hardy har har... forgot you guys are quick around here..
fixed it. ha.
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Is In-n-Out Burger THIS good?
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+1. Everything is relative. They aren't the finest burgers ever crafted, but they're exceptional among fast food eateries. They offer good, fresh food at fair prices in clean dining areas by friendly and professional employees who are paid fairly.
Most of those adjectives seem out of place when describing the competition, no?
They also get excellent benefits I believe, including 401Ks and medical insurance, maybe even more. This is what you can do when your family owned and private.
This thread inspired me to make my own burgers for the very first time today - cooked for me, my Dad and his lady. Here's what I did.
For the patties:
2lbs ground Aberdeen Angus lean beef
1 onion, finely chopped
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon paprika powder
4 cloves freshly crushed garlic
Teaspoon English mustard powder
Fresh ground black pepper
Celery salt
2 handfuls fresh bread crumbs
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 beef stock cube, 1 teaspoon Marmite, squirt of tomato concentrate and splash of Worcestershire sauce, all dissolved in ½ cup of water.
I mixed this lot really well and let the mixture stand in the fridge to bind together for a hour or so before making 4 pretty huge patties (and had enough mixture left over to make another one later). I cooked these patties until they were what I'd call well done, then assembled the burgers as follows:
Bottom of bun (very lightly toasted both sides)
Grilled onion
Iceberg lettuce - crispy!
Sliced vine tomato
Mushrooms, well fried in butter
MEAT
Melted English extra mature cheddar
Top of bun (again, lightly toasted both sides)
All served with home cut fries, pickled gherkins and the rest of the salad (with a French dressing) on the side. I'll let you imagine how it tasted.
Thank you TB for yet again contributing to my quality of life so positively.
For the patties:
2lbs ground Aberdeen Angus lean beef
1 onion, finely chopped
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon paprika powder
4 cloves freshly crushed garlic
Teaspoon English mustard powder
Fresh ground black pepper
Celery salt
2 handfuls fresh bread crumbs
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 beef stock cube, 1 teaspoon Marmite, squirt of tomato concentrate and splash of Worcestershire sauce, all dissolved in ½ cup of water.
I mixed this lot really well and let the mixture stand in the fridge to bind together for a hour or so before making 4 pretty huge patties (and had enough mixture left over to make another one later). I cooked these patties until they were what I'd call well done, then assembled the burgers as follows:
Bottom of bun (very lightly toasted both sides)
Grilled onion
Iceberg lettuce - crispy!
Sliced vine tomato
Mushrooms, well fried in butter
MEAT
Melted English extra mature cheddar
Top of bun (again, lightly toasted both sides)
All served with home cut fries, pickled gherkins and the rest of the salad (with a French dressing) on the side. I'll let you imagine how it tasted.
Thank you TB for yet again contributing to my quality of life so positively.
I had a "Korean style" burger (yes, really) in NY once with teriyaki sauce - it was very good.
If your gonna make a burger, you might as well go all out and go for the blue cheese stuffed burger. Pure mouth-gasm.
bassybill, will you PLEASE try to stay on topic! We're not supposed to be talking about super-delicious homemade burgers in this thread! Got me droolin' all over the keyboard and everything...This thread inspired me to make my own burgers for the very first time today - cooked for me, my Dad and his lady. Here's what I did.
For the patties:
2lbs ground Aberdeen Angus lean beef
1 onion, finely chopped
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon paprika powder
4 cloves freshly crushed garlic
Teaspoon English mustard powder
Fresh ground black pepper
Celery salt
2 handfuls fresh bread crumbs
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 beef stock cube, 1 teaspoon Marmite, squirt of tomato concentrate and splash of Worcestershire sauce, all dissolved in ½ cup of water.
I mixed this lot really well and let the mixture stand in the fridge to bind together for a hour or so before making 4 pretty huge patties (and had enough mixture left over to make another one later). I cooked these patties until they were what I'd call well done, then assembled the burgers as follows:
Bottom of bun (very lightly toasted both sides)
Grilled onion
Iceberg lettuce - crispy!
Sliced vine tomato
Mushrooms, well fried in butter
MEAT
Melted English extra mature cheddar
Top of bun (again, lightly toasted both sides)
All served with home cut fries, pickled gherkins and the rest of the salad (with a French dressing) on the side. I'll let you imagine how it tasted.
Thank you TB for yet again contributing to my quality of life so positively.
Well, I really like In-N-Out, but having never tried 5 Guys, I thought I'd give it an honest shot.
Once teriyaki sauce enters a burger a pineapple ring becomes a necessity.
I never cared much for in and out. Always seemed rather bland and boring to me. I prefer Fatburger by far over any other chain I have tried thus far.
