Alton Brown's "Burger of the Gods"

[Chris Allingham]

Originally posted by Ed Jones on 7/26/05:

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I like Alton Brown's "burger of the gods" recipe. The best thing about it is how easy it is to memorize the recipe.

Buy equal amounts of chuck roast and sirloin roast. Cut into 1.5 inch cubes. Put a small handful of each in equal amounts in your Cuisinart and pulse 15 times to grind. Once you've ground up all the meat, mix in some kosher salt by hand. Measure out 5 ounces of ground meat, form into a patty. Cook.

I cook about 5 minutes per side over a hot grill. I serve with sliced vidalia onion, dill relish, ketchup, mustard. It's simple backyard goodness.

 

[Jeff Davidson]

that sounds great. I've read that grinding your own meat also reduces the risk of mad cow's disease.

For me, the key to a great hamburger is to handle the meat like it's a potato chip that I don't want to break...very lightly with a minimum of handling. If you want to cook it medium, a teaspoon of butter with fresh herbs keeps it juicy.

 

[JRPfeff]

I just made Burgers of the Gods for dinner. These were the best burgers I have ever cooked. The meat had incredible flavor and basically fell apart in my mouth as I ate the burger. I had mine with just some sharp cheddar and a couple slices of Nueske's bacon.

AWESOME!

 

[Joan]

bump

 

[Mark_E]

Wow - this is an ancient thread. It's interesting to witness the evolution of cooking, and how what were once accepted ideas gradually come to pass.

I think Kenji has successfully dispelled the idea of adding salt to ground beef before forming the patties.

Salting Ground Beef | The Burger Lab

Do you salt your burger patties before grilling them? Well, ya shouldn't. Read the science behind salting ground beef. Warning: this piece contains graphic images of burgers being smashed, maimed, cut, tortured, and otherwise destroyed.

www.seriouseats.com

 

[Darryl - swazies]

Wow - this is an ancient thread. It's interesting to witness the evolution of cooking, and how what were once accepted ideas gradually come to pass.

I think Kenji has successfully dispelled the idea of adding salt to ground beef before forming the patties.

Salting Ground Beef | The Burger Lab

Do you salt your burger patties before grilling them? Well, ya shouldn't. Read the science behind salting ground beef. Warning: this piece contains graphic images of burgers being smashed, maimed, cut, tortured, and otherwise destroyed.

www.seriouseats.com

I am going to read that here very soon.
It has been something that I have been working with for a long time...the salt.....

I am not going to lie.....
I looked at this thread yesterday......
I ordered a ninja food processor yesterday once I got home.
I have a blender only and it sucks...the MRS said she wanted a processor as well and I told her why I wanted one.
She said we should get one....I found this NINJA model after people praising the brand name on here a lot...Larry mostly.....
It comes at 20% off and apparently is the most powerful one you can get...felt like a good purchase.
Link is amazon and it gives all the details.
Time to start making better burgers....I love burgers.

https://www.amazon.ca/Ninja-Professional-Processor-850-Watts-BN600C/dp/B095L32HHF/ref=asc_df_B095L32HHF/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706762670545&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7522265592846419448&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001036&hvtargid=pla-1383027284761&psc=1&mcid=0ddce0da4da8313293996f112fc3f937&tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706762670545&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7522265592846419448&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001036&hvtargid=pla-1383027284761&psc=1&gad_source=1