/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19382892]

Have you ever eaten a burger at a backyard barbecue that didn't taste horrible? I genuinely cannot think of a single time I had a burger at a grilling event that was good.
Why do people grill burgers when they always suck like this?

[Anonymous No.19382898]

>>19382892
How are you or your cohorts grilling your burgers? What seasoning? Doneness? Frozen or fresh? Any additives like onions or bacon in the meat?
I've had some shit grilled burgers but its not hard to make a good one. Or are you just being a stick in the mud snob?

[Anonymous No.19382921]

>>19382892
>Have you ever eaten a burger at a backyard barbecue that didn't taste horrible?
Yes, because I cooked them. Most people don't know that you need to make a depression in the middle of the patty like pic related so as the meat shrinks while it cooks it will have an even thickness being done all the way through sooner. The average person just makes the patties an even thickness from the start, and once it starts to contract getting thicker in the middle it takes longer for the center to cook so they press it with the spatula squeezing out all the juices making the burger dry.

[Anonymous No.19383348]

>>19382892
Burgers are generally not great for grilling. I grill all the time and I don't know why they became the go-to. The meat is minced so all of the fat and juice leak out as soon as they get hot. Sausages, chicken, steak, etc, are all way better on the grill.

[Anonymous No.19383378]

>>19382892
I grill burgers all the time, tastes great.

[Anonymous No.19383382]

>>19382921
??? Never heard of such a thing or had this problem.
>>19383348
??? Drawing a blank here too.

What planet are you guys from?

[Anonymous No.19383431]

>>19382892
problem stems from
>people hold bbqs to drink and socialize
>throw meat on grill
>distracted by beer and talking about sports/vidya
>meat is overcooked or burnt

[Anonymous No.19383432]

>>19382921
>because I cooked them
The ones my dad does are also pretty fucking great.

[Anonymous No.19383444]

>>19382892

[Anonymous No.19383464]

>>19383382
>I was just pretending to be retarded

[Anonymous No.19383479]

>>19383464
Nope Never heard of the burger dent thing, nor had the problem Anon is describing.
Also, burgers are great for grilling. I suspect Anon just doesn't know how to do it well.

[Anonymous No.19383495]

>>19383479
>Trolling outside of /b/

[Anonymous No.19383497]

It's because 90% of the time the guy grilling doesn't know anything about cooking, but thinks the grill is a "man's job", so everyone ends up with overcooked hockey pucks. The grill is easily the best way to cook burgers if you have any clue what you're doing, but you've lost the plot if you cook them well-done. Might as well just take everyone out to McDonald's at that point.

[Anonymous No.19383499]

>>19383495
That would be you.

[Anonymous No.19383529]

>>19383499
You have to go back

[Anonymous No.19384088]

>>19383348
Burgers are perfect for grilling, you must be a novice or beginner or whatever level comes before that.

[Anonymous No.19384354]

>>19384088
Only somebody who has never grilled anything other than burgers would say this.

[Anonymous No.19384392]

>>19384354
You can't properly grill a burger either like that other dunce? And this is the supposed cooking board lmao.

[Anonymous No.19384410]

>>19383432
Until McDonald's fired him

[Anonymous No.19384414]

>>19382892
Yes, every one I host or cook at because I'm not fucking retarded.

[Anonymous No.19384446]

>>19382892
Only time I ever ate burgers from a barbecue grill was when I was a child attending parties. They're meant for children. I don't even remember how they tasted like but I certainly didn't spit the out. In general I don't think it's meant to be some culinary artwork job, they're meant to feed drunk people, children, and the homeless.

[Anonymous No.19384455]

>>19384392
Are you the retard who was boiling burgers the other day?

[Anonymous No.19384472]

>>19384455
You're lame. Don't take it out on me because you can't grill a burger. Sign up for a class or something.

[Anonymous No.19384474]

>>19382892
Only when I cook them, my burgers are great

[Anonymous No.19384482]

>>19384472
What would you teach at burger grilling class

[Anonymous No.19384496]

>>19384482

In Texas we stuff our grilling burgers with cheddar chunks and jalapeno chunks. We call it the badass cowboy rodeo burger. But you wouldn't know anything about that.

[Anonymous No.19384503]

>>19383497
This of course. So many useless men ruin a perfectly good barbecue opportunity by cooking for the first, second or 14th time. Twice a year at best, and they know fuck all.

[Anonymous No.19384504]

>>19384472
Go back to lebbit.

[Anonymous No.19384505]

>19384446
>imagine being this nigger
I bet you also suck dicks because you can't get that flavor in any other place

[Anonymous No.19384506]

>>19382892
that's a cookout, not a barbecue.

[Anonymous No.19384547]

>>19382892
I'm grateful im from Texas because all the ones I've been to have been great. Even the worst one has been decent. sucks for you to be with people with shit cooking skills

[Anonymous No.19384724]

Imagine living in 2023 and NOT making smash burgers whenever you want a nice burger. You'd have to be a prolapsed to think this is okay.

[Anonymous No.19384834]

>>19384724
>You'd have to be a prolapsed to think this is okay.
Ummm... what part of _your_ body does the thinking?

[Anonymous No.19384851]

>>19384834
>reddit formatting

[Anonymous No.19384858]

>Nooo! Backyard barbecue is LE BAD!
Fuck off tranny shill

[Anonymous No.19384877]

>>19382892
Have you tried stop being a faggot for once?

[Anonymous No.19384883]

>>19382892
Unironically a white people problem, other people know how to actually cook on a bbq and serve the appropriate buns and sauces with the meat patty

[Anonymous No.19384949]

>>19384851
>>reddit formatting
???
Pretty sure that's "4chan formatting". Never been to reddit. No real idea what you're saying.

