https://old.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/1eaf0qr/my_hamburgers_have_become_so_gross_that_my_boys/
SOS: My burgers have gone from family favorite to something no one wants.
Two boys, 13 and 25, used to devour my burgers like they hadn't seen a meal in ages. Now? They're leaving sad, barely-touched meat discs on their plates. My boys have opinions, and they're brutal: 'weird,' 'too dry,' 'too oily,' 'too greasy,' and the soul-crushing 'it doesn't have any taste.'
Tfw your kids call your food slop
Current recipe (use at your own risk): 7 oz of beef, manhandled into submission, flattened, and sacrificed to a medium-high skillet for 4 minutes per side. Cheese gets a 60-second cameo at the end. Brioche buns because I really do try to make my fam happy.
I've never had to season ground beef before, but maybe that's where I've gone wrong? Is there a secret burger society I'm not privy to? A bovine illuminati?
Alright. Brutal honesty incoming:
Your family discovered what actual burgers should taste like and won't eat your slop anymore. I would NEVER eat meat without seasoning. That's unhinged.
Just use salt and pepper. Look up a recipe for how much per patty so you can learn how to properly season
even REDDITORS called his food slop
You've never had to season ground beef before? What?
We don't season our burgers either. We do split 1/2 a cow with a friend so our meat is farm to table. Sometimes we might be fancy and add seasoning and chopped onion but usually the toppings are the only thing we add.
You don't put salt on your burgers? A cow died for this.
And I respect them enough to not season when not necessary.
Ketchup is fill of sodium and I like ketchup on my burgers. I also like mustard and mayo. That's plenty of seasoning for me
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WYPEPO DONT SEASON THEY FOOD, I CANT BREEF
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