>1) get a pound of ground beef
>2) add two jumbo eggs

Enjoy your disgusting meatloaf, faggot.

>>3387894
>formed in patties
>herp derp must be meat loaf
lolno

That sounds like more than one burger, OP.

>>3387899
True. It makes three.

I'd rather cook the eggs and add them as a separate topping than mix them into the beef.

>>3387906
That wouldn't be perfect.

>>3387897

You misunderstand. The eggs are what make it meatloaf.

You don't need eggs, breadcrumbs, or any other silly binder ingredients to make hamburgers. You just need the proper fat content of meat (about 20-30%) and that's it. Period.

>>3387912
No. You're wrong. That's why you've been eating less-than-perfect hamburgers. Also, I never said anything about breadcrumbs.

>>3387912

This. It's the toppings that make a hamburger. All the meat needs is a little salt and pepper.

I like to get 90/10 ground beef, then add bacon lardons to the actual mixture.
And I use an egg in there.
Mad?

>>3387918
myopinionisfact.jpg

>>3387935
>Mad?

Yes. I'm going to have to call my anger management counselor now.

>>3387912
>>3387918

why are you so defensive? breadcrums and eggs serve the same purpose, that's why he mentioned both of them. The egg won't add flavor or a pleasant texture.

>>3387931
That isn't true. If a beef burger is truly good, you should be able to eat it alone. as you would a steak

>>3387948

If you want to eat it alone, you're making meatloaf or meatballs, not hamburgers.

>>3387936
>>3387912
Don't bark at me about "period" and tradition and what a hamburger needs. The evolution of mindsets through time (even in the culinary world) are necessary for success. You're stagnant if you don't even try adding egg to ground beef, something you've likely never tried to do before, in making some great hamburgers. It adds the fat necessary (yolk) for a moist burger and a bit of added protein (albumen).

>>3387944
Do they detract anything though? If you were served 4 burgers, one only meat, one breadcrumb, one egg and one with both breadcrumb and egg, do you think you could differentiate between them?

I'm with you, op. I love a good meatloaf sandwich.

lol trolled

>>3387951
see >>3387936

I like meatloaf sandwiches.

>>3387954

Yes, it's extra work for no point.

Someone at some point decided to use extra-lean meat to make burgers. I'm guessing it's because they really didn't know much about meat and erroneously assumed that "lean = better". the problem is that extra-lean meat doesn't stick together in a patty very well, and it has a dry grainy texture, so that necessitates adding binders and fillers like eggs or breadcrumbs to make the patty hold itself together and have a nice texture. In order words, the egg is a band-aid for using the wrong meat in the first place. Burgers make like this tastes fine, but I just don't see the point in the hassle. Lean meat is more expensive, but because it's so dry then you have to go back in an add the fat back just to make a reasonable patty. It makes no sense. It's more costly, requires more ingredients, and it's more work. Just use the proper fat content meat and you will not only have a tastier burger, but you'll be able to make your patties with less effort and fewer ingredients.

>>3387992
tl;dr
Have you tried it? Get off your culinary high horse and give it a try. I bet if Alton suggested adding eggs, against your better judgement, no matter what, you'd support it.

Failure.
Proper burgers don't have the following added: eggs, salt/pepper mixed in.

The proper burger gets salt and pepper on the outside before it goes on the heat. Salt in the meat gives it a poor consistency that you should avoid.

Eggs + beef = meatloaf.

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/03/the-burger-labs-top-ten-tips-for-better-burgers.html

>>3388006
Pepper burns on contact with griddle or grill and lends a poor flavour. Adding pepper to the outside of the burger is a bad idea.

>>3387999

If you had read that and my earlier post you'd know that I have tried it, and decided that it wasn't worth the effort.

Your high horse comment makes no sense given that I am advocating a SIMPLER cooking method. You're the one talking about additives and fillers.

Why would I give a shit about what Alton Brown says? He's an actor that teaches cooking to newbies. I already know how to cook, and I don't give a shit what a TV actor says.

