Buns | Sourdough | Flavour complements all burgers superbly. |
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Brioche | Good texture, can be too heavy. | |
Potato Bun | Apparently the perfect burger bun; I am yet to try |
Burger Patties | Wagyu | Superb A1 grade beef with perfectly marbled fat. Wagyu is for steak, but totally wasted in a minced meat pattie. Make your own beef/fat mince instead. |
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Chuck | Cheaper off-cut of beef usually used for stewing, that just happens to have wonderful flavour and 40% fat. Makes excellent burger mince. | |
Scotch Fillet | High grade cut of beef that has a high price tag... but only when it's cut into steaks. Whole scotch fillets can be found for less per kg than cheap mince. Then you can mince your own! |
Cheese | Monterey Jack | Famous as the perfect burger cheese. Solid performer, but other flavours create exciting burgers... |
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Cheddar | Good ol' tasty cheddar never lets you down. | |
Swiss | Sweet cheeses like swiss melt well and subtley enhance other tangy flavors, like tomato... | |
Blue | Some love it, some hate it. Harder to match the flavour to the other burger ingredients, but when you do, it's worth it. |
Salads | Spinach | The most nutritious salad, but the softer leaves don't deliver the same crisp texture as lettuce. |
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Lettuce | The crunch of iceberg lettuce in a burger has never been bettered. | |
Rocket | Peppery leaves work with certain recipes, and blue cheese loves rocket. | |
Tomato | Definitely a winner with bacon and cheese. | |
Onion | Usually better caramelised, but a hint of sweet fresh onion can bring out other flavours nicely. | |
Avocado | Can overpower your other flavours, but a little avo and lime juice goes superbly with bacon. |