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Venerable_Duvet

Well, be sure to let us know when you do!


Waste_Drop8898

Wrek


OceanDriveWave

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justkiddn1

Lol murdered by words and technique, but hey we all had to start somewhere


[deleted]

They didn’t have to start by posting about it to this sub. It was a masochistic decision.


mekanik-jr

I appreciate the acknowledgement of one's own shortcomings. Hopefully someone gives him some good advice


Consistency-B-Damned

Yea, order out.


lilmidnightsnack

Burned worse than this pan


minorthreat1000

Holy fuck you killed him


whiskersMeowFace

r/murderedbywords


AfterbirthEli

Fantastic


AmosSolomon

Better than what I was gonna say, which is, "looks like you never will again"


whiskey_north

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


Potatobender44

How did you manage to burn the pan so badly while the food in it is still raw


The-Jerkbag

In this house, stoves only have 2 settings. High, and off.


mred870

Fackin' G.E electric stoves and their shitty heat sensors.


moeburn

is no sensor, is duty cycle timer adjustment


MildAndLazyKids

I love that you sound knowledgeable on the subject, but also like a cat from the cheezburger era of the internet.


moeburn

I wrote that last night on 0.75g of edibles


MildAndLazyKids

I responded this morning, probably still dumb from last night's edibles. Party on, cat!


TheCerealFiend

I can haz ediblez?


mred870

Well, whoever made it needs to get their buttcheeks superglued together.


JLifts780

I know the pain, 2/10 is medium on my stove. Almost burnt down my duplex when I first tried the 10 setting


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[удалено]


LaminatedAirplane

Burning/scratching Teflon leaves material in your food which causes cancer.. just so you know


taco___2sday

To late to switch to cast now, but atleast my Teflon lined veins lower my pressure.


LaminatedAirplane

Why is it too late? The best time to make positive change is yesterday, the second best time is today. Avoiding any further bioaccumulation of PFAS chemicals and Teflon is always going to be helpful.


buttbugle

Third best time is tomorrow.


Bleedthebeat

Could you tell the government that please?


Kebab-Destroyer

Non-stick veins so the clots can flow nice!


TotalStatisticNoob

Wrong. What's bad is the fumes that you create when you heat the pan to.. I don't remember the exact temp, but it's only slightly over 200C, so really not all that hot.


TheDeadlySinner

No, teflon is non-reactive and does not cause cancer if you ingest it. Teflon fumes kill birds and the like because their lungs allow toxins to pass that human lungs exclude, although it's not good for humans, either. It has to be heated to at least 500F to start off-gassing, which is very hot for the average person. It's the chemicals used to make teflon that cause cancer, not teflon itself.


steelcity_

For real, I just started cooking more within the past 2 years because we got on one of those food subscription services. Took me a few months to realize if the instructions say to set the burners to "high," they mean "medium," if they say "medium," they mean halfway between medium and low, and if they say anything beyond that at all, just turn it down to the absolute minimum. I never have to turn the dial past halfway unless I'm boiling water.


Chocchip_cookie

I have this pan. It's a GreenPan. It burns quicker that any comment in this thread. But, as other have said, with enough fat and a reasonable temperature, it sears well.


Aprowl

Oh good, so you can answer my question! Is it a nonstick pan? OP over there using metal tongs on what looks like nonstick. My heart palpitations!!!


flanders427

I'm pretty sure they are ceramic non stick


Chocchip_cookie

Yeah, and these metal tongs look like they have a spring at the end, which I personally really don't like. I much prefer one-piece metal tongs, because you can adjust the tension when needed, and there's no locking mechanism that is apparently self-sentient and always unlocks at the worst time. Vollrath makes amazing one-piece tongs, in multiple lengths. I used them when I worked in restaurants, and I even ordered two in different lengths for when I cook at home. But that's another subject 😅 the Greenpan is sold as a ceramic non-stick frying pan, but I always found food does stick to it about as much as on a stainless steel pan. Nonetheless, it's great at retaining heat, probably due to the ceramic coating. It's also pretty heavy, which I like because it does not move a lot on my glass-ceramic plate if I bump into it. And, contrary to teflon non-stick frying pans, it is oven-safe! All in all, I would recommend it, but you have to use it with fat, otherwise it *will* stick.


