"Robert Miles" > wrote in message
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> On 8/18/2011 9:09 PM, 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.
>
> Have you thought about asking her how often she'll eat them,
> to get a better idea of whether it's worthwhile to thaw
> some to make it easier to remove the paper? I suspect that
> the paper blocked the steam from the cooked part from
> reaching the part still frozen.
>
> You could always place the ketchup on the table and simply
> not use any yourself.
>
> Is it practical to use a microwave, since that should be
> better it sending the heat deeper into the frozen meat?
>
> Or do you like complaining on newsgroups so much you
> prefer to reject any attempts to solve even a part of
> your problems?]

I cook meat and chicken patties in the micro all the time when kids just
want a quick burger snack. I wrap them individually in paper towel.
Usually take about 1 1/2 - 2 minutes in my micro. The paper between
some of those packaged patties tends to stick if you allow them to
defrost even a little bit so they need to be put in the freezer the
second you arrive home from shopping. Back in the day before I had the
youngest 4 of my 7 I tended to make many more things from scratch. I
used to used fresh minced beef and use the Tupperware hamburger thingy.
http://www.amazon.com/Tupperware-Ham.../dp/B0006IBZ8W
Ok, so the whole Tupperware party thing was a bit cheesy but damn if
they didn't have great and often unique stuff