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Post by jono62 on Nov 18, 2021 7:19:55 GMT
Five Guys factor in the 'extra' fries so technically you aren't getting extra youtu.be/1dBtR1TqYc8Wendy's has opened in Croydon, so I will have to give them a try at some point. |
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Nov 18, 2021 7:50:33 GMT
I rate Wendy's. Though I'd set expectations at Burger King levels.
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Post by smoothpete on Nov 18, 2021 8:22:57 GMT
We have a Wendys in Reading but I've yet to try it. In fact we have like 6 new burger places that have sprung up in the last couple of months. We even have Gordon Ramsey's "Street Burger" (hate the name).
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Post by ozthegweat on Nov 18, 2021 8:49:02 GMT
Do you get abused while ordering a pretentious burger and there's a very long list burned into each bun of all the celebrities Gordon's friends with?
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Post by smoothpete on Nov 18, 2021 9:00:35 GMT
Let's hope so. I've walked past there several times and there have been a fair amount of customers in there each time yet I've not yet seen anyone with any food in front of them. It's... odd.
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Post by Sarfrin on Nov 19, 2021 12:23:45 GMT
We have a Wendys in Reading but I've yet to try it. In fact we have like 6 new burger places that have sprung up in the last couple of months. We even have Gordon Ramsey's "Street Burger" (hate the name). If you order the 2 grand Deluxe Gordon he personally slaps half a gold leafed bun either side of your head and calls you an idiot burger. Quoted the wrong post there, but never mind. |
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Post by razz on Nov 19, 2021 12:43:13 GMT
I've tried the Ramsey place a couple times, don't rate it at all. Personal preference thing, I used to like burgers with interesting flavours and fillings but nowadays it's all about the quality of the meat, strong meaty flavours. Bleeker St burger is scratching that particular itch currently, quality patty, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomaro, bun and done.
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Post by Danno on Nov 19, 2021 12:51:14 GMT
I've tried the Ramsey place a couple times, don't rate it at all. Personal preference thing, I used to like burgers with interesting flavours and fillings but nowadays it's all about the quality of the meat, strong meaty flavours. Bleeker St burger is scratching that particular itch currently, quality patty, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomaro, bun and done. Bleeker is damn good. Like you say, no frills, just a burger done right |
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Post by lexw on Nov 19, 2021 12:52:02 GMT
Five Guys factor in the 'extra' fries so technically you aren't getting extra youtu.be/1dBtR1TqYc8Wendy's has opened in Croydon, so I will have to give them a try at some point. The question is, will Wendy's returning to the UK see the usual decline in quality? Like Papa Johns and Five Guys. I mean, I'd say it was 90% likely, sadly. Papa Johns when it first got to the UK was like 85%+ of the quality of the US version (which I sampled a fair bit in the US - it's not as good as a lot of local one-off pizza places but it's decent), but then it decline to be drastically worse. I never had Five Guys in the US, but the UK version has clearly not maintained quality control across all its restaurants. The one in Wood Green went steeply downhill, whereas a couple of the central London ones have maintained quality (though the prices are kind of demented). And Taco Bell here is absolutely vile. Horrific. It's kinda-ok in the US, like I guess, for the price. But here it's like "run a mile". Honestly UK BK isn't that much worse than US BK (it's one of the closer ones), so if Wendy's retained quality to that degree I'd actually be okay with it. Also hopefully they can pretend the weird family-restaurant thing Wendy's had become before it left the UK just never happened. |
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Post by lexw on Nov 19, 2021 12:54:41 GMT
I've tried the Ramsey place a couple times, don't rate it at all. Personal preference thing, I used to like burgers with interesting flavours and fillings but nowadays it's all about the quality of the meat, strong meaty flavours. Bleeker St burger is scratching that particular itch currently, quality patty, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomaro, bun and done. Bleeker is damn good. Like you say, no frills, just a burger done right I tried the Bleeker near me via Deliveroo and received a rubbery burger in a sea of liquid cheese (?!?). The flavour was good but the texture really was not. I decided not to hold it against them and just to never order from them on Deliveroo, just go in and try them sometime. |
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Post by razz on Nov 19, 2021 13:18:09 GMT
This was my experience too. Had it delivered in the past and didn't like it at all so I never bothered to try them again. That is until recently whilst we were out, it was a very welcome surprise. The meat flavor reminds me of when MeatLiquor was in their prime.
The king of meat flavor nowadays is almost certainly Burger and Beyond though.
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Post by Techno Hippy on Nov 19, 2021 14:39:49 GMT
Cheap patties from the local co-op - the dog liked them.
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Post by jono62 on Nov 19, 2021 14:42:15 GMT
Tried Wendy's The Baconator. It was decent. The fries are nasty.
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Post by H-alphaFox on Nov 19, 2021 16:12:38 GMT
Not been to a burger place in a couple of years, we did finally get BK a couple of weeks ago, yeah it's BK but first fast food in ages was pretty darn good.
Decided to never buy patties from a shop again, even the expensive ones seem rubbery but after making them at home we'll never go back. Just mince and whatever spices, salt, pepper and cook over hot coals and it's a nice soft burger.
Some nice home made maple bacon, a slice of brie slightly melted and an egg and you got yourself a winner.
One thing I would like to try is a new sauce, ketchup is my go and most bbq sauce derivatives are too sweet.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 17:09:11 GMT
Taco Bell isn't good anywhere
Neither are Wendy's or Burger King
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 17:24:15 GMT
"Treating" the kids to a Maccies and I've stupidity ordered a double quarter pounder, because apparently I hate myself.