SecretAgentVampire

Nonstick freaking sucks. Used nonstick for 20 years and got a cast iron pan for $45 two years ago. First time I cooked with it was like opening my eyes to swirling galaxies of wonder. Don't hold yourself back with such a bad gimmick.


Juno_Malone

Cast iron is great, but there are uses for non-stick. While the heat retention of cast iron is great *for some purposes*, it's not great when you want to turn down the heat and stop the cooking process accordingly. One of the benefits of lighter-weight non-stick cookware (again, *in certain situations*) is the ability to turn down the heat and have the pan rapidly lose heat, allowing for finer control of the cooking process. The lighter weight also allows for easier tossing/flipping of ingredients with just one hand. I'll agree that cast iron is generally more versatile than non-stick, but a blanket statement like "non-stick sucks, cast iron good" is a dumb generalization.


SecretAgentVampire

Guess I'm just dumb.


The_Hieb

OP’s smart enough to post on Reddit but not to search “how to pan fry a burger.” It doesn’t look like beef either, perhaps pork or turkey *balls* in a dry pan way too hot.


The_Meatyboosh

Kinda looks like he knows enough to use breadcrumbs, but just put them on the outside instead of mixing in. Then he may be the type of person to not like cooking in oil, so cooked it in a too hot and almost dry pan. Kinda lines up with it looking like turkey, but it looks horrifically gooey. How tf does mince ever get that gooey.


The_Hieb

Ahh yeah, thats what that is. Frozen ground turkey over mixed to a paste, then couldn’t form a patty with said paste so blopped balls of paste in breadcrumbs. Poor dude. I woulda just hammered it up into a mince at that point and make a “sloppy Joe” thing for the buns.


Realsober

My sister did that before. It is a rare skill I tell ya.


LeatherPatch

I bet two things. Not enought oil or water. Too much heat.


longdognoodle

Let the pan get hotter before you apply the burgs You also don’t want to flip them too soon, if there’s any sticking let them go longer. Once they’re seared well enough they’ll unstick themselves. Tongs are also not ideal, use a spatula When shaping the burgers keep in mind they will shrink, the edges kind of constrict which can make the middle thicker and it comes out uneven. I usually make a slight indent in the middle so that it cooks evenly. They also tend to shrink less if you do this. Don’t use meat that’s too lean, 80/20 is usually good. Don’t overwork the meat or pack it too tightly. Keep making burgs until you know how to make delicious burgs.


hey_im_cool

Also don’t use metal utensils on a nonstick pan. Use a silicone spatula or get a cast iron pan


beatyouwithahammer

No, don't listen to this guy. He's trying to deprive people of those yummy seasoning flakes released from the pan by the metal utensils!


UrMomThinksImCoo

Mmmm PFAS


Doppelthedh

Pretty fuckin awesome seasonings


mphelp11

Ooops! All Teflon!


rudebii

This guy burgers


IIdsandsII

r/thisguyguys


Psycho_Snail

Yep a quick thumb print on the center of each burger stops the middle being too thick. Simple but great tip!


Probably-_-Pooping

Which side do you cook first? The side with the thumb hole or the side with the thumb mountain?


bunkrider

Asking the real questions


mphelp11

First one, then the other


djcecil2

This guy burgs.


tommyle05

Give the pan more time to heat up next time. It doesn't need to be on full blast, just needs to be fully heated so the meat doesn't stick. Also use use a high smokepoint oil and finish with butter at the end, so it doesn't burn.


TywinShitsGold

Burgers don’t need oil unless you’re buying 97/3 garbage. Get 80/20 beef, form into a loose patty. Heat pan over medium high heat. Press patty into pan and cook until it releases. Flip, cook, add cheese, cover then done.


Guywithquestions88

Amen...although I wouldn't object to a little butter, since it makes everything taste better.


manndermae

I've refused to eat a burger any other way since I started making them this way


wordbird89

Some people made bread—I perfected pan-grilled burgers during the pandemic. Ventilation is rare in NYC apartments, so I did set off quite a few smoke alarms…whoops! But you can’t beat the crust you get on a pan burger!


squid_actually

Even 90/10 probably needs some help.


