I used to have an inexpensive
>> >> one made of aluminum that had no bottom (you put it on waxed paper
>> >> or parchment paper)and a knob on top that you twisted. On the inside
>> >> of that knob was a band of metal that separated the patty from the
>> >> top of the press. I lost it. Probably when we wrecked our fifth
>> >> wheel in 2005.
>> >>
>> >> I have been looking for a replacement and everything I get is not
>> >> sufficient.
>> >>
>> >> Today I was surfing and found a Winco™ "adjustable" hamburger press.
>> >> I believe the model number is HP-4. The best price is on this web
>> >> site, but the shipping is as much as the press.
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/96ryod
>> >>
>> >> Do you all think it's worth it? I haven't seen the thing in real
>> >> life but I thought maybe someone here had and could recommend it or
>> >> another.
>> >>
>> >> I grind all my own beef and it's time to restock the burgers.
>> >>
>> >> TIA,
>> >> Janet
>> >> --
>> >> Janet Wilder
>> >> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> >> Good Friends. Good Life
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...dard-item.jsp?
>> > _DA
>> > RGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat602009-c
>> > at2
>> > 80028_TGP&id=0054307515455a&navCount=1&podId=00543 07&parentId=cat28002
>> > 8&m
>> > asterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=XJ&rid=&pa rentType=index&index
>> > Id= cat601233&hasJS=true
>> >
>> > or http://www.cabelas.com/ and search for Item:XJ-515455
>> >
>>
>> Now that is really nifty gizmo, Pete, even if I don't like preformed
>> patties.
>
> I don't have any problem with machine formed patties, and they're all
> pre-formed unless you dump a bowl of ground meat on the grill and then
> portion it out after it's cooked. The key is to have fresh ground meat
> and you get that when you grind it yourself regardless of how you form
> it.
>

Well, yes, they are all "pre-formed", but I was specifically referring to
those formed by some implement like a hamburger press. I don't like the
meat compacted to the degree that any press I've experienced does it.

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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