What's your burger?

[Tom Storer]

A burger thread on another forum got enthusiastic participation. How do you like your burgers? How often do you eat them? Homemade or favorite provider? Etc.

Inspired by that thread, I made myself a burger last night. I got ground beef from the butcher, some American-style bacon from the local supermarket (sometimes they have it); fried the bacon, fried the burgers in the bacon grease. On top, added comté cheese and strips of bacon. A dollop of ketchup and I was away. It was extremely satisfying.

Recount your burger story here.

[king ubu]

I eat burgers in pubs... but I am a bürger, autrement dit, un citoyen

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

With peanut butter and mayo. Yum.

Frying the burger in the bacon grease sounds interesting..... might have to try that.

[jazzbo]

I don't make them at home. I eat them out, once or twice a month. Sometimes less.

I do like bacon cheeseburgers with cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo or mustard (or both). A local eatery also makes one with strips of sauteed poblano pepperand onions on top, with monterey jack cheese, lettuce and tomato and "chipolte" mayo. Like that one a lot.

[jlhoots]

Buffalo (medium rare) with green chile, bacon, swiss cheese, onion, tomato, mustard.

[jeffcrom]

I'll eat a burger about once a month. Nothing fancy: lean ground beef (well done), lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, and A1 steak sauce (no mustard or ketchup).

I know that the "well-done" part is blasephy to some. The only time my late father-in-law was disappointed with me was when I ordered a steak well-done - in Nebraska!

[Free For All]

Grilled, usually with only salt & pepper. Sometimes I like to put some blue cheese or gorgonzola inside the burger before cooking.

As far as dressing, I like lettuce, tomato, grilled onions and a toasted bun. Sometimes avacado.

As far as favorite restaurant burgers- Steak & Shake, In & Out, Wendy's, Red Robin, the Squeeze Inn in Sacramento and Fuddrucker's.

I remember a great place for burgers in Austin on Guadalupe called G&M Steakhouse. Anyone know if it's still there?

[jazzbo]

Wow. G&M moved to N. Lamar near 6th Street in 1981. It's still there so to speak, but about four years ago changed ownership and management.

[Jim R]

As long as there's a good beer to go with it, I'm not too picky. I usually like to keep things pretty simple (although I do enjoy a good avocado burger). Grilled medium-well, hold the pickles, and other than that I'll be pretty happy with whatever you put in front of me.

How often? I dunno... all I know is that I want one right now.

I think the best burgers I've had in recent years were at Rosie's Cafe (Tahoe City) and R.G. Burgers (Monterrey).

[Brad]

Usually a cheeseburger, nothing fancy. Man, you're getting me hungry and I just had a late lunch!

[Noj]

I'm always partial to an avacado bacon swiss burger with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mustard.

If I roll to In-N-Out Burger I go with the Double Double "animal style," with pickles, grilled onions, regular onions, and extra spread.

Another great burger joint is Tommy's, where I get the double chili cheeseburger with the works.

Fuddrucker's is a fine burger, Free. I go there every once in a blue moon.

Islands makes a huge burger with a lot of different styles that are all good. I recommend the Volcano burger, it's got jalepenos cooked right into the burger with pepper jack and these deep fried red onions. They've got this other chicken sammich called the California Flyer that I've been getting because it's ridiculously good.

[mikeweil]

Only veggie burgers for me, with salad, sliced tomato and all. There's a local bakery who makes delicious veggie burgers.

[jazzbo]

I like veggie burgers too. Today for lunch I had the Kerby Lane "Hippie Burger" with added avocado and chipotle-mayo, and sweet potato fries. I generally meet with a group of ex-coworkers on Fridays, and I like it when we meet at Kerby Lane (on Guadalupe).

[NaturalSoul]

grilled w/ cheese and A1

[Chuck Nessa]

Had one tonight - w/ american cheeze, onion slice, ketchup, dijon mustard on flatbread. Dandy.

[Jazzmoose]

Last decent burger I had in a restaurant was at Original Joe's in Napa. Fast food types are garbage as far as I'm concerned, though I have good memories of the Jack in the Box grilled sourdough burger. Probably because I haven't had one in many years to ruin the inflated memory.

[danasgoodstuff]

I like 'em all kinds a ways, cheese or not, onions, relish, tomato, lettuce, 'shrooms, etc. But my all time fav is probably what I like to think of as the oxymoron burger - veggie w/bacon!

Edited December 19, 2009 by danasgoodstuff

[aparxa]

Home-made burgers, medium-rare, every kind of dressing and not much sauce inside.

And curly fries

And a pint of beer.

[Shrdlu]

I like many types, but my current favorite (at a bar) has camembert and red bell pepper. Yummm.

I also make a dyamite one at home, with the usual on it.

If at a fast food place, I like Jack in the Box and Fuddruckers, and, occasionally, Wendy's. But NO MacDonald's or le Roi du Burger.

[Tom in RI]

I usually season with salt, pepper, and worcestershire sauce in the burger before grilling. I also find any burger leaner than 85% is too dry. Lately I have been seasoning with salt, pepper and a little cayenne pepper and then using habernero jack cheese on top, not as hot as it sounds but really delicious. Lastly, I like to use a slice of American cheese topped with a little cheddar (when not using habernero jack) makes a visually appealing burger.

I have only recently discovered Siracha sauce (great on veggie wraps and chicken veggie wraps or on eggs), haven't tried it on a burger yet, only a matter of time.

[papsrus]

When I make them at home it's with chopped onions and a little soya sauce mixed into the ground beef, patties pressed as flat as I can get them, then pan fried fairly slowly. Topped with mustard and, if I'm really going to town, banana peppers. Bun warmed in the oven.

[Soulstation1]

IMO

Extra lean ground beef for burgers is no good

You gotta use around 75-80% for good tasting burgers

[brownie]

Never cared much for burgers, but would walk miles (and did and still does) to get those...

from the Secco bakery in the 7th Arrondissement of Paris . Awesome place which was formerly the Boulangerie Poujauran. Jean-Luc Poujauran caters nowadays only to many of the best Parisian restaurants!

[BruceH]

I like the burger at a local place called "Bill's"---medium, toasted bun of course, ketchup and mustard.

Hmmm...I could used one right now.

[A Lark Ascending]

Fish and chips.