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Special to Slashfood from Kat KinsmanWith all due respect to yoga, psychotherapy, and the pharmaceutical industry, some days all I need to achieve inner peace is a great big greasy hamburger. It's a primal experience -- wrapping both hands around a pillow-soft potato roll loaded with a thick, dripping, grill-seared slab of grade-A American beef, opening my mouth, sinking my teeth in and CONSUMING. There's no room left for job angst, calorie fret or relationship woes -- just me and meat, a soft potato roll (no chewy kaiser rolls for me) and, if there's some on hand, a hefty slab of cheese -- the sharper the better.
Once fed, I can more calmly and sanely address the issues at hand, but while the burger's still got at least a bite left, problems just magically melt away.
I take my burgers the same way every time: rare to the point of mooing, with cheese, mustard and, as my pal Lissa liked to say, "an embarrassment of pickles." It's my recipe for tranquility, and for the most part, I'm sticking to it.
Sometimes, though, the exact ingredients just aren't on hand. C'est la vie. There's plenty of joy to be found in a sack of savory, onion-studded White Castle sliders, or a sloppy road-trip Whopper with cheese from the essential pit stop at Burger King (NOT McDonald's, thank you very much). This is food that's meant to be eaten with gusto -- and with your hands. I abandon all notions of daintiness when I burn rubber from the Las Vegas airport to the In-N-Out Burger on Industrial Road. The chain hasn't reached my neck of the woods, and the meaty mustard ooze down my fingers as I savor Double-Double Animal Style feast at a parking-lot picnic table is what tells me that for right now, the rules don't apply. I'm on vacation. I'm free.
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6-02-2007 @10:57PM Barb said... My favorite burger is hot off my own CHARCOAL grill.......Cheese, a slice of onion,red hamburger relish, mayo, and A-1 sauce..... Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...second would be the old fashioned diner burger....can't beat'em...Third would be Wendy's..
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6-02-2007 @10:53PM gary fair said... we did not evolve as carnivores, HEART DISEASE, coronary arteries branch off from the aorta to bring oxygen to the heart muscle itself. cholesterol from animal sources gradually impregnates the inside walls of the coronary arteries, and layers of cellular material and calcium follow until the artery is clogged. when arteries are partly blocked, they cannot carry enough oxygen to the heart muscle when it is beating rapidly. this leads to chest pain during excrcise or excitement. when the blood supply is completely blocked, the result is the death of part of the heart muscle (myocardial infarction). the arteries become as hard and brittle as the stem of a clay pipe. they are so full of calcium they are more like rocks than blood vessels. cutting them with a scissor at autopsy makes a distinct crunching sound. this blockage also occurs in the arteries to the brain. when they close off, part of the brain dies A STROKE, ..among many other physiological differences, (siav.org mrmcmed.org stolenpets.com) from pcrm.org, VEGAN BY DESIGN, many food markets such as kroger have VEGAN burgers. hot dogs. (ect) and soy derserts (no speces past infancy drinks milk) even cakes,
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6-02-2007 @11:06PM Susan said... My top 3 burger places are as follows; Hardee's; Burger King; Sonic's.
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6-02-2007 @11:15PM Joni said... My 2 favorite burger places in Phoenix are In-N-Out for the DoubleDouble (Yum!) and Fatburger. I go to Fatburger more ofter because they have homemade lemonaide that is killer, but their butgers are alway hot and messy. They also have about 12 different toppings to choose from. Don't forget to get onion rings too.
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6-02-2007 @11:29PM gary fair said... we did N O T evolve as carnivores, vegan by design, get vegan burgers & hot dogs (siav.org mrmcmed.org stolenpets.com) from pcrm.org,
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6-02-2007 @11:14PM Tim Burnson said... I make a pretty good burger. One pound ground sirloin spread out in the bottom of a bowl. Sprinkle Dales Seassoning on beef. Sprinke on white onions and swiss cheese. Sprinkle a quarter cup plain bread crumbs and Lawreys Season salt to taste. I prefer to wear a plastic glove to mix and squeeeze ingredients together thoroughly with one hand. Form 3 burgers
somewhat loosly. sear on both sides in a large hot teflon skillet . 3 minutes on each side for medium rare, still juicy. 6 minutes for well.
