Why do most hamburger recipes call for eggs?!


Question: Why do most hamburger recipes call for eggs!?
Just wondering what the eggs add to the recipe!?
Do they add flavour or are they there to hold the meat together!?

And the same goes for bread crumbs in a burger!.!.!.
Are they mainly used for flavour, texture or structure!?

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Answers:
Eggs are used as a binder in hamburger recipes!. You really need to use an egg the lower the fat content of the meat!.

Bread crumbs are used as an extender, generally speaking!. By using a heavily flavored bread, like rye or pumpernickel, it can also change the flavor of the dish!. Bread with a high content of coarse ground grain will also change the texture!. But I think that any regular recipe that calls for bread in a hamburger dish, the reason is extender!. That way you don't have to use too much meat and you can feed more with less!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Check for hamburger recipes at www!.meat!.org!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

To help bind the meat, as the burger gets cooked the egg sets working as a kind of edible mortar between the bits of meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Eggs hold foods together well, acts as a "binder!." The bread crumbs help hold it together but also acts as a filler!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's the glue that holds every thing together!. Substitutes are half & half or milk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have never seen a hamburger recipe!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. that is how you make meatloaf or meatballs!. hamburgers you just season and cook!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i think its supposed to keep the meat together,my mom never uses eggs when she makes burgers!.i guess u could substitute with olive oil insteadWww@FoodAQ@Com

Eggs to hold it togather, bread crumbs for flavor!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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