first time trying to make burgers but the beef is so stubborn about being cooked sufficiently so I cut them a bit. but I never see others do this. what am I doing wrong?
unironically, just get this
>>22085114too much fat in the pan, its absorbing all the heat instead of the meattry 2 1/8th lb smash patties instead of a 1/4lb pattysaucepan lid over the top to trap heat
>>22085118You can't buy those anymore, not since the 13th amendment.
>>22085118I love the George Foreman Küchengrill
shape the patties like a blood cell
>>22085114thick burgers are a meme. just smash them with a stiff spatula in the pan, ideally on a slightly cooked side after you just flipped it so it doesn't stick to the spatula.
>>22085114You're impatient. Are you trying to make them well done?
>>22085145That makes for a dry burger. Also, you need to stop misusing the word "meme". It does not mean what you think it means.
>>22085114Every single post so far has been wrong except for >>22085130 & partially >>22085145.Your patties are too thick in the middle.When you form your patties into pucks/discs, make sure to press in the center so that it's about 75% the thickness of the edges. Using the bottom of a shot glass makes the impression even all around.What's happening is that since the edges cook faster than the center, they lose moisture faster than the center, which causes them to shrivel up while the center is still heating up.Making the center thinner so that it cooks more evenly with the now thicker edges prevents this from happening.>Why doesn't this happen with grilled patties ans only with pan-fried/griddle patties?Idk.
>>22085293>Why doesn't this happen with grilled patties ans only with pan-fried/griddle patties?the patty cools the pan when it touches it therefore the outsides are hotter than the inside whereas a patty on a grill doesn't cool the flame below it by sitting above it
>what am I doing wrong?>not using the fatUsing cheap ground beef incorrectly. Buy 80/20 or higher if you want more consistent patties. They can also be less than well done.
>>22085114Well first of all, stop throwing wads of beef into the pan. press the patty out until it's no more than half an inch thick. If you want to cook more patties at a time, use a bigger pan.
>>22085114You just got shit meat. That's all there is to it. Find a decent butcher with decent beef.
Make LARGE DISCS because they shrink. Also cook them separately, if you put three pieces of meat each gets only 33.33% of the heat of the pan
>>22085114heat is too high.
>>22085114recommend abandoning further attempts at cooking.