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6-02-2007 @11:18PM Alan said... There is nothing better than an Culver's ButterBurger. They just opened up in Colorado (from everywhere else in the Midwest) and a great ButterBurger is the only way to go. Now remember, we are talking about "chain burger joints" not individual ones. Montana has some of the best individual burgers in the world
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6-02-2007 @11:26PM Renee said... I was pregnant, couldn't eat anything without getting ill the first 4.5 months, then all of a sudden, boom. I CRAVED meat! I tell you, the best burger I've ever had is in Solon, Ohio, at a small diner called Jim's Open Kitchen. When I was finally able to eat, I had a burger for breakfast there, then went back and had another for lunch. It was a GLORIOUS day!
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6-02-2007 @11:20PM Alan said... Culver's ButterBurgers are the best by far for a chain. Obviously there are others but they just opened up in Colorado from everywhere else in the Midwest (burger country) and I make a visit there as often as I can. Now, thats for a chain burger. Individual burger joints includ the Bulldog Saloon in Whitefish, Montana!!
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6-02-2007 @11:24PM Nano said... Come to Detroit, cruise Woodward, and pick up a burger from Red Coat Tavern. You will never forget the city, the drive and especially, the burger!
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6-03-2007 @3:16AM Tim said... I live in Fla and i like Wendy's but if your looking for a BIGGG Burger then try Monster burger at Hardee's wow it is BIGGG.It tastes ok i like the 1/3 lb bacon cheese burger.But Wendy's i love they're double cheese all the way or sometimes i'll they're triple cheese all the way LOL...
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6-02-2007 @11:27PM alice said... Best burger in Wilmington, DE is at Buckley's Tavern but their rolls are not the best....they need to improve them.
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6-02-2007 @11:28PM Alan said... Woops I did forget about Steak and Shake also but I haven't had one of them in such a long time I forgot what they tasted like until now. But....Culver's still rules in my book. NutterBurger, with onions, pickles, a little mayo, some other seasonings on that great toasted bun!!!
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6-02-2007 @11:50PM Andy said... Culvers... OMG... Double Deluxe Basket.. Butterburgers are my weakness.
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6-03-2007 @10:49AM gayle said... Living most of my life in the Arizona desert,it was a slim choice.Sneaky Petes (since pinnacle burned down) was the best if you wanted a dining experience.Imitation old west town and all.Fast food?Wendy's,by far.Fresh,daily,never frozen.And cooked within minutes.NYC has the best food basically.Almost worth moving there for that alone.:)
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6-03-2007 @12:13AM Marky Marc said... I live in Daytona Bch.Fl. when I want a burger. I go to Steak n Shake !!
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6-03-2007 @12:18AM Todd said... The Burger is the quintessential American food, more American than even Apple Pie. My friends and I have discussed the ideal burger at length, embarassing amounts of time. We came to the conclusion, as only American Men would, that burgers are like Women; sometimes you want the girl next door, sometimes you want the super-glamorous voluptuos-type, or any others iconic type in between. The Big-Mac, a medium-rare Kobe au poivre, or your own backyard grilled burger on Wonder Bread, they are all beautiful intheir own unique way.
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6-03-2007 @12:22AM Kat said... The only people who didn't vote for In-N-Out Burger are people who have never eaten there. Everyone here in the Reno Tahoe area knows that In-N-Out have the BEST burgers out of any fast food restaurant. No frozen, premolded dried out patties. Everything is fresh and the burgers ROCK!!! The Double Double is to die for.
In my opinion, the best burger that is not made by a fast food restaurant can be found at the cafe at Denio Junction, NV. It's a well-kept secret, well, because only 26 people live in the town (including my father), but if you get up there, you have GOT to get a cheeseburger. They're so good, you'll want to lay down and scream! :D
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6-03-2007 @12:33AM randy said... my favorite burger is my own done to medium on my own grill- topped with blue cheese & onion-served with my home made potato salad.
in my opinion the best restarant burger is definitely Ruby Tuesdays sirloin burger. although they have alot to learn about good fries.....
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6-03-2007 @1:09AM Mike said... Hate to say this people, but, if you haven't been to New Orleans and had a 'Bud's Broiler' hamburger you really don't know what your missing. Their burgers are numbered 1-10 and each one is different from the next, I like the # 4 which is and pattie on a toasted roll with chili and onions and the best homemade fries I've had anywhere. They use charcoal in a brick pit indoors with a ventilating hood over the top that gives it that made on the backyard grill taste. I went to the one on Banks Street and on Orleans Ave. across from Delgado College.
I think the only burger that might come close to 'Bud's' is 'Ed Debevick's' in Chicago which is a 50's style diner that also has killer food and rude waitresses.
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