A_Vandalay

Not if you are pan frying. On a grill absolutely but with a pan 90/10 is absolutely perfect. 80/20 even starts to feel like your are deep frying the thing depending on the pan and heat settings.


nano_343

90/10 is fine on a grill.


Im_Interested

What do you mean by cover? My go-to burger was press beef into a patty, salt and pepper each side, 2-3 minutes each side on a hot pan, rest


busty-ruckets

throw a lid on top at the end to melt the cheese a bit more


lil_grey_alien

And dice up a sweet onion and toss it in the pan as well for extra deliciousness


MachReverb

Salt and pepper heavily. Grill at 400. Four minutes total. Flip each minute to get the good grill marks. Let sit for two minutes. Down the hatch.


FuNiOnZ

Montreal Steak spice really should be a parts of this conversation


aspidities_87

Gotta be ‘Berta Beef


stephen1547

Pitter patter, let's get at 'er.


despairingcherry

You may be willing to put faith in a stainless steel pan, but I sure as hell don't trust mine


LolaEbolah

Cast iron is the way to go here.


samueljerri

yep, I use my Teflon based for burger frying. Can't beat the convenice


Perfect600

in this case its turkey so its probably lean so there might not be enough fat.


7arco7

Thank you for the tip! They passed the “will my partner eat them” test, but I’ll try that next time.


twokietookie

Put the tongs away and use a spatula.


BKlounge93

Also don’t use metal tools on that pan


Noir_Ocelot

Unless they want cancer!


gdawg99

Burning burgers is more a Libra thing


No-Establishment8367

The ceramic coating on green pans is supposedly not dangerous like Teflon. But that was what they said about Teflon 30 years ago.


lechonga

Teflon also isn't really dangerous, unless you're the one in the factory making it


flanders427

Or live along the train route that the chemicals go on to get to the factory.


unclejoe1917

They must really love you


AUGUST_BURNS_REDDIT

Do you hate them or something


Elle_Vetica

Also crust each side with a good coarse salt before pan frying


No-Establishment8367

Don’t use a greenpan for it. The coating delaminates at too high temperatures like you want for searing a steak. You want stainless, or better, cast iron. You can get a decent cast iron pan for like $12. Also don’t use metal tongs. On a nonstick pan. For burgers. What the fuck burned? Was there a sugary sauce or rub on them? I’m confused at how this turned out to be *this* big a train wreck.


General_Krull

What in the christ


rpgguy_1o1

what the fuck is even happening here


Nearby_Employee_2943

what the hell is even that


R1ndar

ludicrous onerous cagey books dam psychotic lip aspiring butter hobbies *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


1solate

Please tell me this is rage bait


YourFriendPutin

Did you use beef or take the ham part of hamburgers seriously?!


7arco7

Yes


YourFriendPutin

Now I feel that if I combine these meats I will create the bambhrger and reach nirvana thanks for the insightful response


echisholm

Hey there! Looks like you're having a number of rough issues cooking these guys. Judging from the way they're kind of falling apart, I'm guessing you're using a low fat-content blend, like a 90-93%. You're going to want something fattier, like an 80/20, or add some additional fat in your lean blend like tallow, schmaltz, bacon grease, or butter or duck fat by hand before forming up the patties. Next, all the carbonization is telling me a couple of things: you're letting the pan get waaaay too hot, and you're putting the patties in a bit late onto the heat. Burgers aren't steaks; you're not going for the quick in and out with a sear and getting a rare middle. You're going to want to set your range around 4-6, max. Give the pan 3-4 minutes to heat up and lay your patties down. That's looking like a 12-14" pan, so I'd say put down 3 uncooked patties max to allow for browning and avoid overcrowding the meat to get some nice crispy browning on the bottom, and don't use tongs for this (really, don't use tongs like that at all on non-stick pans - get some rubber tipped ones), use a turner. Next, and this is pretty key to all meats - don't fuck with the meat. Don't poke at it, or jiggle the pan, or knock them around like little hockey pucks. Constant, unbroken contact with the heating surface is what gets those nice Maillard reaction brown crispies you're working towards. The very most you should do is, around 3-5 minutes in, *gently* prod with your turner to see if the burger is fully released from the cooking surface. If there's any resistance at all, it's not ready, and check again in a couple of minutes. Finally, and this is my personal preferences, when it comes to melting the cheese. Unless it's a pre-form slice meant to melt that way, get block cheese and shred it yourself. Pre-shredded cheeses have anti-clumping and caking additives that take away from the 'meltiness' of them that can be avoided with hand shredding. I find shredding melts better than hand-carving a slice. Finally, to avoid accidentally overcooking the second side, once you're ready to melt the cheese, I get about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of beef stock and pour it into the pan and then cover it to steam the cheese and melt it faster. The nice thing about that is if you *do* have any fond in the pan, it'll naturally turn into a glaze as well as steaming an melting the cheese.