Now, while we're on the subject of "what have you tried", have YOU tried cooking a burger with nothing other than 20-30% ground chuck?

OP here. When finished, your perfect burger should look like this.

ITT: look mom, I'm trolling the internet!

>>3388020
Yeah. It's not as good as adding jumbo eggs. It's dryer and not as pleasant.

>>3388023
this poster here disregard that i suck cocks
also i am not op

I can't believe people are incapable of forming a patty without turning a burger into a meatloaf sandwich. It's not difficult at all.

>>3388033
I know. Adding breadcrumbs is fuckall stupid. Just eggs will do it.

>Eggs

You have no clue how retarded everybody I know is to forget that part. I add milk and steak sauce so that it stays moist and keeps it's flavor.

>>3388043
Never tried that. Don't think I'd like it, to be honest, but I'll try anything once and twice if you're lucky.

I tried out OP's recipe, but it turned out looking like this.

What I did I do wrong?

>>3388053
You added breadcrumbs.

don't waste the eggs by mixing them w/ the meat

your burgers will be better when topped with a fried egg than they will be with the egg mixed in

Also, why are you faggots arguing about meatloaf?

Meatloaf is nothing more than ground meat in the shape of a loaf, regardless of what other ingredients you add.

Hamburger is a patty of ground beef in the shape of a patty, regardless of what other ingredients you add

I like to use ground sirloin for my burgers.

>>3388061
+3 internet

>>3388061
It's not wasting them. It adds a better texture and the juices don't dribble down my face as I eat it. They stay right there, in the meat, where they should be.

>>3388071

learn2napkin

>>3388086
I don't wanna wipe my chin with every bite of my delicious hamburger.

Wow, sounds like by some of your definition a blue cheese burger wouldn't be a burger. Enjoy your inferior burgers without blue cheese inside of them. The whether in Minnesota may suck ass, but at least we know how to make delicious burgers. I bet you fucks put lettuce on your burgers.

>>3388016
100% wrong. Have made the burger in http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/03/the-burger-labs-top-ten-tips-for-better-burgers.html inf times. They are far superior to your shitty newfag recipe that I used to make before I knew any better.

Site that writes about the food 5x week vs random faggot on 4chan. Guess which recipe I'll be following.

>>3388092
>bad whether
But living up there is a blessing in the skies, is it not?

>>3388099
Enjoy your appeal to authority logical fallacy.
>website says it!
>it's a well known website
>everything they say must be right!
This is how rumours of Jedi becoming a recognised religion (it's not) start. Some reputable source says something then others follow suit without testing it/looking it up for themselves.

Why egg tho?
The only thing I add to my burgers are pepper, and wild onions

I actually know someone who believes in "the force" jedi teachings/whatever. My wife has worked with him for 2 years and he lurks 4chan

>>3388105
Way to read the rest of the line you dumb motherfucker. Your failboat shit is what I used to make when I didn't know any better. I learned what was actually infinitely better from actual place that does this kind of shit.

“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”

Should learn it some day, it's kind of amazing.

>>3388120
But Jedi is not a recognised religion anywhere.
As for "why egg," because it It adds the fat necessary (yolk) for a moist burger and a bit of added protein (albumen) and it adds a better texture and the juices don't dribble down my face as I eat it. They stay right there, in the meat, where they should be.

>>3388123
>I said it so it must be true
I have a nineteen metre dick and you've tried both methods.

>>3388136

I was wondering when Sherlock would show up.

>>3388128
1) You don't need to add fat to a burger, you get an appropriate mix of fat/nonfat such as 80/20 meat and you're set.
2) It's a binder. all it does is make your burger thicker

>fucking up my quality meat with eggs

Fuck you OP, fuck you in the eye.

>>3388166
It makes it not dribble down my chin and it makes it taste better.

>>3388181
confirmed failure at life

>>3388192
No. See >>3388134
I'm a very successful pornographic actor.