/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I typically like mustard pickles and onions on a burger, but sometimes I like all the vegetables with mayo and ketchup or whatever special sauce a place has.

>>12769893
Mexican food is mediocre and the only reason it gets any credit is because it borders a large English-speaking nation whose cuisine consists of HFCS and butter. Had Mexico bordered Europe, it would be considered a mediocre cuisine worth little, as there are plenty of north African and eastern Mediterranean countries that have vastly superior cuisine to Mexico, yet are not all that popular.

>all these people ordering multiple items

The fuck? Is this normal in Murrika or something? I understand 1 burger, 1 packet of fries, and 1 coke, but who the fuck orders multiple? Actually who the fuck goes to McDonalds more than once every month or less?

>>9729915
Being fit won't save you from the trash that's inside that food. Becoming fat is probably the lesser problem with fast food.

>be Burger
>eat at Olive Garden often
>expert in Italian cuisine
>go on vacation in Rome
>only go to tourist traps listed on the flyer because they serve the "proper Italian food like at Olive Garden"
>said tourist traps have shit like spaghetti and meatballs and Alfredo because of Burgers
>come back and complain Italian food is overrated

Every Italian food thread ever. Wish we had flags.

>ITT Americans can't tell what is a 'pie' and what is a 'tart'

Is there a dumber nationality?

>a dash of olive oil in the water
>boil the sketti until they stick to the wall
>add cream, raise temperature
>simmer until the water/cream is more or less halved
>put in the meat, I prefer pepperoni
>let it boil for another 5 minutes, then drain
>a click of peanut butter, mayo, and the 'cha
>top off with some cheese slices, just drop them on top and let it melt

Sup cu/ck/olds. Pathetic NEET here, trying to learn how to cook for myself.
Forgive my for any mistakes that seem entry level to more seasoned coo/ck/s.

One of the basic dishes I'd like to master is the burger.
Not any old burger, mind you, but the classic smashed, crusty, greasy spoon gruel burger you can find all over here in Flyoverland.

My first attempt, while less than stellar, was still edible. I'd like to see if you can help me work out the kinks with it.

>formed the beef into balls, approximately halfway between the size of golf/billiard balls
>seasoned the balls with a fuckton of sea salt and black pepper
>put skillet on the stove at max heat, let it warm up
>buttered the skillet, put buns in, smashed them down and let them fry for a few seconds
>buttered the skillet again, put in beef-ball, seasoned-side-down
>30-45 seconds later, smashed it down with the spatula and seasoned the raw side
>flipped it when the sides started to crust
>put cheese on after another 30 seconds or so
>removed when cheese was melted
>repeat for other patties

Here were the 3 problems I ran into...

>fuckton of smoke, had to open all of the windows and doors
>burger was far too salty. recipes all said to use liberal seasoning, but i was almost sweating
>patties weren't as flat as I would've liked, and they didn't stack very well. burger was a mess by the end

Also, I am mildly concerned I contaminated everything while cooking.
How often should I wash my hands while dealing with raw beef?

>>6879294
Freedom bread.

>>6821515
Wait is national burger day actually a thing?

>>6616562
>burgers aren't even good
Are you even an america?