Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Indoor Burger

NOTE: The following was taken from actual emails.

Dear Suzie Foods,

How do you cook a burger inside?

From,
Mrs. Z
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Dear Mrs. Z,

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Heat a metal handled skillet over medium high on your stovetop. (No plastic or rubber 'cause it's going in the oven.) Spray some oil spray in the pan. Not a lot, just enough so your patty doesn't stick. Turn on your fans. When the pan is super hot, put your patty in it. Brown it on one side. Probably 4 or 5 minutes. Flip the burger over. Add any toppings like mushrooms, onions or tomatoes. Stick the pan in the oven. Finish cooking the burger for about five minutes. More for a bigger burger, less for a little one.

USE AN OVEN MITT to remove pan. Put the burger on a plate. Let it sit for three to five minutes. Then eat the bugger!

Let me know how it turns out!

From,
Suzie Foods
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Holy crap. You are a goddess.
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Taste it before you proclaim me a goddess. ;)
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Dear Suzie Foods,

Burgers were delicious! Mmm Mmm Mmmmm!

Thank you for saving my dinner. Silly snow covered grill. Xoxo
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Below are some pictures from when I made my own Indoor Burger.



I'm glad I could help Mrs. Z get her burger fix without having to defrost the grill. So how do you cook your burgers?

Suzie

3 comments:

  1. We use a small, (just right for two burgers or two chicken breast halves) double sided electric griddle made by Proctor Silex. Plug it in, let it heat for about two minutes (you'll hear a little click when it reaches proper temperature), place your two burger patties on the bottom half, close the lid. Grease drains out to a little catch pan underneath. Burgers are done in about 4 minutes, nice and crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside.

    Clean up is simple. It's non-stick so you can often just clean it with a dish rag. Otherwise hold it under hot running water (just the griddle section) and use a soapy brush.

    Also excellent for chicken breast and pork chops. Haven't tried fish fillets on it.

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  2. Yummm. I need a pan I can put in the oven. I keep seeing recipes for it.

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  3. I would love to try this for chicken too...I always burn it on the outside and the inside isn't finished cooking. Great idea!

    Thanks for visiting my blog!

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