Burgers may be one of the simplest meals on the menu, but they can make or break your food business. Customers expect a perfect burger each time from a restaurant or fast-food business. While you may have your signature look and taste, consistency is also essential. Dismissing burgers as only some meat and vegetables between buns can be a costly mistake. Instead, think of them as works of art and your utensils as the tools for producing such art. Unless you have the right tools, you will create art no one wants to look at. Here are the right tools for the job:
What tools do you need to make a burger?
Griddle skillet
You’ll need this flat heated surface to cook the burgers. Restaurants will use professional applainces such as griddles or chargrills to cook many burgers at once. Chargrills give that wonderful smokey flavour and authentic griddle marks while griddles are easier to clean and cook on. At home a great choice to emulate the restaurant experience is a cast iron griddle pan. A cast iron skillet is the best since it retains and spreads the heat evenly. Skillets give your burgers that perfect crust with a juicy inner.
Meat grinder
To produce signature burgers, you’ll need to make the patties in-house. Mixing various types of meats and cuts gets you a specific taste. The grinding process is also critical to getting the right consistency and texture. Therefore, you need to invest in a meat grinder with variable settings. Store-bought patties are good, but they limit your choices and may contain additives and preservatives. A good meat grinder could also have a sausage-making setting, thus fulfilling other needs in your kitchen. To create the burger experience at home try out our low cost manual mincers.
Meat thermometer
You need to thoroughly cook the burger to kill all bacteria and other pathogens there. A thermometer helps you tell the internal temperature of the meat. It's possible to sear the outer sections of the burger and think that it's fully cooked, while the insides are still raw. You shouldn’t risk a health issue in your establishment or home. That's why a meat thermometer is an absolute essential.
Hamburger turner
This type of spatula is one of the most important in making burgers. While there are several spatulas, a hamburger turner has a solid tongue that ensures you don’t lose any of the juices or seared crumbs off the burger. Pick stainless steel hamburger turners that offer longevity in use. In addition, ensure the tongue is long enough to hold the burger well. You don’t want to use your fingers in the process and risk burning them. Furthermore, it is poor hygiene to touch cooking burgers as you risk spreading bacteria to other areas of the kitchen.
Burger patty press
You can get away with oddly shaped and dense patties at home, but that won’t do in a commercial establishment. A burger former allows you to make perfectly shaped and airy patties. The press helps to speed up the burger making process. With customers waiting for their burgers, you’ll have limited time to create a perfectly shaped burger by hand and maintain that consistency.
Cutting board
You’ll then need a surface to assemble your burger. A clean and large chopping board allows you to collect all the ingredients and arrange them on the buns before transferring them to the burger box or tray. Restaurants should use colour coded chopping boards to ensure they comply with health and safety requirements. Red should be used for meat, green should be used for your salad accompaniments and white should be used for your bread. This makes sure there is no cross contamination.
Burger discs
Burger discs help retain the shape and moisture of burgers. It's easier to prepare your patties in advance whether it's for a commercial setting or at home. Stacking your patties without seperating them with a burger disc could cause them to lose their shape and moisture. The burger discs are thin non-porous sheets that allow you to stack and easily separate the patties. Therefore, you can anticipate and prepare enough patties and have them ready for when they need to be cooked.
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Burger-making tools increase operational efficiency and safety while helping maintain hygiene and quality standards. To consistently produce quality burgers, the tools on our list are critical. Here at Cooksmill we stock the best burger making tools, meeting your needs at an affordable price. You can scroll through our catalogue for more products. All orders come with fast courier delivery with orders over £50 free.
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