Poll: Do you put egg in when making hamburgers? archived

lara

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:39am

Or just spices & meat?

eliz

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:40am

Just good quality meat plus salt and pepper. Egg - ewww!

bmalibashksa

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:40am

I put a fried egg on top.

lara

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:43am

eliz, don't judge! My brother-in-law puts egg. He's actually quite a good cook, so that's why I asked. I thought maybe it was something done by those in the know.

Oldstone

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:44am Edited

same as eliz

my mother used to put egg in it. i try not to do anything like her.

soda

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:45am

I mix in a bit of very cold water, and occasionally onion soup mix, or Worcestershire Sauce, or crumbled blue cheese...

eliz

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:45am Edited

Are you Australian???
{Edited - I was too slow - that remark is for BMalibashka}

SOParent

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:47am

Ground beef, salt, pepper, italian seasoning, onion, garlic powder (sometimes) and a smattering of either ketchup or steak sauce.

No egg.

This is the most controversial thread I've ever started. I really want to stoke the flames somehow. My brother-in-law is a staunch Obama supporter, while my Mother who doesn't use egg in burgers voted for Nader. Nader!!

soda

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:48am

Bitch...

lara

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:48am

And no...I'm not Australian. But were you asking me? Probably not.

lara

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:49am

Posted By: soda
Bitch...

I know. She's not in a solid blue state, either. That woman.

Somethingz_Fishy

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:50am

Sometimes. Depending on my mood, I may also add breadcrumbs or many of the other seasonings people have mentioned here. Parmesan cheese too. Or fresh herbs. But the more you put in it, the less likely it'll hold together. The Barefoot Contessa suggest placing a patty of butter right in the middle of the burger. Makes it really moist.

lara

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:51am

But I do find it ironic that in a supposedly diverse community such as this one, there is so much intolerance for burgers with eggs in them. What if that's just your inherited culture?

bmalibashksa

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:51am

The way I see it, catsup shouldnt be necessary if the meat is rare enough. Steak sauce should only be used if the meat isnt a really good cut. Cheese is nice but adds fat. So I fry the egg up and put it on top.

lara

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:54am

I strongly dislike ketchup. I don't even like to have it in the house. Again, controversial!

Somethingz_Fishy

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:55am

And we haven't even discussed ground beef as opposed to ground turkey!

SOParent

Jul 19, 2007 at 6:56am

The ketchup and steak sauce just add a different flavour. At times I may leave them out and when the burgers are are cooking, sprinkle on worcester sauce - that's good too.