Beef, salt, and elbow grease: The simple smashed burger is an engineering marvel
In Acquired Tastes, The Takeout explores the food and drinks we can’t live without.
The fried-cheese burger is a marvel of flavor and architecture
In Acquired Tastes, The Takeout explores the food and drinks we can’t live without.
Is a hot dog healthier than a hamburger?, asks unnecessary report
Some questions don’t need answering. Take this one, for example—“Which is healthier: a hot dog or a hamburger?”
This cheeseburger has 1/3 less fat and you’ll never notice the difference
Umami Issues is The Takeout’s exploration of cooking food with the rich, savory, mysterious taste sensation known as umami.Â
Wendy's Giant Junior Bacon Cheeseburger was fast food's greatest burger and now you can't get it
Why is fast food a pejorative? It carries the perception of mediocrity, as food for people of a lower social standing, and I’ve always found that unfair and classist. Truth is, that a restaurant could expeditiously serve a fried chicken with the consistency and quality of Popeye’s—even if it’s been sitting under a…
Google blew it by putting cheese on top of their burger emoji, expert says
This is how life in 2017 operates: A series of fleeting moments—with the world exploding and doom encroaching and everywhere a shit-splattered hellscape—where we’re able to fixate on something totally stupid and inconsequential, react with exaggerated sentiments, then return to the ceaseless and horrifying misery that…
The 20-minute freezer trick for juicier burgers
While Supper Club has espoused the wonders of the smashed burger, the classic thick, grilled, pink-in-the-middle patty remains the preferred tack among burgermeisters. With this approach, there is one goal above all others: Keep that burger juicy. It’s a binary proposition separating success from failure.
