Great American Burger Book: How to Make Authentic Regional Hamburgers at Home
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- Author：George Motz
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Summary
The Great American Burger Book is the first book to showcase a wide range of regional hamburger styles and cooking methods。 Author and burger expert George Motz covers traditional grilling techniques as well as how to smoke， steam， poach， and deep-fry burgers based on signature recipes from around the country。 Each chapter is dedicated to a specific regional burger， from the tortilla burger of New Mexico to the classic New York–style pub burger， and from the fried onion burger of Oklahoma to Hawaii’s Loco Moco。 Motz provides expert instruction， tantalizing recipes， and vibrant color photography to help you create unique variations on America’s favorite dish in your own home。
Recipes feature regional burgers from: California， Connecticut， Florida， Hawaii， Iowa， Kansas， Massachusetts， Michigan， Minnesota， Mississippi， Missouri， Montana， Nebraska， New Jersey， New Mexico， New York， North Carolina， Oklahoma， South Carolina， Tennessee， Texas， Utah， and Wisconsin。
Recipes feature regional burgers from: California， Connecticut， Florida， Hawaii， Iowa， Kansas， Massachusetts， Michigan， Minnesota， Mississippi， Missouri， Montana， Nebraska， New Jersey， New Mexico， New York， North Carolina， Oklahoma， South Carolina， Tennessee， Texas， Utah， and Wisconsin。
Reviews
Clint Hubbard
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Fun to learn the history behind the American Hamburger。 Good recipes and we'll written。 Quick read with lots of pictures！ Fun to learn the history behind the American Hamburger。 Good recipes and we'll written。 Quick read with lots of pictures！ 。。。more
Edward Vanlerberghe
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kan niet in dit boek kijken zonder honger te krijgen （heel gevaarlijk）
AliceC09
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In addition to the many enticing recipes， this book provides a lot of information about the history of the burger in America， and its myriad regional variations。 As Motz says in the introduction， this book is about method not topping。 It's not hard to think up all kinds of wild toppings to put on a burger。 Instead this book examines the many different ways burgers can be prepared。 Of course there are interesting toppings， too， but those are invariably integrated into the cooking of the burger it In addition to the many enticing recipes， this book provides a lot of information about the history of the burger in America， and its myriad regional variations。 As Motz says in the introduction， this book is about method not topping。 It's not hard to think up all kinds of wild toppings to put on a burger。 Instead this book examines the many different ways burgers can be prepared。 Of course there are interesting toppings， too， but those are invariably integrated into the cooking of the burger itself。I've been a fan Motz's youtube show The Burger Show for a while now。 I'm glad I finally picked up his cookbook。 And I think I'm going to have to check out his other book， Hamburger America。 。。。more
Daniel
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An excellent book。 I look forward to trying these。
Tom Stamper
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This was an unexpected Christmas gift that gave me several hours of pleasurable reading。 It’s a combination of practical tips in making hamburgers at home and a re-creation of recipes of famous burger styles all over the country。 The guy can describe food to the point I kept thinking I was smelling the stewed onions or the beanless chili sauce。The book begins very practically by describing what tools you need to make a worthwhile burger。 Cast iron skillet， metal tongs （no plastic tips）， Stiff me This was an unexpected Christmas gift that gave me several hours of pleasurable reading。 It’s a combination of practical tips in making hamburgers at home and a re-creation of recipes of famous burger styles all over the country。 The guy can describe food to the point I kept thinking I was smelling the stewed onions or the beanless chili sauce。The book begins very practically by describing what tools you need to make a worthwhile burger。 Cast iron skillet， metal tongs （no plastic tips）， Stiff metal spatula etc。 Do you want to grill？ Go charcoal or go home。 He explains how to shape and cook the 3 main types of hamburgers， smashed style， grill style， and thick pub style。 It was making me hungry only a few hours after stuffing myself with turkey。When the world opens back up tomorrow I’m going to get some 80/20 and a mess of buns and go down this list。 。。。more
Du
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As with many cook books， this is a fun read， with great images and interesting recipes。 Many of the thoughts have appered in Motz's Youtube series， and didn't necessarily feel original， though they probably appeared here， before Youtube。 As with many cook books， this is a fun read， with great images and interesting recipes。 Many of the thoughts have appered in Motz's Youtube series， and didn't necessarily feel original， though they probably appeared here， before Youtube。 。。。more
Jeb Hunt
