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Silkroad

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Just a heads up the frozen Weber's patties you buy in the grocery store are not the same as the ones the fresh ones they serve at their Highway 11 location. They've simply licensed their name to a commercial packer. If you want the 'real' Weber's burgers for your freezer order a 'pail' at the restaurant. Tip: If you're just buying a pail and buns you can skip the long lineup and order them at the ice cream counter. I usually have a pail on hand at the cottage for guests. Rarely eat them myself anymore. FYI , there is also a Licks northbound on Highway 11 just north of Barrie. Hard to find (it's part of a gas station) and, in my opinion, not worth the effort.

Agree with earlier posters, the best frozen burgers are the ones you make yourself. Happy with mine but would love to hear recipes of others.
 
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spraggamuffin

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bluecraze said:
I really like the Lick's Homeburger. Its got good flavour and a good chunk of meat to it. Getting harder to find though.
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I have only tried a few frozen burgers as I normally make my own, and Licks is my favourite too.

Currently have some Bubbas I picked up at half price and they are decent but lots of fat.

I've tried Presidents choice blue menu ones which were OK.

I've heard Cardinal brand is good but never tried.

Worst is those Schneiders three patties. Lots of fat in those.
 
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SchlongConery said:
Almost impossible to find a good frozen, mass market burger because of the bias' of the consumers. They want low fat and finely ground paste. Both at odds with a good beefy burger.

My advice is the same as frankforter, find a butcher to work with and create a custom blend that suits your tastes.

Me? I like a BEEFY tasting burger where the beef is the primary taste. I'm not one to use the burger as a primer coat for adding a complete meal of something else on top of it like chili, guacamole, mushrooms mustard, ketchup, relish, pickles and all the other ways we want to be creative with out food. I want the beef to be #1 and good enough to stand on its own.

So I buy 3 lbs of either round or chuck (whatever is on sale) and then a pound of short rib meat and I ask the butcher to RINSE IT OFF UNDER RUNNING WATER for a moment to help wash off any e-coli. Then I get him to salt the surface (like koshering to kill off remaining e-coli) then grind it up in a blend, twice on a medium grinder plate.

Then I get him to press it lightly into 1/3 pound patties and freeze them in pairs the vacuum sealer.

I thaw them a day before and grill them on a big cast iron flying pan. I cook to medium rare. The only way to cook ground beef safely to medium rare is by making sure the surface of the original pieces of beef did not have e-coli on the surface before grinding.

I also found throwing a 1/4 lb of dbl smoked bacon helps keep it juicy and adds some very subtle smoky flavour.

More work than grabbing a box at Sobeys but once you get the blend you like, then you can ask the butcher to make you up 10 lbs at a time for the freezer.

Here is a great article on blending beef for hamburgers.
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Amen brother!

This is it in a nutshell. "I want the beef to be #1 and good enough to stand on its own."

In fact we've been grinding different cuts of beef from different breeds of cows from a butcher on Queen St. E. who sells naturally raised, hormone free etc. We'll add some fat if the cut is too lean. You can actually taste the difference from one breed to the next.

The only way we do them is grind them fresh at home, form them into a ball, flatten them out on a cast iron grill pan, add a little Kosher salt and cook medium rare. Depending on my mood, I'll top it with either cheddar or blue cheese, avocado, caramelizing onions and maybe some good quality smoked bacon. Although, we never freeze them first.

If the OP wants to press and freeze them himself, he can get one of these.

http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/0423143P/starfrit-starfrit-hamburger-stacker-reviews/reviews.htm

 
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Anynym

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M&M Meats have a good variety of frozen burgers, to suit different tastes (and budgets).

Regardless of your source, you'll need to decide how big a patty to get (4oz, 6oz, other) and what cut of meat you like, as well as whether you want the supplier to include any additives (e.g. spices). You'll know whether you want to cook them from a frozen state, or to defrost them first (if you're cooking from frozen, you'll want a smaller patty so that they can cook more evenly).

If you're talking with a butcher, you probably don't want a frozen patty.
 
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frankcastle

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You can buy licks burgers in super markets metro or no frills..... it has been a while but those are the supermarket i use most.

I prefer to buy them from a butcher.

But my number one choice is fresh ground beef with very little added to it. I never get into that bullshit of egg and bread crumbs. Sear the outside and dont flip too often.
 
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midniteflite said:
I love a good beef burger as well. The Wagyu is probably the better frozen option. I suggest you try a box of Hayter's Frozen Turkey Burgers (original). When I have people for a BBQ I do half Turkey burgers, half Beef burgers. Literally everyone prefers the turkey burger, they are awesome
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I make my own little mini turkey burgers - kids love them. :)
 
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black booty lover

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Well as I mentioned, the cardinal ones hit the spot. I also found out who the supplier for my favorite burger place in the city is, and I'm able to pick some up from them.
 
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Hornylover said:
Road house Cardinal hamburgers are the best. .
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black booty lover said:
Gave these a try today. (the box wasn't brown so maybe they changed the box) but easily the best I've had so far. They were great. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Gave them a try myself and they were really nice and had a nice, clean, beefy flavour. Cooked them on a nicely pre-heated cast iron flying pan and they came out perfectly.

Probably the best frozen burger I've had. As close to a fresh ground burger as it gets.

Thanks to both of you for the reviews!
 
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black booty lover

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SchlongConery said:
Gave them a try myself and they were really nice and had a nice, clean, beefy flavour. Cooked them on a nicely pre-heated cast iron flying pan and they came out perfectly.

Probably the best frozen burger I've had. As close to a fresh ground burger as it gets.

Thanks to both of you for the reviews!
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I BBQ'd mine. I don't usually fry hamburgers.
 
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