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Post by dfunked on Nov 19, 2021 18:03:30 GMT
One thing I would like to try is a new sauce, ketchup is my go and most bbq sauce derivatives are too sweet. You tried just making a simple burger sauce? Mix ketchup, mayo and a few random bits like a splash of worcestershire. M&S do a nice bottle of premade stuff, but guess that's not going to help you... Obviously helps if you have mayo that doesn't taste like it's got half a bag of sugar added. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 18:18:50 GMT
Equal parts ketchup, mayo, American mustard; diced gherkin (and a splash of the juice); and a dash of hot sauce of your choosing (I like Frank's Xxxtra Hot). Works 80% of the time, every time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 18:19:22 GMT
PS. Maccies fucked up my order so I had to make do with one of those shitty chicken burgers.
Why is life.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Nov 19, 2021 19:10:16 GMT
"Treating" the kids to a Maccies and I've stupidity ordered a double quarter pounder, because apparently I hate myself. Jeez, Maccies is shite, a few times a year I'm dragged there by the family and have to sit like a weirdo with no food to eat as I just can't bear it, their signature burgers (or whatever they were called) were just about edible but they don't even do them anymore. Edit: think you got a result with the 'chicken burger' instead. |
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Post by H-alphaFox on Nov 19, 2021 19:30:24 GMT
Thanks for the sauce suggestions, I can do them easy enough so are now on the list to try.
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Post by Sarfrin on Nov 19, 2021 19:43:41 GMT
Sriracha. But proper hot cock, none of that flying goose shite.
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Post by 😎 on Nov 19, 2021 19:52:47 GMT
Sriracha. But proper hot cock, none of that flying goose shite.  |
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Post by ozthegweat on Nov 19, 2021 20:38:12 GMT
Not been to a burger place in a couple of years, we did finally get BK a couple of weeks ago, yeah it's BK but first fast food in ages was pretty darn good. Decided to never buy patties from a shop again, even the expensive ones seem rubbery but after making them at home we'll never go back. Just mince and whatever spices, salt, pepper and cook over hot coals and it's a nice soft burger. Some nice home made maple bacon, a slice of brie slightly melted and an egg and you got yourself a winner. One thing I would like to try is a new sauce, ketchup is my go and most bbq sauce derivatives are too sweet. If you don't grill the patties immediately after forming them, leave out the salt and salt them directly on the grill. Also, knead them as little as possible. Top: salted while grilling; bottom: pre-salted :max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__serious_eats__aht.seriouseats.com__images__2017__06__burgers-side-by-side-d01bcc6acd864029991f96c997dea5fc.jpg) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 21:09:59 GMT
"Treating" the kids to a Maccies and I've stupidity ordered a double quarter pounder, because apparently I hate myself. Jeez, Maccies is shite, a few times a year I'm dragged there by the family and have to sit like a weirdo with no food to eat as I just can't bear it, their signature burgers (or whatever they were called) were just about edible but they don't even do them anymore. Edit: think you got a result with the 'chicken burger' instead. I actually don't mind it. Like it's obviously shite but it doesn't pretend to be anything else. It's relatively cheap, readily available and fills a hole. It's like Greggs really innit. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2021 21:15:55 GMT
Dunno how you all feel about DIY, but this will see you right. Even down to the buns. Once you get into the groove of making your own - and you realise how cheap it is - it's difficult to pay good money for a good burger. youtu.be/IJou15msogM |
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Post by lexw on Nov 21, 2021 12:44:49 GMT
Taco Bell isn't good anywhere Neither are Wendy's or Burger King It's all relative. Like, Papa John's isn't "good" in the US or UK, but in the US it's wildly better than the UK version, and the UK version started out a lot closer to the US version and declined. Like if the US one is a US 6/10, it'd be a UK 9/10, and the UK version started as a UK 8/10, and declined to a UK 6/10 (so like a US 3/10). The saddest damn thing is if you just teleported the cheap local pizza place from the part of Indiana where I used to live to the UK, and somehow got it decent ingredients, it would be heralded as some sort of amazing restaurant with stunning pizza, and it was just like, normal there (well a little above average, maybe 7/10). Sadly I see this decline a lot with new restaurants, whether they're chain or local one-offs - they start out with decent or even good ingredients and hard work, get a following, and usually they last at least six months being pretty cool, and then they decline, either slowly or suddenly, to a more "average" or "bleh" standard. Ones which are consistent are rare and special tbh. The only burger restaurant in delivery range of me which hasn't befallen this decline-fate is Dip n' Flip (I mean I guess Bleeker and maybe some other Brixton stuff too but they're so far it's not worth it). |
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Post by lexw on Nov 21, 2021 12:51:08 GMT
So question to any Brits re: making burgers - where do you get your mince, and how do you get high-fat mince that's not just horribly cheap and nasty?
Really for a burger, you want like 20% fat mince (more is fine, because it cooks out, for the most part), but I've found that pretty hard to source - it's extremely easy to get 12%, but that's not fatty enough in my experience.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2021 12:54:29 GMT
Costco or a butchers. Both have good quality.
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Post by lexw on Nov 21, 2021 13:06:36 GMT
Wait can anyone join Costco now? Last I checked, which was admittedly probably over a decade ago, it was a pretty limited list of professions (i.e. actual "professions" - people who swore an oath like doctors and lawyers, firemen/cops because they're helping society, and shopkeepers). Looking at their website I see no obvious mention of that restriction now.
EDIT - Aha I see you can shop them online without that!
Last butcher I talked to about it was like "Yeah we don't do that", but he was an odd chap so maybe I will try someone else.
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