Burger me!

[CleverNickName]

A whole wheat bun and a black bean patty.

BBBs get a bad rap, but I think they're delicious. The trick is to stop trying to make them taste like something they're not (beef), and let them be what they always have been: a delicious bean burrito in sandwich form. Add green chilis, some avocado, a slice of pepper jack, your favorite salsa...

They aren't burgers. Embrace that truth!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I prefer single patties over doubles; broad over tall.

I have enjoyed non-meat burgers, but have had minor allergic reactions to all of them with the exception of straight-up large portobello mushroom caps.

I’ve enjoyed a bunch of different toppings and condiments on my burgers and burger adjacent sandwiches. My most complex was a cheeseburger with double bacon, grilled onions & mushrooms, guacamole, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, mustard, and bbq sauce. However, my main burger of the past few months has been topped with grilled onions & mayonnaise, occasionally with grilled mushrooms, plus tomatoes & lettuce.

 

[Zardnaar]

Basically keep it simple. Some sort of cheeseburger with a nice sauce.

Chicken but bland so add bacon or other flavor. Generally fry it.

Buck burger Bit of everything may have beetroot, bacon, egg, pineapple in it or all of the above.
Fish and chip shop burger. Steak and egg.

Burger night last night at local. Chicken, cranberry, bacon. Beer batter fries with aioli.



Last weeks option.


Had onion rings in it.

Also last week. Long weekend.



Basically cheeseburger with bacon.

All 3 were great. Top one was $10 approx bottom 2 $15 usd.

Burger joints are approach restaurant prices so kinda pointless going to them. Burger night at another pub is $15 with a beer. Beers a bit average but drinkable.

 

[overgeeked]

We rarely do burgers. Stopped regularly eating beef years ago. Now it’s chicken burgers or garden burgers. Nothing beats a cordon bleu. Breaded and fried chicken, hopefully with some heat. Sliced ham. Melted swiss cheese. Divine.

 

[Cadence]

Topped with pimento cheese and pickled jalapenos and nothing else. Buns are often disappointing, but when in doubt, Texas toast works.

Trying to avoid beef more, so often get grilled chicken sandwiches. In that case lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, jalapenos, and either barbeque or Frisco sauce or something of the sort.

 

[Deset Gled]

IMNSHO, the secret to a good burger is moderation. Going overboard in any direction is a mistake.

A nice .25-.33 pound patty. Not too thick, not smashed thin. Grilled to medium. American cheese (maybe swiss or muenster). A dallop of mayo, a little bit of ketchup or mustard. Some onions (vidalia are best, grilled is nice but not required). One slice of tomato. One or two lettuce leaves. Maybe a little pickle.

From there, if you want to add anything, you've gotta take other things off. Avocado, sriracha, mushrooms, bacon, peppers, or BBQ sauce all work, but you have to compensate by removing other items and/or sauces. It's a burger, not a salad. And you have to let the flavors come through instead of making them compete with each other - especially the flavor of the meat.

 

[Zardnaar]

We rarely do burgers. Stopped regularly eating beef years ago. Now it’s chicken burgers or garden burgers. Nothing beats a cordon bleu. Breaded and fried chicken, hopefully with some heat. Sliced ham. Melted swiss cheese. Divine.

Sounds good tbh.

 

[Umbran]

I prefer single patties over doubles; broad over tall.

There's a place near us that does these amazing... stacks of food - there's bread, there's a huge meat patty, and there... all kinds of stuff.

And I mean... stuff.
One offering is a burger with... mozzarella sticks, fried mac & cheese, onion rings, fries, bacon, golden BBQ sauce, and american cheese. Yes, that's all on one burger.
Another - bacon, griddled hot dog, fried egg, guacamole, pickled red onion, lettuce, tomato,
Yes, that's a hot dog on a burger.

And this place is generous to a fault when we've gone asking for donations to charity raffles, which my wife sometimes likes to run.

But... dude, those burgers, you can't pick them up and eat them. It is an enormous stack of food, tastes amazing, but... is it a burger if you can't pick it up and eat it?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

But... dude, those burgers, you can't pick them up and eat them. It is an enormous stack of food, tastes amazing, but... is it a burger if you can't pick it up and eat it?

I’d say it is a burger, but it’s also a P.I.T.A.

 

[Richards]

Nothing too fancy: burgers cooked at home, on regular old hamburger buns, topped with cheese (American, Swiss, or Cheddar, take your pick), bacon, sweet pickles, mustard, and ketchup, plus lettuce if it's available - it's the least essential component of our burgers, and generally isn't missed if it's not there. (My son swaps out the ketchup for BBQ sauce; he's not a ketchup fan, due to overdosing on it when he was much younger.)

My nephew, on the other hand, only wants the bun, burger, and ketchup - nothing else.

Johnathan