Your personal food rules.....
Oct 12, 2018, 2:39 pm
#886
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Also, longer answer...I didn't know meat could have moisture in it until I grew up, moved out and cooked it myself. Mom used to cook burgers until they were crumbly and grey and sucked all water out of your head. I needed all those condiments just to be able to chew and swallow a burger, and they provided the needed moisture to sustain my life until the end of the meal. So I like sloppy, messy burgers as an adult.
Oct 12, 2018, 3:49 pm
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1. My hash browns have to be CRUNCHY. Not crispy, not "lightly golden," but "your cook will think they're burnt and I'll think they're perfect" crunchy.
2. Keep the %$&* salt off my @#$% caramel!
3. M&M's must be lined up by color in a bar-graph before consumption.
4. There is a proper order of condiments/ingredients on a sandwich or burger. It is, from top to bottom:
2. Keep the %$&* salt off my @#$% caramel!
3. M&M's must be lined up by color in a bar-graph before consumption.
4. There is a proper order of condiments/ingredients on a sandwich or burger. It is, from top to bottom:
- Bun top
- mayonnaise
- tomato
- any other vegetables
- lettuce
- cheese
- meat
- pickles
- ketchup
- mustard
- bun heel
Oct 12, 2018, 8:02 pm
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1. My hash browns have to be CRUNCHY. Not crispy, not "lightly golden," but "your cook will think they're burnt and I'll think they're perfect" crunchy.
2. Keep the %$&* salt off my @#$% caramel!
3. M&M's must be lined up by color in a bar-graph before consumption.
4. There is a proper order of condiments/ingredients on a sandwich or burger. It is, from top to bottom:
2. Keep the %$&* salt off my @#$% caramel!
3. M&M's must be lined up by color in a bar-graph before consumption.
4. There is a proper order of condiments/ingredients on a sandwich or burger. It is, from top to bottom:
- Bun top
- mayonnaise
- tomato
- any other vegetables
- lettuce
- cheese
- meat
- pickles
- ketchup
- mustard
- bun heel
4. Where does the fried egg go?
I agree but would make an exception if I was invited to Thanksgiving dinner with John Madden.
Last edited by cblaisd; Oct 13, 2018 at 7:50 am Reason: merged poster's two consecutive posts
Oct 13, 2018, 7:11 pm
#891
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There is a proper order of condiments/ingredients on a sandwich or burger. It is, from top to bottom:
- Bun top
- mayonnaise
- tomato
- any other vegetables
- lettuce
- cheese
- meat
- pickles
- ketchup
- mustard
- bun heel
Standard Toppings
Crown
Mayo
Ketchup
Lettuce
Tomato
Meat
Heel
I would only put cheese (American) on it if it also has Bacon which both would be between the tomato and meat.
However, my favorite burger is a Grilled Mushroom/Swiss burger with a lot of mushrooms and double slice of swiss cheese on top of and under the meat.
BTW, it has to be Rare with the juices flowing out of it. I know the possibility of getting sick, but in my 50+ years, it has only happened once about 20 years ago, and I was all better after 12 hours and taking some Pepto to move me along.
Oct 13, 2018, 9:15 pm
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At the opposite extreme of these bedecked burgers, there is this thread that could use some updated data points 
In the U.S., what does ordering a "plain hamburger" mean where you live?
In the U.S., what does ordering a "plain hamburger" mean where you live?
Oct 18, 2018, 2:09 pm
#893
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Nowhere. Egg allergies suck butt.
Oct 19, 2018, 2:26 pm
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My rule is, "It's okay if you don't like it, but don't say that until you've tried it." I am a picky eater but not a timid eater. I'll try anything once (within reasonable limits). If I like it, great; if I don't, I won't eat it again, and there will be no negotiation on that point.
Oct 30, 2018, 4:00 pm
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I may be the opposite of you. I don't know about "permanent" but here are a few I live by:
- Unless making massive quantities of something, use a good chef's knife rather than a food processor.
- Own a Le Creuset Dutch oven, use it often, especially to slowly simmer homemade soups and stews rather than a crockpot or pressure cooker.
- Steaks should start in a scalding hot cast iron pan that you put in your oven to finish.
I suppose my gadgets aren't that cool...
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Oct 30, 2018, 6:00 pm
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I may be the opposite of you. I don't know about "permanent" but here are a few I live by:
- Unless making massive quantities of something, use a good chef's knife rather than a food processor.
- Own a Le Creuset Dutch oven, use it often, especially to slowly simmer homemade soups and stews rather than a crockpot or pressure cooker.
- Steaks should start in a scalding hot cast iron pan that you put in your oven to finish.
I suppose my gadgets aren't that cool...
I may be the opposite of you. I don't know about "permanent" but here are a few I live by:
- Unless making massive quantities of something, use a good chef's knife rather than a food processor.
- Own a Le Creuset Dutch oven, use it often, especially to slowly simmer homemade soups and stews rather than a crockpot or pressure cooker.
- Steaks should start in a scalding hot cast iron pan that you put in your oven to finish.
I suppose my gadgets aren't that cool...
Feb 1, 2019, 10:50 am
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