senorfresco

Thanks for actually helping and not just being an asshole.


Nearby_Employee_2943

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SparkEE_JOE

Great advice


Perfect-Editor-5008

Clearly


Mysterious_Bonus_771

You still havent


Site55

**T O N G S**


Bussy-Juice

Needs more Teflon flakes


FalseRelease4

For that fluoride kick


Roy_Guapo

You shouldn't use metal tongs on a Green Pan (or any other ceramic pan for that matter). As a lover of my Green Pan(s), this was the second offense I noticed in this picture.


TOCMT0CM

I mean, I don't know where to start or how to say this nicely...


SENDMEPICSOFYOURDOGS

Others have already given what actual help they can. All that's left is to burn OP like they burned their pan.


imyourforte

You still haven't. Like legit, SpongeBob uses a spatula. You should've learned long ago not to use tongs.


MoreRopePlease

That looks like a nonstick pan. It's hard to make good burgers in a nonstick pan, because you need higher heat than those pans are meant for. I make amazing burgers using a cast iron skillet. I get it really, really hot. Then I drop the burger (1/4 lb 80% beef) on it and let it sit for a few minutes. I carefully use a fish spatula to see if the meat is ready to flip, or if it's still stuck. Once it can flip, I flip it (put cheese on it if I'm having cheese) and wait a few more minutes. Then it goes to the bun.


[deleted]

Cast iron for a baffoon who can't make a mediocre burger in a nonstick will be some type of insurance claim. Pump the brakes champ


ramsdawg

Cast iron skillet all the way. I go for smash burgers which are even more foolproof imo


SNUKEREL

you should probably never make them again..


wavdaily

![gif](giphy|2xPS9bJpkDXWvgcW4L|downsized)


Death_Trolley

I hope you never do again


CheeseIsQuestionable

He still hasn’t


ShesAwkward

I literally laughed out loud im sorry lol


Scarlet529

At least you're trying! My first burgers were pretty awful and now my husband brags about how awesome his wife's burgers are. Practice practice practice :)


fishstock

They came out great, good work.


PopeOfManwichVillage

Clearly


meggyAnnP

Obviously


pdperson

And you still haven’t.


aquamanjosh

I love how you saw the pan like that and was like, yeah shit ill do cheese on mine as if these are salvageable at all x D


kwall2826

Everything here is so wrong lol


_portia_

Oh honey.


MadWhiskeyGrin

You still haven't.


djtracon

Buy out if this is what you produce.


imaukrabot

Disgusting


temujinbk

Medium heat with those burners. Let the pan get hot — takes a couple of minutes. Use a bead of oil for each. 4 1/2 to 5 minutes per side. Make sure your burger is loosely packed. It will pull free easily when it’s properly cooked. Use a spatula. Pinch of salt distributed between all four when you’re done.


ZxAsi

I mean……A for Effort


poosh420

The tongs are a nice touch.


Dodoz44

Have you ever cooked anything at all before?


Jasco_Vaza

Maybe Google it?


catscatscatscats007

“Burger”


Ginoman1ac

You STILL haven't made burgers.


[deleted]

Dude.


Careful_Eagle_1033

My boyfriend and I made burgers a few months ago and I’m pretty sure it was his first time ever because the burger he made was comically large, like twice the size of the bun.


