Steamed burger

[lindag]

According to a recent article in CI these may be superior to grilled.

Simple to do.  A few ingredients: 85% lean, soy sauce, onion powder, S&P and cheese.

Heresy?

Someone needs to take one for the team.

 

[Dave the Cook]

Anyone who's eaten at White Castle or (in the South) Krystal has already taken this one for the team.

 

They're not superior. They are different.

[TdeV]

I steamed meatballs in the Anova steam convection oven. Thought they were pretty good.

[paulraphael]

You must be from Albany. 

 

[Elkyfr]

I know about steamed cheeseburgers from the man vs. food program, Ted's Steamed Cheeseburgers in Connecticut. They are just different cooking methods... superior of what?

[FeChef]

I guess if you put enough cheese and condiments on it, it might compete with a plain grilled hamburger. That said, i think the carmelized onions are the star of that steam show.

Edited April 21, 2023 by FeChef (log)

[MetsFan5]

This type of steaming of burgers has an almost cult like following in northern NJ— google White Manna. 
 

 They’re like White Castle but 500x better. 
 

 They aren’t a grilled burger and don’t pretend to be. They’re excellent. They fill a niche and are great, just as a perfectly grilled burger is great. 
 

 Definitely worth a try IMO. 

[Elkyfr]

The only thing that seems better to me is because it does not burn the meat and it cooks at a lower temperature. Ted also steams the cheese to put on top of the burger.

[Kim Shook]

I've only ever had the little steamed burgers - Little Tavern, White Castle, White Tower, etc. - never tried a regular sized one.  I love the little ones. so I'm guessing I'd like the bigger ones, too.

[FeChef]

I forget what state it was, but i watched a episode of MVF where they have a steamed burger stuffed with cheddar cheese called a juicy lucy. It looked pretty good for a steamed burger.

[Elkyfr]

11 hours ago, FeChef said:

I forget what state it was, but i watched a episode of MVF where they have a steamed burger stuffed with cheddar cheese called a juicy lucy. It looked pretty good for a steamed burger.

 

Ted's Steamed Cheeseburgers in Connecticut, season 2, episode 20. juicy lucy is in Minneapolis.

Edited April 22, 2023 by Elkyfr (log)

[rotuts]

Ive had the steamed CT burger .

 

it was quite good.   as I recall it was cooked in a little individual drawer 

 

it had cheese of course .  also cooked in the same drawer 

 

melted cheese     and quite  a lot of it .

 

w top quality ground meat , SB's are tasty 

 

massive amount of melted cheese doesn't hurt either