Bottom Line: This inexpensive, easy to clean gadget makes great looking stuffed burgers fast and consistently.
Sometimes in life there are things you know you don’t need, but you take a chance, spend the money and discover they sure make life a lot easier. That is exactly what happened to me when I bought the Cuisinart 3-in-1 Stuffed Burger Press. This is a great little accessory. There is nothing more synonymous with the backyard cook-out than hamburgers. I have a lot of friends that like to use pre-made patties like Bubba-Burgers, but I like to make my own out of fresh ground beef. This allows me to control the fat content of my burgers and gives me peace of mind that I know what I am feeding my guests. I am not a very precise person by nature and my problem was that I wasn’t very consistent in producing patties of the same size.
This is bad because all of your burgers will cook differently. This led me to search for a solution and I came across the Cuisinart 3-in-1 Stuffed Burger Press and it sure saved the day! It ensures that every burger is the same size and density. It also comes with attachments that will allow you to make stuffed burgers and sliders.
Construction: The press is entirely plastic. It is made of a high quality of plastic that stands up to the force that you have to put on it to make the burgers.
Operation: For stuffed burgers:
1) Place ground beef into the press, filling the ring approximately halfway up.
2) Press the burger using the smaller diameter press, this forces a recess into the meat, which is where you put the cheese or whatever filling that you would like to use.
3) Add your filling.
4) Add additional meat into the ring
5) Put the large diameter press cover onto the press handle. Press into a burger patty.
6) Push up on the false bottom to remove the patty from the ring.
The process is mostly the same for all meat burgers, just omit using the small diameter press.
Cleaning: The burger press is super easy to clean. It easily separates into all of its multiple parts and are dishwasher safe. Just put the parts on the top rack and you are good to go.