"Janet" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I bought a bag of these for Angela to try. Jenni-O brand. Frozen. They
>> come 2 patties back to back with paper in between.
>>
>> I could *not* get the paper out. Was I supposed to have defrosted
>> them first? This is why I hate the frozen hamburger patties. Luckily I
>> can buy really good pre-cooked hamburger patties at Costco.
>> But not turkey ones.
>> Eventually I got the paper out as they cooked but they didn't cook
>> well at all. As soon as a thin layer had cooked it just peeled off
>> of the frozen part. It was like cooking a pound of frozen ground
>> beef where you scrape the cooked part and a layer of cooked stuff
>> comes off. Only I wasn't scraping. It just came off.
>>
>> I am not sure I will buy these again. She said they were okay. Just
>> okay. Said she thought they might need ketchup. I have never liked
>> ketchup with my meat unless it is meatloaf and then I like it mixed
>> in and baked over the top. But I really prefer chili sauce. But I
>> digress.
>> So anyway... What did I do wrong? I have 10 more patties left and
>> I'd like them to come out as patties and not assorted sized chunks
>> and pieces.
>> Thanks.
>
> You have to defrost them first. You can defrost them in the microwave
> using low power or an auto defrost cycle. I make turkey burgers from
> packages of raw ground turkey, and sometimes wrap them in plastic, and
> freeze them. I'm fairly sure it is a lot cheaper than buying pre-formed
> burgers. If you don't want to touch the meat, it is something Angela could
> do.
>
> I find that for decent burger texture it is essential to handle ground
> turkey as little as possible. I normally pat some spices over the outside,
> and cook them in a preheated cast iron frying pan sprayed with a little
> PAM, since the turkey is so lean that it tends to stick. I find that
> turkey burgers have to cooked a bit more carefully than beef burgers.
>
> My favorite spice coating for turkey burgers is Penzey's Barbecue of the
> Americas, but there are other good combos. I like the barbecue-spiced
> burger in a low carb pita with a little mayo and lettuce, tomato, etc.

I think then I will just defrost them all and cook them all then freeze
them.