On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:58:50 -0500, "J. Clarke"
> wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On 2/28/2011 8:42 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>> > Bubba Burgers don't curl up when cooked in a pan starting with the patty
>> > frozen. The burgers I make from ground beef, that are about the same
>> > size, curl up and end up browned around the edges and gray in the center
>> > or having to be flipped several times to get even color. I tried some
>> > other brands of 1/3 pound frozen burgers to see if it was me, and they
>> > all curl up. Bubba burgers don't.
>> >
>> > It's bloody convenient to be able to throw frozen burgers in the pan and
>> > have them come out nicely rather than having to thaw them first, but
>> > having them cook unevenly counters that convenience.
>> >
>> > So, anybody have an idea how to make them lie flat other than putting
>> > another pan on top of them?
>> >
>> Bubba probably uses a burger press, a cast iron flat piece that sits on
>> top of the burger to hold it down and cause it to cook quickly. It is
>> heated on the grill and then put on top. Used to use one in my
>> grandmother's cafe back in the fifties, neat gadget for cooking burgers
>> quickly and still getting them brown and crusty. Here's a cast iron one
>> made by Lodge: http://tinyurl.com/4c932tp
>
>Meaning no offense, but I really don't see how your response has the
>slightest relevance to the question posed. Please reread the question
>carefully.
>
>Perhaps you are unfamiliar with "Bubba Burgers". If so, here is the
>link to the manufacturer: <http://www.bubbafoods.com/>.
>
>Since Bubba does not cook the hamburgers in question, there would seem
>to be no opportunity for them to apply the technique you describe.

I've never heard of Bubba Burgers and their web site is not at all
informative; says nothing about how they are formed, nothing about how
much each weighs, and nothing about their physical size
(diameter/thickness). It's a real mystery meat mystery.

Their curling tells me that they are relatively thin and formed in a
mold under the pressure of a bus rolling over... heating releases the
pent up internal pressure causing them to curl. That they warn about
not defrosting before cooking or they'll fall apart tells me that
their meat is not ground by conventional means, more likely a
mechchanically separated product.

I've been making my own burgers for most of my life, never had one
curl yet... why pray tell do you buy (and EAT) that crap, don't you
have any self respect.