If you cook it in a frying pan, try putting a lid on the pan. That will cook it through better.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] hamburgers... Really? I just may have to give this a try. I know I have one of these grills kicking around somewhere... No grease definitely sounds good; makes cleanup a lot easier! On 1/14/11, May McDonald <[email protected]> wrote: > I actually love cooking my burgers on the forman a lot better. No > flipping and no greese to deal with. > > When I first tried it on the forman I was afraid it would turn out > horribly and not cooked all the way, but I surprised myself and it was > great. Now I do them that way all the time. > > I can't say how long I let it cook since I keep forgetting to time it, > lol. > > On 2011-01-14, at 11:17 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I just had an attempt at cooking a hamburger. Simple, I know, but it >> was my first try. It was cooked, and not burned, but I only knew that >> because my (sighted) mother was there. Her teaching skills are, um, >> not so great, so I did not learn a lot. We use oil (not sure which >> type) in the bottom of the pan, then put the burger(s) in... then >> things get confusing. My mom cooks them one way, but my sister cooks >> them another way. I much prefer my sister's, so I was trying to >> follow the instructions she had told me a few days before. However, >> my mom is used to her way, so the poor burger started out on high, >> sat for about two minutes, and was then flipped, but when it was my >> mom turned the heat down... You get the idea. So, the questions: 1. >> How do you know when it is cooked all the way through? I am sure >> there is a feel to it, but would this not change depending on the >> thickness of the patty? 2. What do you recommend for cooking settings >> and timing for cooking a burger? I like it moist, but not so juicy >> that it drips and/or feels like it wants to fall apart. >> 3. My grandmother says that a George Foreman Grill or electric frying >> pan would work a lot better, but I am not sure it would taste the same >> or be as reliable. Thoughts? >> >> Thanks for any information. I plan on trying this again tomorrow >> night or Sunday night, and hopefully I can have some pointers by >> then! >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
