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re: rating the hamburgers in NOLA Metro

Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:08 pm to
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:08 pm to
To me, it's all about quality meat and a good bun. I cannot find good burger buns in this damn city! (to cook at home)
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Posted by Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:09 pm to
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I cannot find good burger buns in this damn city! (to cook at home)


This is really hard, and I agree.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:10 pm to
Have tried in vain to convince Ziggy to make the potato buns available for retail, but he just yells stuff in Polish at me.

Glass, agree on the High Hat burger. Pretty solid burger. Yo Mama's is the best burger though.
Posted by glassman
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:11 pm to
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Plus our burger is incredibly easy to make at home. I'll be glad to give you the recipe


The difference is we don't all have Larkin's ability to make the topping combinations.
Posted by glassman
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:12 pm to
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. Yo Mama's is the best burger though.


I have never been.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:12 pm to
True, but he wasnt the only cook in that kitchen. He did make the Vietnamese style pate on the Bun Mi burger though, which I ate by the spoonful in complete shameful glory.
Posted by Catman88
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:14 pm to
I really wish I could get a burger of the consistency of one of the Harbor burgers at home. I can make a fine burger at home but I cant make one that has the light tenderness their burgers have no matter how little I handle the burger.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:15 pm to
Are you grinding your own meat? What cuts are using?
Posted by Winkface
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:16 pm to
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The difference is we don't all have Larkin's ability to make the topping combinations.
I agree with this. I think what made MVB especially cool was all the different versions y'all put together. I think it's a personal thing with me but I don't like the style that Tru Burger has employed. I like having the cook come up with something different and I just have to say "give me that." Making my own burger in a restaurant is a pain when I can make my own at home any time.

I think there was a video somewhere that showed your burger making process. It was neat and showed how simple it really is.
Posted by Catman88
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:17 pm to
I have tried grinding the meat with different combos ranging from sirloin mixed with fattier meats to beef mixed with a little pork. Still didnt come out the same.
Posted by glassman
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:18 pm to
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He did make the Vietnamese style pate on the Bun Mi burger though, which I ate by the spoonful in complete shameful glory.


Worth every bit of artery clogging greatness I am sure. The one I heard about that really intrigued be was the one with the "melted leeks" and some type of Spanish "out of the arse expensive" cheese.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:18 pm to
Man all this is almost making me want to give up Saturdays and Sundays after working all week to sell burgers for three hours again.

50% brisket, 50% chuck ground thick, but not "chili thick". Any butcher will do it for you if you dont have a grinder.
Posted by glassman
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:20 pm to
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50% brisket, 50% chuck ground thick


The perfect combination.
Posted by Catman88
Baton Rouge, LA
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49125 posts
Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:20 pm to
Hmm dont think I ever tried brisket.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:23 pm to
Danny Meyer of Shake Shack popularized it. Adds a lot of flavor.

Glass, I think there was an artichoke pesto, braised leeks, and goat cheese one. Can't remember what the expensive Spanish cheese one was. The gruyere we used was the single most expensive thing per ounce we put on those burgers.
Posted by glassman
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:26 pm to
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I think there was an artichoke pesto, braised leeks, and goat cheese one


That is it. It soungs awesome.

quote:

The gruyere we used was the single most expensive thing per ounce we put on those burgers.


What else was on that one? This is probably the one I tried at Zabar's on a grilled cheese. Worth every penny. 14.00 for a grilled cheese and a cup of tomato soup.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:26 pm to
Gruyere was on our standard cheeseburger with a slice of cheddar.
Posted by glassman
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:30 pm to
Gruyere is so fricking good. Essentially it is the French "Swiss". But, a much deeper, complex and nuttier flavor. I love Tartine's brioche and eggs with gruyere.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:32 pm to
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50% brisket, 50% chuck ground thick


Ive ground the whole packer trimmed brisket...pretty good burger. I did cut some of the excess fat off the point, though.
Posted by TulaneLSU
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Posted on 8/2/11 at 5:45 pm to
my knowledge of those geographic regions is limited to say the least. i hope you'll forgive my ignorance.
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