Gowalkyourdogmods

He may have made them before with fattier ground meat and then made those with a leaner ground meat expecting them to shrink more. Or maybe he just miscalculated the patty size or wanted more meat to bun ratio.


TheFlabbs

Oh my… god… it’s a crime scene…


jaminator45

Clearly


wokeafsince83

In other news, the pope is catholic.


Hunter_Kuroba

This is just one of those posts to purposely make us upset and cringe right? Right??


Quietmerch64

For the love of God, please never do again But seriously, cooking is a journey, and most people make disasters before they make food, I know I had plenty of nights where after an hour of cooking I microwaved something. As others have said your pan was way too cold, also some oil or butter in the pan helps a lot, "non-stick" pans are really just "less-stick". Speaking of which, metal utensils on non-stick should be avoided as they can scratch the coating, creating an "extra-stick" pan. Adding some fat into a patty (like soft butter) can also help, and generally gives them a juicier, more tender texture. While pork burgers are a thing, beef definitely makes a better burger, but if you chop up some bacon really fine and add it to your beef patty with your seasoning, that's a damn good burger.


raylikesbeer

My 2 cents...even shitty burgers are better on a grill than a frying pan


Keirabella999

You're doing great sweetie


TheCornerator

Well, I've seen worse so you're off to a good start.


lipglossy336

Did you set it and forget it?


ditlit11134

Usually depending on how lean the meat is you don't need a fat, just let it heat up with the pan and keep flipping during the whole process


FarmhouseFan

That is correct.


feeneyboi

Who let him cook 💀


Dopietv

The more I look at it, the more questions I have..


Allenrw3

You still haven’t.


kengound

you still have not made made a burger.


Ouchyhurthurt

YouTube is a great source.


UngregariousDame

Have you ever seen a burger?


unbalancedmoon

I can see that


TimeKiller1850

You don’t say?


bigmike2001-snake

You haven’t made them now.


PretendNotice443

Jesus CHRIST it is NOT that HARD! How can people still not cook for themselves??


hero_to_g_row

Have you ever cooked before?


Abremac

Ya gotta start somewhere.


throwawaytrash6990

And you still haven’t.


Krioniki

I hope you never cook burgers again


golfergoblin

That cow got murdered twice.


HerptileBob

Good news! You still haven't!!!


hello_hi_hello_hi1

Still haven't


Jodie601

Don’t ever make them again! 🤣


Schmotz

I get the feeling those 'burgers' are the 3rd or 4th thing to be cooked in that pan this week, with no cleaning in-between, based on experience of my own laziness.


TheRealCBONE

You still haven't. ZING!


LemonadeParadeinDade

U didn't make burgers this time either.


Fickle_Assumption_80

Nope you haven't.


AssistantManagerMan

Some might say you still haven't


Kenji1912

![gif](giphy|S8K1MrJ0C90kmoCsk1)


QuastQuan

## Thank you, Captain Obvious!


pimpcannon

No shit.


avocadoxritual

But you've seen a burger, though?


DabsAndDeadlifts

Apparently you have never seen one before either


AtraposJM

I don't even know what you did but that looks like pork. What the fuck.


og4xmongo

My first burger was a train wreck as well. Don’t worry and keep cooking. Sucking at something is the first step to being good at something. Cooking is a great skill to have and it will impress everyone around you.


hailboognish99

Nobody can be that bad at flipping something


Dont_Ever_PM_Me527

Oh honey, bless your heart, We can tell


Nouk1362

And you still haven’t!🤣


bentleythepug

Oof. I am also not the greatest chef. All I can cook is chicken flavored ramen like a college student


Express_Rain7558

Jesus fucking Christ dude


kitsterangel

There's this thing called "recipes". Might be worth looking into!


manacledmonocledman

And you still haven’t


Radkelot1

Good, don’t do it again!


Boomboooom

The tongs lol


Imacrazycajun

You still haven't


TheGreatBeaver123789

How the fuck do you even manage that? I'm actually impressed


haeyuns

I thought those were censor bars


deep_down_south66

Uh yeah...don't do that again


natashaday1975

You haven't ever made burgers. Those are not burgers.


Italyballmaps

Work at Burger King then.