Smoked Greek stuffed burgers formed with the Master Forge Resin Burger Press (best burger i ever ate

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buggerritt

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Feb 21, 2013
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
The meat mixture is ground chuck, fresh parsley and rosemary, scallions, fresh ground black pepper, thick Worcester, Himalayan pink salt, and roasted garlic. Inside is kalamata olives, crumbled feta and goat cheese, home pickled Hungarian peppers, and fresh chopped spinach.
About 1/3lb of the meat mixture is a good starting point.
The press makes a nice cavity to fill.
Add some feta, olives, and peppers.
Add spinach.
Then goat cheese.
Topper of meat.
I totally did this backasswards. The disc is supposed to be the floor of the press. With correct use, it would normally push the formed patty out of the press. What I formed the meat in, is actually the top press, that locks onto the press handle. We all have brain farts. LOL
Perfect patty, every time.
The ones on the right are a different meat mixture with roasted garlic, pepper, basil, onion flakes, and worcester. They are stuffed with cut up mushrooms and provolone.
Set the MES40 to 275 and let it heat up before adding the meat. Added Pitmaster's Choice to the AMNPS in the mailbox mod and a couple chunks of hickory to the chip pan, since it is going to be a short hot smoke.
The one on the back right reached 160 IT at the same time the front left reached 145. I figured that was a happy medium and medium rare.
8 beautiful smoked and stuffed 1/2 pounders.
On toasted sourdough with nothing but mayo. Best burger I ever ate, hands down.
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 It's lunchtime....and you are playing with my tummy!  Those looks great!

Kat
 
Sweet. Just bought one and now I am anxiously waiting for it to arrive. Guess they have to ship it first.

Another question for you Brad. Did you use lamb and beef, lamb only, beef only what ratio ?? I was figuring I would try this with about 50/50 lamb and beef. 

Thanks again!

Doug
 
The press is a Master Forge Resin Burger Press (Lowes brand). Here's the link. It's real inexpensive at only $5.99. It looked interesting and it turned out to be great.

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Sweet. Just bought one and now I am anxiously waiting for it to arrive. Guess they have to ship it first.

Another question for you Brad. Did you use lamb and beef, lamb only, beef only what ratio ?? I was figuring I would try this with about 50/50 lamb and beef. 

Thanks again!

Doug
Hate that shipping part.......

I have played with a bunch of mixes. Now that the sausage bug has bit me, I have been grinding different kinds of meat.......elk, venison, Emu, alligator,  wild turkey, and even wild boar. I have been mixing in some sausage seasonings, jerky seasonings........just for something different. I do like a 60/40 beef/lamb mix.....a 40/20/20 beef/lamb/pork mix.......too many ideas....not enough time.

I took some cold smoked sharp cheddar, and some double smoked bacon (cooked indirect on the grill), some jalapeno rings and some onion......stuffed all of that in a burger. Then on the smoker for an hour at 225 before finishing it on the grill. Now I'm hungry again......

Brad
 
I just realized I was using this all wrong. That black disc is supposed to go in the bottom of the black ring. It would have been nice if it came with directions but, It really was  a brain fart for me to not realize how it was supposed to work. The cavity press was right and then the cavity press locks onto the other red part and that is the top press. It's all really tough and durable, too. I can't see how this thing could break unless you chucked it at a brick wall or smashed it repeatedIy with a framing hammer. I just read some reviews of the Stufz model and most people say it's flimsy and a lot of work to use. Some went as far as to say it broke in several places on their first run with it. I'm sticking with my $5.99 cheapy from Lowes. :)
 
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Just ordered a "2 pack stufz ultimate burger maker" for $28 plus $4.99 shipping.  Can't wait to try it out.  I've made many Juicy Lucys by hand over the years.  This looks like a much easier and more consistent way of making stuffed burgers.
If you can cancel your order, go get 2 of the Master Forge presses at your local Lowes for $12 total. I posted a link in my above post. Save 20+ bucks and get a better product. I'm confused as to why you guys are going with the Stufz after looking at what I did with the Master Forge. To each their own but, it puzzles me, is all. Also, from Doug's questions and Brad's answers, you'd think it was Brad who made these burgers. Maybe a beer will clear it all up for me. *glug glug glug*
 
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Buggeritt I was just happy to have found this type of thing. I will check out Lowes although it is not close by and I am very aware you made the burgers. I think they are awesome looking and will be trying these out. So the masterforge has the metal parts as well as the plastic pieces? That is definitely something I have to look in to. Lowes is a bit of a drive but will go there this weekend.

Doug
 
There are no metal pieces. It's all resin material. You could order them online from Lowe's website, too. Sorry for misunderstanding. It just read funny is all.

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No worries. I just checked and the store closest has these. I am pretty sure I will be making a run tonight. Probably just return the stufz when I get it. 
 
Seemed like the handle made a good indentation to stuff the way you were using it.  I was wondering how you got the burger out. Lol
 
wow that looks so amazing.  You have inspired me to stop off at lowes and buy that tonight and make some burgers tomorrow.
 
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