Why do my grilled hamburgers always get so fat?!
I make the patties as thin as possible but they always get really fat!. How do I get them to stay some what thin!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Homemade burgers tend to bulge in the middle because as the meat is cooked the proteins shorten, and they pull it into a round shape!. The best way to keep your burgers from turning into little balls is to make a dent in the middle of the burger when you form it!. That way it'll still swell up a little, but it'll just wind up being level instead of round!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
HINT for flat burger patties: Grilling burgers tends to swell them up in the middle, making them a little awkward on the bun!. The outside cooks more quickly and the ligatures in the meat contract, sort of like tightening a belt!. You can avoid swollen patties by making a depression in the middle of the patty when you’re forming it, maybe an inch or two across!. That gives the meat a place to swell to!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I like my burgers pretty thin, too!. Make them as thin as you can and thinner in the middle!. Hope this helps!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I flatten mine with a tortilla press, youse a non teflon pan, a cast iron grill will give you that berger joint tastWww@FoodAQ@Com
do you flatten them down with a splatla!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com