M. FERRANTE <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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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?
Mark,
I don't press but after a flip, when it's nice and plump, I check for doneness by piercing the center of the burger with a tip of the spatula about halfway into the burger to see if it oozes red or clear juices. If it's clear I add cheese. If it's red or a little of both I reflip and add cheese.
M. FERRANTE <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
Quoted message 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?
Mark,
I don't press but after a flip, when it's nice and plump, I check for doneness by piercing the center of the burger with a tip of the spatula about halfway into the burger to see if it oozes red or clear juices. If it's clear I add cheese. If it's red or a little of both I reflip and add cheese.
M. FERRANTE <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
Quoted message 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?
Mark,
I don't press but after a flip, when it's nice and plump, I check for doneness by piercing the center of the burger with a tip of the spatula about halfway into the burger to see if it oozes red or clear juices. If it's clear I add cheese. If it's red or a little of both I reflip and add cheese.
M. FERRANTE <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
Quoted message 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?
Mark,
I don't press but after a flip, when it's nice and plump, I check for doneness by piercing the center of the burger with a tip of the spatula about halfway into the burger to see if it oozes red or clear juices. If it's clear I add cheese. If it's red or a little of both I reflip and add cheese.
M. FERRANTE <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
Quoted message 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?
Mark,
I don't press but after a flip, when it's nice and plump, I check for doneness by piercing the center of the burger with a tip of the spatula about halfway into the burger to see if it oozes red or clear juices. If it's clear I add cheese. If it's red or a little of both I reflip and add cheese.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
"M. FERRANTE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message 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?
No pressing...... Makes for dryburgers.
Quoted message said:
If a person chooses not to press down, then how does one tell if the hamburger is done?
Depending on the thickness, the amount of the heat (pan or grill), and/or your experience the easiest way is with an instant read thermometer. One little poke into the top and you know.
(M. FERRANTE)WROTE: 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------------------------------------------- RESPONSE: No, I do not use the old hamburger press as many of the restaurants I've seen do -shorter cooking time more money-. I know when it's time to flip by the amount of red juices coming from hamburger patty. With time you wil know by just looking when it's reach your desired doneness. I even did this method when grilling thick ground round patties and never once had customer return it.
(M. FERRANTE)WROTE: 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------------------------------------------- RESPONSE: No, I do not use the old hamburger press as many of the restaurants I've seen do -shorter cooking time more money-. I know when it's time to flip by the amount of red juices coming from hamburger patty. With time you wil know by just looking when it's reach your desired doneness. I even did this method when grilling thick ground round patties and never once had customer return it.
(M. FERRANTE)WROTE: 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------------------------------------------- RESPONSE: No, I do not use the old hamburger press as many of the restaurants I've seen do -shorter cooking time more money-. I know when it's time to flip by the amount of red juices coming from hamburger patty. With time you wil know by just looking when it's reach your desired doneness. I even did this method when grilling thick ground round patties and never once had customer return it.
(M. FERRANTE)WROTE: 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------------------------------------------- RESPONSE: No, I do not use the old hamburger press as many of the restaurants I've seen do -shorter cooking time more money-. I know when it's time to flip by the amount of red juices coming from hamburger patty. With time you wil know by just looking when it's reach your desired doneness. I even did this method when grilling thick ground round patties and never once had customer return it.
