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Diana Cda
12-19-2007, 08:59 PM
This really works. I just made a whole tray full of patties with hardly any of the usual fuss and muss. Just use a mason jar lid (you know the ones, the flat part of the lids come off!!). Here's where I got the info from:

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2007-12-19 21:56:02 (http://www.emerils.com/cooking/archives/001974.html)

Emeril's Notes From the Kitchen

Shaping Patties or Burgers

To make uniform-size burgers, crab patties, potato ckaes or other such items, use a Mason jar lid. You can line the lid with plastic wrap or wax paper, then fill the lid completely with the ingredients, then remove the patty by gently pushing the lid up from the bottom.
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I didn't line them. I don't use plastic wrap. All I did was rinse the lid and rim after making every other patty. Just as good as, or better than, putting a plastic lining!

Very kewl. :)

tanishamarshall
12-19-2007, 09:09 PM
Thanks for sharing this, I will try this next time I make burgers.

StarFire
12-20-2007, 12:46 AM
HOW SIMPLE IS THAT!!! brilliant! thank you for posting this!!

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islesgirl
12-20-2007, 02:33 PM
Diana - thank you for sharing that wonderful tip. I, too, will try it when I make patties. What a wealth of information on this forum. Sharing tips sure makes our lives easier:)

Diana Cda
12-20-2007, 08:44 PM
Yes, guys, thanks TO Emeril <lol>. Another unbelievable benefit: if you use the 250ml Mason jars, as I do, because I used the small mason jar lids, for some reason the patties came out the absolutely _perfect_ size to fit in the 250ml Mason jars! So perfect, that 4 patties fit right in without being snug! Unbelievable!

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I use the fancy, decorative lids for when I need a hermetically sealed container. They're leakproof.
http://www.goldaskitchen.com/merchant.ihtml?id=-6&step=3&searchterm=Bernardin%7C-%7CCollection%7CElite

For the patties, I use the plain white lids:
http://home.amazon.com/tag/plastic%20canning%20jar%20lids/products

[I am in _no_ way affiliated with Bernardin, it's just that I use their products a lot. A raw food friend introduced me to this way of packaging food. Environmentally super-friendly, even if a tad bit heavy when I have all my lunch stuff together!! <g>]
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:)

Blissed
12-21-2007, 10:31 AM
it's always fun to pick up new tips to be able to share with others

apower2me408
12-21-2007, 12:03 PM
I actually found a burger patty shaper at Safeway right next to the burger buns. I used it for ground elk before I went raw.

But good idea for the mason lids!