# Build your perfect burger **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309 "2010-12-16T00:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/21 "2010-12-16T05:17:30Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I like a fairly standard bacon cheeseburger. > > American cheese, bacon, raw onion, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, spicy mustard, top off with some hot sauce on a good sesame seed bun. Sorry to be boring. Pretty much the same for me, although I’ll go with **pulykamell** in passing up the bad lettuce and tomato you usually get. I don’t get ketchup either, but it’s no big deal either way. There used to be a burger place not too far away called Wild Bill’s that had what they called a Bacon, Bacon, Bacon Burger. (Yes, three orders of bacon.) It closed quite a while ago. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/22 "2010-12-16T05:29:38Z")
I’ve heard that beets are a popular hamburger topping in Australia and New Zealand. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/23 "2010-12-16T05:41:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve heard that beets are a popular hamburger topping in Australia and New Zealand. The beetroot slices must be straight out of a tin only. None of that fresh rubbish. Pineapple slices too. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/24 "2010-12-16T05:49:13Z")
> [@ExTank](#): > > Bacon (thick slice!), blue cheese, grilled onions, and mushrooms. No condiments. I second this without the mushrooms. Toast the bun please. Oh, and make it real bread, not that soft spongy stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/25 "2010-12-16T07:58:20Z")
I put the Blue Cheese into the patty. Medium/Medium Rare on a toasted Onion Roll, _very_ light mayo, a _hint_ of yellow mustard, liberal use of the bacon, a couple pickles and “other” ( **avacado** ). Sauteed Mushrooms now and then. Kinda hard to eat at that point. Serve with Garlic Steak Fries and a cold beer. Afterword- more beer, pinball, karoake, more beer, darts, beer and fireworks! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/26 "2010-12-16T08:56:47Z")
burger king smoky cheddar steakhouse xt is currently my favorite, perfect burger features a flame-broiled, almost-half-pound beef patty (7 ounces), barbecue sauce, lettuce, and tomatoes, four strips of bacon, and two slices of Cheddar cheese on a special cornmeal-dusted bun best burger I’ve found in 10 years ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/27 "2010-12-16T12:44:27Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve heard that beets are a popular hamburger topping in Australia and New Zealand. Yep. When I lived there I was skeptical at first but tried one, and it was great! If I ever make hamburgers at home I will be sure to add sliced beets. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/28 "2010-12-16T12:53:17Z")
Smoked gouda! ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/29 "2010-12-16T15:54:17Z")
No [brown sauce](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Sauce)?! ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/30 "2010-12-16T16:06:58Z")
My perfect burger…right now. Butter toasted sesame seed roll slightly larger in diameter than the meat patties. Use two relatively thin patties, cooked medium well with one _thin_ slice of sharp cheddar between the patties. Top with mustard, an onion slice and a spoonful of chili-con-carne. This will probably change by lunchtime. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/31 "2010-12-16T16:10:59Z")
I’m a vegetarian so hold the burger. _insert obligatory Jack Nicholson joke here_ ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/32 "2010-12-16T16:44:42Z")
My perfect burger is what I order at Wendy’s: a single with mayo, ketchup, and pickles. That’s my go-to burger in most situations, but sometimes how I get/make them varies: I always get the same thing at Wendy’s, and I also love McDonald’s hamburgers (the regular ones, not quarter pounders or anything), but at restaurants or cookouts I’ve been known to have cheese (American, Cheddar, or Pepper Jack), bacon, and/or raw onions on my burgers. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/33 "2010-12-16T16:46:33Z")
Cheddar cheese, grilled onions, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and BBQ sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/34 "2010-12-16T16:59:04Z")
Hot Pastrami. A staple at any burger/gyro joint in Utah, such as [Crown Burgers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Burgers), Astro Burgers, or Apollo Burgers. Sadly, I can’t find anything like it outside of Utah. Also, guacamole (probably not both guacamole and pastrami, though). Smashburger’s Baja is a good one. Another favorite of mine at a few burger joints is a burger dressed like a buffalo chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/35 "2010-12-16T17:24:02Z")
Guaaaacaaaamooooleeeeeeeeee!!! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/36 "2010-12-16T17:29:07Z")
Fried onion, ketchup, mayo. I’m a man of simple tastes (and I don’t eat cheeseburgers or bacon). ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/37 "2010-12-16T18:34:06Z")
Watch me win the fuck out of the thread: Bacon, swiss, sauteed mushrooms + onions, A1 sauce, and mayonaise. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/38 "2010-12-16T18:37:21Z")
I like a basic cheese burger, spicy mustard, no ketchup. I sometimes leave off the salad. It’s not that I don’t like it, it just makes it messier. The raw onion can stay though. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/39 "2010-12-16T18:45:29Z")
Properly done, a burger should have mustard, ketchup, thinly-sliced tomato, shredded lettuce, sweet pickle relish, diced or thinly sliced onion and maybe a slice of Pepper Jack cheese. The use of leaf lettuce on burgers is an abomination, especially ones with other toppings on them. The lettuce always pulls out of the burger and dumps the onions into your lap. The burger should also be of a proper size. Monster burgers are for amateurs. **Walmarticus** - “mayo” = “fail” ---
**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:** [December 16, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309/40 "2010-12-16T19:06:10Z")
Bacon, blue cheese, grilled onions, tomato, lettuce, hot peppers, steak sauce (which was missing). I want a burger now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-your-perfect-burger/564309.md?page=3)