# A burger NEEDS fries! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 8, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-burger-needs-fries/724539 "2015-07-08T01:13:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-burger-needs-fries/724539/81 "2015-07-14T18:38:20Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Well, your meat mix does sound pretty good, and I’ll have to try it. But I don’t really like the flavor that ground beef gets on a grill (but I love sausages from a grill, go figure). So, I’ll probably fry it on my griddle and top it with grilled spicy peppers and onions. 🙂 The meat mixture comes from my friend silenus, but I have wholeheartedly adopted it ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-burger-needs-fries/724539/82 "2015-07-16T15:05:47Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > The meat mixture comes from my friend silenus, but I have wholeheartedly adopted it When I want a burger I just want a burger… not a mix burger. Sometimes there is perfection in simplicity. I’ve had amazing ones both seared on a grill and smashed on a griddle. Just a light seasoning of salt and pepper (ok, I’ll admit I like Lawry’s seasoned salt) and a good slice of cheese and it is perfect. Oh, and did I mention that it needs to have FRIES! ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-burger-needs-fries/724539/83 "2015-07-16T15:19:12Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > Oh, and did I mention that it needs to have FRIES! I must’ve missed that. When did you say that? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-burger-needs-fries/724539/84 "2015-07-16T15:32:07Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > When I want a burger I just want a burger… not a mix burger. Sometimes there is perfection in simplicity. I’ve had amazing ones both seared on a grill and smashed on a griddle. Just a light seasoning of salt and pepper (ok, I’ll admit I like Lawry’s seasoned salt) and a good slice of cheese and it is perfect. Yeah, I put mix burgers in a separate category. The main issue I have with them is when I have a craving specifically for a burger, the texture is part of it, and with the mixed burgers you have to handle the meat a good bit to properly incorporate it, so you get something with a more sausage-like texture (a bit denser and springier) than the loosely packed meat patty of a proper hamburger. For me, the key is to just handle the beef enough to get it into shape, and no more than that. That’s a problem with a lot of the frozen burger patties for me–they’re solid disks of meat with none of the slight airiness a good burger should have. That said, I do enjoy mixed meat patties from time to time, but if it’s a burger crave I have, it’s more a standard type of burger I want. Even the smash-style burgers, as long as they are balled up loosely, retain that slightly soft texture. But I’m happy to give my fries to **Spud**. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-burger-needs-fries/724539/85 "2015-07-16T19:10:20Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I must’ve missed that. When did you say that? That is a damn good impression of my wife. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-burger-needs-fries/724539.md?page=4)