Why are my hamburgers falling apart???!


Question: Why are my hamburgers falling apart!?!?!?
In my burgers I put 2 punds of burger, 1 large onion chopped, 1 pckg bacon, 1 cup bbq sauce, 1 cup breadcrumbs, cheese, hot sauce, 1 egg, and then some dried spices!. Every time that I make them they keep falling apart!. Why!?!?!?!? How can I keep them from doing that!?!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Wow, they sound fantastic but I think you have alot of ingredients in your burger mix to keep them together, you can easily fix this by adding another egg and see if this is firm, and then add some more breadcrumbs!. You're teadering on a meatloaf here, but it's OK!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.your liquid content is a little high with the BBQ and hot sauce so the breadcrumbs will address this issue, the added egg will also work with the breadcrumbs to hold all of those chopped up additions together!. I hope this helps you to fix a problem that we've all had before!. Happy Cooking to you!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Make sure your onion is diced finely!. If it is in bigger pieces, that could contribute to the burgers falling apart!. How big are the pieces of cheese in there also!. Use grated cheese if you are not already!. also, the greasy bacon in the mix might be contributing to the falling apart!. Try putting the finished bacon on the top of the already cooked meatloaf patties!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Your wet ingredients are making your burger-meat too slippery - and not able to have cohesion!.

Either cut down on some of the wet ingredients, or add more dry (more breadcrumbs)!. also, make sure that your onions are chopped REALLY small!. As a last resort, add the cheese at the end of the grilling/cooking, on top, like a cheeseburger, instead of in the meat!. It just makes the meat too moist to hold together!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You are making meatloaf not hamburgs, who in God's name ever gave you such an atrocious recipe!. Any TRUE hamburg Lover / Purist will tell you the hamburg should be made with a decent ground chuck or ground sirloin approximately 80% lean, some suggest adding a tablespoon of cold water in order to keep the burger moist!. Do not over handle the burger, do not squash it with your spatula and do not overcook it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

do you mean the meat mix part!? and then the patties fall appart!?!?

if so: soak your breadcrumbs in water, before you put them in, they are going to have a glue-like consistency and hep you keep it together!. also chop you onion as small as possible, large onion chunks often make iy fall apart!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's because what your describing really is a meatloaf!. That's way too much for burger patties!. Cut back on some of the ingredients!. Maybe try just the meat, onion, spices and breadcrumbs!. I would skip the egg all together!. Cook the bacon separate and put the bacon/cheese/bbq sauce on as as toppings!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

from your ingredients, it sounds more like a meatloaf, and why do you put the bacon in the meat!?, it's too wet of a mixture, all i use is the meat, salt and pepper, make a ball, and then pat it into a hamburger, then if you want, in a seperate pan fry up the bacon, until crisp and eat it on top!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

are they falling apart before or during cooking!? if it is during you are trying to flip them too soon!. you have to let the meat cook before you turn the burger over!. i would say depending on thickness, 5 minutes over medium high grill heat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Perhaps they are too wet with the greasy bacon, bbq sauce, hot sauce, and egg all in there!. Maybe a more lean ground beef would help (if you aren't already using one) and cutting back on some of the "wet" ingredients!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'm just guessing what might be happening -- Try chopping the onions finer, if the cheese is cubed, cut cubes much smaller or shred the cheese, add another egg and another cup of breadcrumbs!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

That sounds more like a meatloaf!. I've never heard of an egg or breadcrumbs in burgers actually!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Quit stuffing so much sh*t in it!!!!!!!! But it does sound good though!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

If this ain't the most ghetto recipe!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

beat an egg in the mixtureWww@FoodAQ@Com





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