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How to Eat a Big Burger

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A burger that cannot be easily eaten without losing some part of it is not a functional burger but an exercise in self falgulance by a chef whose creativity cannot extend beyond 'more' and two pieces of bread that you're more the fool for paying for.

Strong agree, and that extends to all sandwiches. Also, Wide > Tall.

Strong agree as well.

Where I'm from there's a famous local dish called "xis" (from "cheese" as a short for cheeseburger). It's got most of what you'd find in a burger: a patty (or alternative), lettuce, tomatoes, sauces, mayonnaise and whatever else makes into each choice of xis.

It's usually made in wide bread and after assembled, pressed in a big sandwich maker. It's sometimes served in a small plastic bag about the size of the actual sandwich which you can use to stay relatively clean (hands are usually greasy either way) and catch all the trimmings and sauce that falls down so you can even eat it on the go.

Because it's pressed, it can always fit in an open mouth without having to dislocate your jaw.

It's glorious, though my >40 organs don't always agree with it any longer. :D

Some pictures (ignore the ones that aren't pressed - those are just wrong): https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=xis+ga%C3%BAcho&iax=images&...

Some places make ridiculously large versions of them (xis calota) which are usually served in quarters or slices (like pizza): https://duckduckgo.com/?q=xis+calota&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=i...

Obs: "calota" is the Portuguese word for a car wheel trim.

I went to a burger place in tokyo that makes big burgers (Naughty by Burger, highly recommended) and they have a sleeve thing, basically two squares of wax paper attached along two edges to make a pocket specifically to hold and eat the burger without making a mess.

They do the same at a small chain called Burger Fuel here in New Zealand. For the longest time, I couldn't figure out what those sleeves were for. Wish I had, instead of getting chilli sauce on my hands from their Ring Burner ...

The Doofer. They are brilliant.

https://www.burgerfuel.com/nz/our-story/the-doofer

Edit: A Doofer in use https://www.flickr.com/photos/meyegallery/437435722/

All bets are off when you get the burger cooked medium rare (sorry Canada), and that juice (whatever it is) soaks through the bottom bun.

I always order burgers medium rare. The trick is to to flip the burger upside down as soon as it arrives.

When making burgers at home I'll toast the buns a bit to help prevent sogginess. (Note: don't make medium rare burgers at home unless you grind your own meat!!!)

What helps: Bite calmly, giving the teeth time to cut through the contents. This helps prevent that tomato from squickling its way to freedom.

I like how the last answer says basically "order soup". That's a weird way of eating a burger.

With knife and fork obviously.

When I read the first answer, I was almost sure it was AI-generated, but then the date said it's actually from 2019.

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