NashvilleNinja Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-07-02/how-to-best-grill-burgers-don-t-say-top-chefs A penny for your thoughts, @chef? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Try making a burger in a cast iron pan on a gas stove and let us know your thoughts Rolltide 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanDuckFan Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, abenjami said: Try making a burger in a cast iron pan on a gas stove and let us know your thoughts Burgers, Rib Steaks, Skirt Steak etc. Lotsa heat. It's the same using a carbon steel wok for stir fry, or a cast iron dutch oven to make stews. Ya gotta get that sear first. The Maillard reaction and the flavor(s) it imparts. Now let's see what Chef has to say. Rolltide 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManningEnvy Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 This is one thing you will never have to worry about Touched. Well, maybe if one of your sisters came home for Christmas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 15 hours ago, NashvilleNinja said: https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-07-02/how-to-best-grill-burgers-don-t-say-top-chefs A penny for your thoughts, @chef? That article while having valid points isn't very well constructed. Also fails to differentiate between types of grills and grill heats, including propane, charcoal or wood-fired. The later perhaps adding something to the equation that a propane one would not. Also fails to discuss pragmatic merits for the home chef such as outdoor entertaining in a backyard or in a park, a hibachi on the beach. Not to mention I (used to) like grilling at home simply because it made for less clean up inside, especially a greasy burger splattering my kitchen. That being said, I can mostly say I can cook you a better pan-roast steak in a good saute pan - cast iron or not. Searing then roasting it, adding whole butter crushed garlic and bruised thyme, spoon basting it along the way. My usual burger complaints involve people putting crap inside. For me I want meat I trust to eat still med rare. And how they are shaped and handled, including the pizza dough style softening step before cooking to keep them from balling up as well as to make them more tender, those are parts not addressed nearly enough. NashvilleNinja, and Yoshimitsu 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 14 hours ago, TitanDuckFan said: Burgers, Rib Steaks, Skirt Steak etc. Lotsa heat. It's the same using a carbon steel wok for stir fry, or a cast iron dutch oven to make stews. Ya gotta get that sear first. The Maillard reaction and the flavor(s) it imparts. Now let's see what Chef has to say. Thank you for food chem reference. Doesn't do anything to "lock in juices" - I hope we all know that by know - but does of course help out big time on flavor development. Thought you'd appreciate than back when in Seattle we had to have a burger on the menu as we where in a hotel (room service, even though an independent restaurant). Started with Kobe (style) beef but it was very inconsistent in quality, so did a blind taste test on about 6-7 different available products and ended up using Oregon Country Natural Beef. Made a great burger. TitanDuckFan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanDuckFan Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, chef said: Thank you for food chem reference. Doesn't do anything to "lock in juices" - I hope we all know that by know - but does of course help out big time on flavor development. Thought you'd appreciate than back when in Seattle we had to have a burger on the menu as we where in a hotel (room service, even though an independent restaurant). Started with Kobe (style) beef but it was very inconsistent in quality, so did a blind taste test on about 6-7 different available products and ended up using Oregon Country Natural Beef. Made a great burger. Years ago my pops loved to grill rib steaks from his favorite meat market. 1-1/2" thick, dry aged, well marbled slabs of carnivore-gasm. One night we invited him over and I did his Spencer style in a CI skillet, only instead of butter I used rendered fat trimmed off the steak. Plain-jane nothing but salt and pepper after it came out of the pan. A true beef purist's steak. He never went back to the grill unless it was the middle of summer and the kitchen temps were brutal. I miss having that meat market around. Those folks knew their beef. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Burgers are a very forgiving dish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opus74 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 I've got a Lodge cast iron griddle that was intended to go across two stove burners but works perfectly on the gas grille It takes about 20 minutes to get up to 550 - 575 and then cooks steaks or burgers to perfection. One side is flat and the other ribbed. Either works for steaks but burgers are a little better on the flat top Hard to beat for outdoor entertaining. NashvilleNinja, and TitanDuckFan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somedude Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Going to use my Forman no matter what Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Burgers in an airfryer are some of the best I've ever had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 21 hours ago, Opus74 said: I've got a Lodge cast iron griddle that was intended to go across two stove burners but works perfectly on the gas grille It takes about 20 minutes to get up to 550 - 575 and then cooks steaks or burgers to perfection. One side is flat and the other ribbed. Either works for steaks but burgers are a little better on the flat top Hard to beat for outdoor entertaining. Is it grilling if the meat isn’t on a grill when it can get grill marks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted July 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 On 7/18/2019 at 9:20 AM, titanruss said: Is it grilling if the meat isn’t on a grill when it can get grill marks? That's being a little too literal though, donchathink? I mean, who cares if it doesn't have those little marks if it kicks the shit out of your taste buds? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 45 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said: That's being a little too literal though, donchathink? I mean, who cares if it doesn't have those little marks if it kicks the shit out of your taste buds? I mean.. unless it’s flavored charcoal or wood-chips or something.... what good is putting it on the grill in a pan that never touches the flames? You’re just making it smell like propane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted July 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, titanruss said: I mean.. unless it’s flavored charcoal or wood-chips or something.... what good is putting it on the grill in a pan that never touches the flames? You’re just making it smell like propane. I don't grill with propane, Hank. Only charcoal. Yeah... I know, I know... titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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