On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:18:54 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

> Bove wrote:
>>
>>Just curious how you make yours. I made some yesterday that were a bit of a
>>fail for two reasons. One, the patties didn't stay together and two, the
>>taste was off. I used sort of a compilation of recipes and added a little
>>bit of ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. I think those two things were a
>>mistake! I also added bread crumbs to the meat and that may have
>>contributed to them not staying together. I made with with brown gravy
>>(from scratch) and a lot of onions. Only other things that I added were
>>salt, pepper, parsley and some dried onions to the meat. No cream soup or
>>egg. Would have been a really good meal had it not been for the slightly
>>off flavor.
>
>From reading your post I don't think you have any idea what a
>hamburger steak is, sonds like you're making meat loaf or salisbury
>steak... there is no recipe for hamburger steak and you cannot make a
>hamburger steak from preground mystery meat, you can but it will taste
>like crap. I prepare hamburger steaks very often, they contain
>nothing but freshly ground beef chuck that I grind myself, fried to
>medium rare in EVOO, they never fall apart. I tried grilling but I
>much prefer the results from frying. Each begins as a 12 ounce
>slightly oval 3/4" thk patty... add your choice of
>seasoning/condiments *after* they're cooked:
>http://i62.tinypic.com/ajp2k9.jpg

That ground chuck looks delicious Sheldon! You made me wonder if any
of the fast food chains use ground chuck. Apparently, some of them try
to use something besides "ground beef"...
http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/...aste-test.html

I knew there was something I liked about Five Guys more than just the
fries!

William