What makes a perfect burger? Part-2~

After the buns, comes the most important element of the burger which is the burger patty itself. This is the one thing that deserves the most attention. Without a good meat, a burger falls flat on its face. The chuck or briskets are good cuts to use for your patty but that really is up to whoever is serving you the burger.

However, you can check if there is ample fat content. A burger should be either 40 percent fat and 60 percent meat or ideally 80 percent meat and 20 percent fat. Without the fat, the burger dries up and is hard to chew or even taste the flavors. Also, remember that it is good for the meat to cook in the grease from the fat. The grease works as a natural-flavoring agent and helps to make the burger taste meatier. If your burger does not taste like meat, then it is not a burger at all. And make sure the patty reaches the edge of the bun.

Finally, we come to the sauces, veggies and the condiments. Lettuce, tomatoes and onions are crowd favorites, however it is important to use the ingredients with the right texture. For instance, the lettuce used should be crispy or crunchy. It cannot be a soggy, dead piece of betel leaf. The lettuce, in reality, doesn't add much to the flavor and using a soggy one kills the taste rather than enhances it. A crunchy onion and a little tomato again adds to the flavor.

Pickles give the burger that extra zing and about using cheese, it is easy to compose a whole ballad. Top it all off with tomato sauce and even mustard and mayonnaise if you want. Served like that, short of the mushrooms, the bacon, the this and the that, you have the perfect burger with the most necessary elements.

One of the biggest problems is the use of too many ingredients. A burger is not a sandwich. The focus should always be on the patty and how it tastes. The patty is the orchestra and the rest make up the symphony. And a symphony is irrelevant without an orchestra. The same thing applies to burger or it just did as I just applied it. Now that you know, go off looking for the perfect burger in down and look down upon those who don't know the rules.