microwave burgers one thing, but those jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches aint half bad. And at $1 vs the $5 ones at the work cafe im good to go
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Why are microwave burgers as good as they are?
- Thread starter Pankratous
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The Kickin Jalapeno is great.
Sorry I only eat burgers from a can
I'll go back to MREs before this.
As a kid, there was a year or so when we ate microwaved burgers semi regularly. They weren't god awful, but they weren't exactly good, either. And I'd only eat them after exhausting other options. And the only reason we ate them was because our mom would buy them, see that they were getting consumed, and buy more.
Not sure if one of us finally asked her to stop buying them or what.
Not sure if one of us finally asked her to stop buying them or what.
Yeah. I don't like the idea of microwaved burgers but every now and then I'll have White Castle's sliders.
Definitely not as good as a proper burger but they are better than they have any right to be.
There's a small campus conveinence store near my office that has some modest lunch options avaiable in their cooler and on the shelf: pre-packaged sandwich triangles, instant ramen, and the like. When my lunch schedule has gone out the window and I'm reduced to scrounging there I'll occasionally pick up a microwave burger - and they're totally fine. Not great, but between melted American cheese and a bunch of condiments it's pretty tasty. Not optimal but it does the trick, is an incredibly fast option, and is pretty cheap. Grab a fountain drink and a bag of chips and, boom, lunch is done and I can run back to the office to nuke the burger and work at my desk. And, given the joys of isolation, I'd be happy if a few of those burgers were sitting in my fridge right now if it saved me from a trip to the grocery store.
Always hated microwave burgers until 7-Eleven in Thailand came out with one. Not sure if they still have it but it was the beef one. It seriously wasn't bad for being a microwave burgers. It helps that it wasn't frozen. I would put extra ketchup on it and it was a great snack for like a dollar.
Because that takes longer and hence is no longer convenience food. As in, the thing would probably be ready before you would have even heated up your pan.
I mean you can use that argument about literally anything that isn't made from base ingredients. Literally anything.
Burgers are specifically simple to make at home though. I dont eat a lot of frozen or fast food, always cook, so I guess I can't relate.
Various Quicksters Microwave Burgers | Ashens
They're quick! They're easy! They're relatively cheap! They're not totally dreadful!It's Quicksters microwave burger food things, fresh from the mighty Aldi....
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And here he is trying the burger, egg sandwich, pork sandwich "McRib" and chicken sandwich varieties.
I used to eat these some when I was a teen but now I think I just prefer to go to a fast food place and get a burger there.
It's been, shit, 25 years since I've had one of those microwavable burgers.
So I don't know what's changed but I remember they tried to cover up a lot of the blandness with a heavy smoke/grill flavor.
Honestly the trick is to just fire up the grill and cook a shit ton of burgers at home using whatever 80/20 or 73/27 blend. Then they'll keep for a few days to a week or you can freeze them. They taste better and you can use a fresh bun or some bread every time.
So I don't know what's changed but I remember they tried to cover up a lot of the blandness with a heavy smoke/grill flavor.
Honestly the trick is to just fire up the grill and cook a shit ton of burgers at home using whatever 80/20 or 73/27 blend. Then they'll keep for a few days to a week or you can freeze them. They taste better and you can use a fresh bun or some bread every time.
Did try a Rustler's recently and will concede that it was an improvement from what I remembered.
They're good for when you need something quickly.
...I am tempted to go to my local shop later and stock up on these tbh:
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They're good for when you need something quickly.
...I am tempted to go to my local shop later and stock up on these tbh:
All Day Breakfast Sausage Muffin | Rustlers
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Damn, I'd love for McDonald's (or any of the big fast food chains) to use this downtime to develop a frozen range.
Aldi in germany has microwave burgers with pulled pork and some kind of sweet barbecue sauce, they are really awesome
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Good news all, I found some DOUBLE cheeseburger microwave burgers at Sainsbury's tonight.
I'll stick with my Costco business center frozen 1/3 pound burgers. They're like $1.50 per pound at times on sale. $15 for 10lbs.
They take like 5 minutes on the grill instead of a minute and a half but it's worth it. Delicious.
Microwaving any kind of bread is a no from me.
They take like 5 minutes on the grill instead of a minute and a half but it's worth it. Delicious.
Microwaving any kind of bread is a no from me.
I really doubt how good those burgers are. We don't have an Aldi here so I can't comment on that. We have Lidl (pretty similar yeah?) and those burgers definitely aren't good. They're convenient though and the more pricey burgers (3€) aren't awful atleast, but I'd still much rather spend that 3€ on a burger chain.
White Castle without fail gives me the shits. 2/2 in the last 5 years.
I agree in the sense that toasting the bread will warm it up somewhat. However, it is not done to warm it up but to keep it from soaking up the juices and also adds a bit if flavor.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the U.S. is microwave burgers are a very rare sight and the ones that exist suck. Coming from France, that has lots of decent microwave burgers, I just expected the U.S. to have even more, but I guess there are so many fast-food places that the expectation is you're just gonna spend like $3 at McDonald's if you want some cheap burgers.
Still, though. This country puts ice cream in soda and calls it a desert but microwave burgers are a no-no.
Yep, that's the ones I meant when I said the ones that exist suck.
Still, though. This country puts ice cream in soda and calls it a desert but microwave burgers are a no-no.
The Pierre Signature Angus cheeseburgers from Costco are pretty damn good. They're about $1.50 each when on sale, which is frequently.
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Yep, that's the ones I meant when I said the ones that exist suck.
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Bad news all.
It turns out the 'double cheeseburger' microwave burger is not as good.
It takes extra time to microwave to heat the additional patty, and that extra time ruins the bun. This bun ruining doesn't occur in the single cheeseburgers, so it looks like I'm sticking with single.
It turns out the 'double cheeseburger' microwave burger is not as good.
It takes extra time to microwave to heat the additional patty, and that extra time ruins the bun. This bun ruining doesn't occur in the single cheeseburgers, so it looks like I'm sticking with single.
Or 50 seconds in a microwave and perfectly round for the muffin.