Re: Pressing hambuger a sin??

(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.