Just an Average Burger

[Pequod]

Daughter wanted to bring her new boyfriend, Mr. Hurley, home to meet the family. I was ecstatic to meet him once I learned he's in Army ROTC and happens to be quite muscular. Hellllooooo moving crew for a future 32" KK. Time to roll out the red carpet to woo my future mover. 

We started last night by mixing up a batch of Brioche for hamburger buns. Here it is being kneaded in slo-mo, just because:

After an overnight bulk ferment in the refrigerator:

And trying out my new hamburger bun mold pan:

The KK is ready and looking pretty:

After 25 minutes, the buns are ready:

Now let's grind up the burgers, a 50-50 blend of ribeye lip and brisket:

Some of that bacon I cured and smoked recently:

Now the burgers. I like some char, so I start the burgers on the outside

Then flip them onto the CI griddle:

Cheese 'em:

Plate 'em:

I think Hurley's onboard for moving my next KK.

[tony b]

Picture perfect burgers!!! AND, homemade buns, too? Crazy good!!! 

[Stile88]

Now thats a perfect meal love the home made buns excellent job halfsmoke 

[MacKenzie]

HalfSmoke, it really is very hard to beat a KK burger, especially with freshly ground beef, homemade buns and your own bacon.   

BTW, there is no such thing as an average burger on a KK.  

Edited October 29, 2016 by MacKenzie

[Bruce Pearson]

That burger looks sooooo good! And the buns all I can is wow

[Pequod]

Recently picked up that pan just for these buns, which are awesome. Hard to go back to store bought once you've had these. I had been making ring molds out of aluminum foil, but that's a pain. This pan worked great, although I think I can crank the temp a bit higher next time to get a bit more browning. 

[dstr8]

NICE to the nth degree HalfSmoke!

 

[Aussie Ora]

Nicley done mate that should give him some energy to move everything. Unless his muscles are all show lol

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[Steve M]

Scratch burgers. I love it. I need to pick up one of those bun pans.

[tinyfish]

For food like that I would be part of the moving crew.

[DennisLinkletter]

Ahh this really inspires me..

Wonderful cook and burgers!