[Anonymous No.19384985]

>>19383348
bro learn to grill
if you get the temp right and use the right fat percentage your burger will be very juicy

[Anonymous No.19384996]

>>19382892
Every burger I've ever had at a cookout has been spectacular. Same with sausages, much better than any sausage I get elsewhere. Steaks are hit/miss.

I think you just know really shitty cooks anon.

[Anonymous No.19385003]

>>19382921
That's a big one, on top of that mfs don't press the meat in the bowl to season evenly, nor do they let the meat relax on the grill. Can't count the number of times I see amateurs squishing and flipping the meat too much because they want to feel like theyre doing something.

[Anonymous No.19385010]

>>19382892
some are very good, and some are bad. when i cook them i like to make a spread of toppings with shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes and onions, maybe bacon. I myself prefer a fry sauce for condiments myself

[Anonymous No.19385274]

>>19384985
You have to go back.

[Anonymous No.19385477]

Why doesn't Weber make diamond shaped grates? I don't want to buy the Chinesium ones that are full of poison

[Anonymous No.19385511]

Lots of reasons but the most common ones I witness are too high a heat, no basting or using meat with insufficient fat content to keep it juicy. And just general lack of grill skills but that ties in with the rest, since if you can't grill you probably can't cook to begin with.

[Anonymous No.19385593]

>>19385477
of in the cold food of out hot eat the food

[Anonymous No.19385873]

>>19385593
I suspect you're having a stroke.

[Anonymous No.19385878]

>>19385477
????? just rotate the meat?????

[Anonymous No.19385886]

I take grilling pretty seriously, grind my own meat, make my own patties, and have a whole system down for grilling. I also use a thermopen every time to ensure they’re perfect.

You don’t have to do all of this to have a great burger, but understanding the basics goes a very long way.

BBQ and Outdoor cooking are huge hobbies of mine.

[Anonymous No.19386331]

>>19382892
most of the time for big outings people just buy low quality beef in bulk

[Anonymous No.19386344]

>>19385878
It never gets the diamond pattern quite evenly, plus you can't control heat zones as well

[Anonymous No.19386735]

>>19383431
How old are you

[Anonymous No.19386741]

>burgers cooked perfectly, ready to eat

boomer doing the cooking "YEP I think these'll be done in about 5 minutes" *flips and flattens burger*

[Anonymous No.19386756]

People buy the cheapest beef and the cheapest buns and use kingsford and lighter fluid. People are retards.

[Anonymous No.19386899]

The best burger of my life was at a Boys Brigade barbecue aged 11. The second was at a random barbecue of a friends mum. There's something about that thin dirtcheap burger i've never been able to find again. When I barbecue it's always the expensive thick burgers and it's never the same

[Anonymous No.19386900]

I wish I had a grill, it seems fun and it makes me sad that people spend all that money on grilling stuff just to fuck up their food :(

[Anonymous No.19386928]

>>19386344
>It never gets the diamond pattern quite evenly
And? I think it looks better with the diamonds not quite square.
I've never used the square grill Anon posted,but it seems like the advantage is you can spend less time on each side charring, especially if you sous vide.
Personally, I just get by with one set of stripes on each side. Works for me.

[Anonymous No.19386934]

>>19386756
>People buy the cheapest beef and the cheapest buns and use kingsford and lighter fluid
Some do.
>People are retards.
Some are.

[Anonymous No.19386939]

>>19382892
they come out okay but usually the person is drunk and talking to tons of people at the same time
pretty good all things considered and it's free food and beer so I'm not going to bitch about it

[Anonymous No.19386943]

>>19382892
Yeah. My dad mixes in finely diced onion to the patty and some basic seasoning and it's good as hell

[Anonymous No.19386949]

>>19383497
Pretty much. The responsibility generally lies on the host of the party and he may not be experienced with cooking at all. It's not even necessarily a manly or egotistical thing, he could just feel obligated to do it to not look like a bad host.

[Anonymous No.19386952]

>>19386756
nothing wrong with the kingsford, it’s the store brand charcoal that’s shit. but you are correct otherwise

[Anonymous No.19386962]

>>19386756
I'd probably do the same if I was inviting a shitload of people over.
If I had a small group of bros then they'd get the quality treatment. The cheap crap is also what the average guest is likely going to be the most familiar with anyways.

[Anonymous No.19387181]

>>19384858
>thread about poorly grilled hamburgers
>screams about trannies

[Anonymous No.19387195]

Maybe it's because I'm white trash, but every cookout I've ever been to was mostly an excuse to drink alcohol and the food was an afterthought. Then again my people thought putting canned baked beans in a casserole pan and covering it with bacon, ketchup and mustard was the pinnacle of cookout food.

[Anonymous No.19387284]

>>19386949
>not even necessarily a manly or egotistical thing,
No necessarily, but I've encountered plenty of boomers who get offended by the idea of anyone touching "their grill", and then when the food is finally ready it's cold, overcooked burgers, burnt hot dogs that we refer to as "charred" so as not to offend, and maybe some chicken with the consistency of shoe leather. I somehow always end up eating a couple fucking hot dogs and have to remind myself that it's not really about the food, despite the fact that there's no reason the food had to be practically inedible.

[Anonymous No.19388940]

>>19386952
Kingsford is all I use, And it's like $23 for 40 pounds at Lowes, I tried Royal Oak Briquettes and it was easily 10% rock/Limestone, didn't light as easily either.

The limestone debris stained my patio.

[Anonymous No.19388948]

>>19382892
Get a $15 meat temp prodder.

[Anonymous No.19388954]

>>19388940
Royal Oak is garbage, it's always full of trash. There are good non-Kingsford brands, just avoid store brands. I've been using B&B and I like it better than the Kingsford Pro I got at Costco.