/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18844369
I think the two most important parts of a quality burger that are rarely talked about is ingredient prep and ratio of ingredients.

First it's important to prep all the toppings and sauces before hand. This is generally good practice for cooking, but for burgers it is critical to get the burger assembled as soon after the patty has finished cooking as possible. Letting them rest and collect juice on a plate while you forget where you put the pickles is the worst. It should be an assembly line. The burger juice is key for the sauce and it's important to pick a bun that is substantial enough to hold up to it.

Next is the ratio of ingredients. This is more subjective, but personally I prefer equal amounts of veggie and meat with a burger that is roughly the same width as the bun. Having a huge thick burger that sticks way out the sides of the bun is annoying to eat and tastes like a fucking meatloaf sandwich, and having a tiny disc in the center of a gigantic bun is no good either. All the toppings should be sliced thin, and if you're doing lettuce, you'll want to shred it and very lightly dress it with lemon juice and olive oil to prevent it from browning.

As long as you do these things right, toppings, meat mixture, etc. are all just up to personal taste. Pic rel is a burger I made with homemade sesame bun and baked fries.

>>17660145
Love the at home big mac, missing the sesame seeds though! Solid 8/10.

Here's my burger with a homemade bun

>>16609808
Nice burgah, here's one of my burgahs.

>>16568543
More OC, burger and homemade bun.

Dr. Pepper in a glass bottle is the shit.

>>15846055
>no dr. pepper in a glass bottle
>no homemade sesame seed bun

ngmi

>>15397772
Here’s a pic of a burger I made with a homemade bun. Looks pretty decent, pickle is a little sad.

Also Dr. Pepper in a glass bottle is the GOAT.