Burger Press

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Used to have one, pretty sure I can form them by hand just as quick.

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Yeah and the one I bought made gigantic burgers. Really they were just too big for you average person, ended up wasting a lot of meat.

I have one and like it. I have it set for 8oz of meat...you can change the thickness of the patty it makes. I use parchment paper so it doesn’t stick to the metal of the press. It makes beautiful patties that I couldn’t make by hand without over working the meat. I grind my meat, plop in the press, and one swoop have a patty. Don’t know the brand off hand but I’ll look...think it came from BBB or the likes years ago.



The money shot. In before it’s too raw it was sous vide at 135/hr and seared on a angry grill...perfect.

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You sous vide'd a hamburger?

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Sure did...have you?

I have done them a million ways...I like to try different things and it was fantastic. If you like them under cooked it pasteurizes the meat for safety vs just a fast sear on the grill.

Also for thick burgers that people want well done its easier to get to that temp without charcoaling the outside. It has advantages...but it does take extra effort for something simple. I like to smoke burgers too...

Sous vide burgers are legit. One of the best things to sous vide imo

I have the same one pictured above. I bought it on Amazon with 500 sheets of the wax paper squares.

I love it- we grill a lot and it is super easy to crank out a lot of burgers in a few minutes. I could do them by hand, but the press keeps you from making the meat too tough by over handling.

As for sous-vide on a hamburger, some of you guys have too much time on your hands.

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Jesus Christ on a cracker......why even cook it at all???

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It may be more red in the pic but it was 135 degrees. One of the advantages of SV is you get the target temp throughout the meat not just the center. Hence one of the reasons I like to SV them.

If you cook them on the grill like your normally do and you want it medium, its medium in the middle...and well done around the medium center.

It only takes a hour...people who smoke burgers take about the same amount of time. Its just different cooking methods with different results.

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I've never went the SV route with the burgers, so it's just got me thrown off I guess.

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I know it seems like a waste but if you have the time and you like them cooked medium or the likes its worth it IMO. Even if you need it well done...you can get it well done and then sear the outside vs charring the outside over a grease fire to get well done in the middle.

This is for thick burgers...6-8oz mine was 8oz. If your doing thin patties SV is not worth it...id make a smash burger at that point.

Real baws make hamburgers with their hands.