A Fatburger opened up locally when I was around 18 or so. At first, it was the best, almost put InNOut to shame (except it was too expensive). After the hubbub dies out, the quality there really went down the drain, though.
D
Ok, so I arrived in LA to work in my company's booth at a tradeshow yesterday. I was hungry when I left the airport and remembered this thread so I punched In-n-out into the Garmin and went to the one on Sepulvedia. I found the double-double to be OK at best, definitely in the McDonalds / Wendys / Burger King catagory. If I were to rank it I'd rate them 6 on a scale of 1-10. I'm talking fast food chain burgers, we all know local places that make burgers that are on a different level and are much better.
Five guys is a 9 and Whataburger is a 10 on the same scale. I ding Five Guys a bit because it's greasey, but still very tasty.
I really don't know what you guys are raving about with In-n-Out. The double-double I had goes to sleep at night and dreams it's a Whataburger.
ShredderMaximum, those Blue Cheese burgers look like heart-attack on a bun. Buy hey, you gotta go sometime, so I'm going to have to make myself some of those.
Five guys is a 9 and Whataburger is a 10 on the same scale. I ding Five Guys a bit because it's greasey, but still very tasty.
I really don't know what you guys are raving about with In-n-Out. The double-double I had goes to sleep at night and dreams it's a Whataburger.
ShredderMaximum, those Blue Cheese burgers look like heart-attack on a bun. Buy hey, you gotta go sometime, so I'm going to have to make myself some of those.
no love for cheeburger cheeburger? or fudruckers?
both bury 5 guys imo
cheeburger is the best burger i've ever had and best onion rings i've ever had..
too bad a bunch of five guys opened in my area right when they did.. they didnt stand a chance
both bury 5 guys imo
cheeburger is the best burger i've ever had and best onion rings i've ever had..
too bad a bunch of five guys opened in my area right when they did.. they didnt stand a chance
D
Cheeburger Cheeburger is a great burger, I'd rate it a 10 as well, but it's about 2x the cost of a Whataburger or a Five Guys burger, and it's a sit down and order place. In spite of the fact that it's a chain, I really don't consider it fast food in the sense that the others mentioned are. No argument from me that it's a great burger, and the onion rings are killer too.
If you're ever in Jackson, Mississippi, go to Stamps Superburgers. It's quite possibly the best burger I've ever eaten. Since it's a family run, single location I don't include it in these comparisons. It's about 175 miles from my house to Jackson, but sometimes I really have to fight the urge to get in the car and drive to Stamps. It's that good.
If you're ever in Jackson, Mississippi, go to Stamps Superburgers. It's quite possibly the best burger I've ever eaten. Since it's a family run, single location I don't include it in these comparisons. It's about 175 miles from my house to Jackson, but sometimes I really have to fight the urge to get in the car and drive to Stamps. It's that good.
I liked Fuddrucker's about 15 years ago. But the rare times I've been to one over the past decade lead me to believe they've gone WAYYY downhill. I went to one last Christmas in Florida and it was very disappointing.
Kind of a similar story with Cheeburger Cheeburger. Awesome 15 years ago, but the last few times I went (a decade ago) the burgers were really, really greasy. Maybe they've improved.
Kind of a similar story with Cheeburger Cheeburger. Awesome 15 years ago, but the last few times I went (a decade ago) the burgers were really, really greasy. Maybe they've improved.
i tried fuddruckers because cheeburger in my area closed.. was pretty disappointed because i was comparing it to cheeburger..
its definitely ahead of 5 guys and any fastfood burger tho
luckily a little hole in the wall place called "the great american sandwhich shop" just opened up near to me.. burgers are marvelous..
but if you're into fries you definitely do need to go to 5 guys.. a small consists of a small cup full in a brown paper bag, followed by them filling said brown paper bag half full with more fries..
its definitely ahead of 5 guys and any fastfood burger tho
luckily a little hole in the wall place called "the great american sandwhich shop" just opened up near to me.. burgers are marvelous..
but if you're into fries you definitely do need to go to 5 guys.. a small consists of a small cup full in a brown paper bag, followed by them filling said brown paper bag half full with more fries..
I'm jealous of all the fastfood options you guys have over in the states.
Seriously, here you either go to Maccas, or if you are in the city or lucky enough to have one near you, you get the option of going to Hungry jacks (Burger King) which is about a million times better.
Thats it as far as burgers are concerned. Other than KFC. Or if you are like me and you basically get Subway to make you a whopper.
Seriously, here you either go to Maccas, or if you are in the city or lucky enough to have one near you, you get the option of going to Hungry jacks (Burger King) which is about a million times better.
Thats it as far as burgers are concerned. Other than KFC. Or if you are like me and you basically get Subway to make you a whopper.
