cornmeal/breadcrumbs

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Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture such as ground beef (to
make hamburgers) ... with tasty or similar

results?

I don't use breadcrumbs when making hamburgers. However, I suspect that with the very short cooking
time for hamburgers that the cornmeal would remain quite gritty leaving an unpleasant texture in the
burger. I do sometimes add a small amount of cornmeal to streusel topping to add a little texture
and flavor, but it is for the opposite reason you would use bread crumbs in a meat mixture.

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"Mia" writes:

Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture such as ground beef (to
make hamburgers).

You add breadcrumbs to your hamburgers... you've been eating too much greasy spoon garbage.

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Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture such as ground beef (to
make hamburgers) ... with tasty or similar

results?

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M.

No, No and No.

No, I don't add anything to make hamburger patties. No, I have not substituted cornmeal for
breadcrumbs. No, I would not use the 2 interchangeably. The cornmeal needs (absorbs) more water than
the meat can furnish. Therefore you will end up with a gritty mess.

Dimitri

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Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture such as ground beef (to
make hamburgers) ... with tasty or similar

results?

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M.

No, No and No.

No, I don't add anything to make hamburger patties. No, I have not substituted cornmeal for
breadcrumbs. No, I would not use the 2 interchangeably. The cornmeal needs (absorbs) more water
than the meat can furnish. Therefore you will end up with a gritty mess.

Dimitri

'Nuf said. I didn't think so. Thanks Dimitri.

Mia

Mia said:

Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture such as ground beef (to
make hamburgers) ... with tasty or similar results?

I have used cornmeal on it's own and mixed with flour for frying fish. It can get pretty gritty. I
can't see using raw cornmeal with hamburger, unless your teeth neat some extra abrasive cleaning.

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Mia said:

Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture such as ground beef (to
make hamburgers) ... with tasty or similar

results?

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I have used cornmeal on it's own and mixed with flour for frying fish. It

can

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get pretty gritty. I can't see using raw cornmeal with hamburger, unless

your

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teeth neat some extra abrasive cleaning.

If you add breadcrumbs (or something similar) you get a meat loaf, not a hamburger (regardless of
the shape). I have had good results using rice, buckwheat, bulgur (all cooked of course), and
crumbled cornbread.

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Mia said:

Has anyone ever tried substituting cornmeal for breadcrumbs in a mixture such as ground beef (to
make hamburgers) ... with tasty or similar results?

Are you thinking of meatloaf? Breadcrumbs, cornflakes, leftover corn*bread*, cooked rice, potato
shreds, even cooked pasta can be added to the meat mixture to glom things together and extend the
number of servings. They sop up some of the juice/fat and can help make 1lb of meat into a 'meat'
dish for 6 people. Cornmeal *might* be ok -- a little masa as a thickener/binder would be better.