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  1. Original post
    M. FERRANTE
    Archived post
    #1

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

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  2. A Ross
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    #2

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  3. A Ross
    Archived post
    #3

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  4. A Ross
    Archived post
    #4

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  5. A Ross
    Archived post
    #5

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  6. A Ross
    Archived post
    #6

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  7. A Ross
    Archived post
    #7

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  8. A Ross
    Archived post
    #8

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  9. A Ross
    Archived post
    #9

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  10. A Ross
    Archived post
    #10

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  11. A Ross
    Archived post
    #11

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  12. A Ross
    Archived post
    #12

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Report
  13. kilikini
    Archived post
    #13

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report
  14. kilikini
    Archived post
    #14

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report
  15. kilikini
    Archived post
    #15

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report
  16. kilikini
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    #16

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report
  17. kilikini
    Archived post
    #17

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report
  18. kilikini
    Archived post
    #18

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report
  19. kilikini
    Archived post
    #19

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report
  20. kilikini
    Archived post
    #20

    "A Ross" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    M. FERRANTE said:

    I was watching the Epicurious cooking show on The Travel Channel and
    the chef said that he never commits the ultimate sin of pressing down
    on a hamburger (to rid it of grease) while it is cooking. Do you
    press or no?

    If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the
    hamburger is done?

    (The hamburger he was cooking sure looked good. Instead of placing a
    slice of cheese on it, he put shredded cheddar cheese all over it.
    Man, that sure looked good.)

    Mark Ferrante
    Click here eveyday to feed a rescued animal:

    http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

    I never press the burger down--it's done when it looks done. If you're
    unsure, press the middle of the burger with your finger--you'll be able
    to feel whether or not it still feels "mushy" in the middle.

    Amy

    Yep, I agree with that. Don't press down on the burger with the spatula;
    that releases juices and can make the burger dry. I lightly tap on the top
    with the corner of the spatula to test for doneness. If it still feels
    mushy, it's raw to rare. The firmer the "give" is the more done the burger.
    It takes a bit to get used to the test, but after some overdone or rare
    burgers, you'll figure it out.

    kili

    Report

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