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Enjoyable and easy read about the wide variety of regional burgers that can be found across America。 I enjoyed learning about the variations and have highlighted 5 favorites that I look forward to trying to make at home using the provided recipes in the coming weeks。
Matthew Richey
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I would give this book 4 stars as a cookbook。; the recipes are good and easy to follow; solid， fun， helpful， but I have some that are better。 But what makes this a 5-star book is that it is in a culinary road-trip of burgers across American history and geography。 Motz does a wonderful job tracing the evolution of the burger and innovations （many of which were brought into being in lean times like the great depression） that makes this book so much fun to read and to cook with。 I think pictures ar I would give this book 4 stars as a cookbook。; the recipes are good and easy to follow; solid， fun， helpful， but I have some that are better。 But what makes this a 5-star book is that it is in a culinary road-trip of burgers across American history and geography。 Motz does a wonderful job tracing the evolution of the burger and innovations （many of which were brought into being in lean times like the great depression） that makes this book so much fun to read and to cook with。 I think pictures are important in a book like this and it hits it out of the part here （pictures for every burger）。 If you are a road tripper， there are places to stop and try these regional variations （I dropped by Matt's Drive-in in Butte， Montana as a result of this book， but I will say， sadly， that it's a little thin in the western U。S。， much more in the midwest/central US） or you can try them out at home （I've probably done about half of them at this point）。 Really fun as a read or a cookbook。 。。。more
Scott Thomas
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This was a very straight forward and approachable cookbook。 The recipes are all relatively simple and most people have the ingredients it calls for in their pantry。 There are some ingredients that you have to go searching for but that's part of the fun。My favorite burger we made was the California burger with bacon and avocado and I feel basic。 This was a very straight forward and approachable cookbook。 The recipes are all relatively simple and most people have the ingredients it calls for in their pantry。 There are some ingredients that you have to go searching for but that's part of the fun。My favorite burger we made was the California burger with bacon and avocado and I feel basic。 。。。more
Clifford
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Really enjoyed this book。 The recipes were almost all relatively easy and uncomplicated to make。 When I need another cookbook I'd consider buying this one。 Really enjoyed this book。 The recipes were almost all relatively easy and uncomplicated to make。 When I need another cookbook I'd consider buying this one。 。。。more
Bookworm
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Pretty much what it says on the tin。 Author Motz takes the reader though the history of the burger and how it became a staple in the United States。 Right down to the ingredients and tools you use， Motz breaks down what you need。The rest of the book after the introductory parts of the burger is a cookie cutter set up （not meant negatively， just that you know what to expect after you see the first few） where he talks about the origins and quirks of regional burgers and then has a recipe and pictur Pretty much what it says on the tin。 Author Motz takes the reader though the history of the burger and how it became a staple in the United States。 Right down to the ingredients and tools you use， Motz breaks down what you need。The rest of the book after the introductory parts of the burger is a cookie cutter set up （not meant negatively， just that you know what to expect after you see the first few） where he talks about the origins and quirks of regional burgers and then has a recipe and picture。 One thing I really liked about the recipes is that he even includes the equipment you need as many cookbooks only list the ingredients。 So that was a nice touch。There's not much more to say what it is。 I had personally wanted more of a history rather than a cookbook and this is actually a hybrid history/cookbook。 There are recipes and there's history but it doesn't open flat so it's more of a book to have as a reference but not really lay out on the counter without weighing it down and breaking the spine， maybe。 The pictures， however， are really nice if more of an aesthetically pleasing choice rather than a guide for what a burger can look like during step X。 So this may or may not suit your needs。I liked it even if it wasn't quite what I expected and do understand why people would pick this up。 Borrow from the library if you're not sure it's something you want for your collection。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Pictures of Recipes？ YesCommentary on Recipes？ Yes - Each burger gets a profile detailing its history。Nutrition Facts？ Do you even want to know？ Just eat the burger。 Recipe Style？ Burgers both familiar and unexpected。Any Keepers？ A few。 Some of these look amazing， but some of the toppings （peanuts mixed with Miracle Whip， olives mixed with Miracle Whip） sound perfectly revolting。
Kelly
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