I tried something new (for me) :(

[nylic76]

Recently, I bought a burger basket with individual spaces for 4 burgers.  It also included a burger press than can be used to stuff things such as onions and cheese between two patties.  I stuffed the burgers with these items and placed it vertically in the cooking chamber.  The remote thermometer is programmed to cook hamburger to 160 degrees.  Big mistake, I ended up with overcooked burgers.  They tasted "OK" but I was disappointed with the cook.  Next time, I will pull the burgers at 150 degrees.  I have used  TBE about a dozen times since purchasing it in November, and this is the first  disappointment.  I know we learn by experience, so this is what I will consider this cook to be. I served the burgers with fresh frozen corn that we put up last summer and homemade potato salad.

 

[CDN Smoker]

This is why it's important to post what and how your doing it. Lots of great cooks (I'm not one yet) here that can hopefully help.

Good post thanks

[Saber 4]

That's a cool way to use that rack, I may have to get me one of those.

[teesquare]

And don't let one less than spectacular cook get you down. It happens to all of us, and - it serves to remind us to really think the the cook ahead of time, and ....to be grateful for all of the good cooks we turn out

[TMB]

I have cooked a lot of burgers in TBE using baskets and yes it does take practice.  Just keep cooking you will get it where you want it

[nylic76]

Tommy, do you cook burgers to IT, if not ??

[TMB]

Tommy, do you cook burgers to IT, if not ??

I cook to IT of 160 to 165.  I use 73/27 or 80/20 beef for flavor but I never use 90/10 cause there is not enough flavor for Kimmie or me.

Not sure what happened to your cook

[muebe]

Were the burgers lean?

[nylic76]

Were the burgers lean?

The burgers were 73/27 and cooked to 160 and they were hard and tough.  Next time I will cook just burgers with no onion/cheese stuffing.

[muebe]

Also mix in an egg or two into the meat before making the patties.

[hikerman]

I wonder if the issue was that the burgers were stuffed. Essentially a stuffed burger is two thinner burgers around whatever is inside. The burgers could have reached set point before IT did.   Just thinking out loud.

[nylic76]

I wonder if the issue was that the burgers were stuffed. Essentially a stuffed burger is two thinner burgers around whatever is inside. The burgers could have reached set point before IT did.   Just thinking out loud.

I think that very well be the cause.

[deestafford]

Two things:

First, be careful about Tommy's temps because he cooks for Kimmie and she thinks if a cooked meat doesn't look like charcoal it's raw.

Second, I find it important to keep a log of my cooks because my photographic mind ain't got no film in it and if I don't write it down I forget what I did.  I discussed this with the Turtle and he said it's a disease known as CRAFT...Can't Remember A Funny Thing (that ain't exactly what he told me but you get the idea,)  I thought it was a simple case of CRS..Can't Remember Stuff...but he said it was more serious than that.

Dee

[sliding_billy]

Thanks for sharing.  That is how ALL of us learn.

[Scallywag]

My dog loves it when I screw up cooking!