Labor Day BURGERS-pics

[keale]

This morning I saw G.S post on "chopped steak"...and it sounded so good!
I was prepping and I asked my daughter, should we smoke it? Her face lit up yeah, it should be good...Always wanted to do a meatloaf, so I figured this was the next best thing!
Mixed gr. beef w/ onions, garlic, hawaiian salt, stuffed with colby/monterey jack, and shiitake mushrooms, covered w/ KC steak seasoning.
Made a make-shift attachment for the UDS, a smaller basket, for a shorter burn. Used Guava wood, Got it to about 250*, wanted a little higher temp, was worried about the dripings used a pan, but it was not getting hot enough/quick enough, took it out, and MAN! The smell of the drippings hitting the coals!.. cooked it about 1.5 hrs, definetly the best burger I ever made, The family was real happy also! I had 2 of those big boys!
w/ a glass of sweet tea!

 

[CarbonToe]

hawaiian salt

So is Hawaiian salt just sea salt from Hawaii or is it something completely different?

 

[swamprb]

Fattyburgers! I love it! I'm glad you got the temp issues under control Roy, have you done any fish on the drum yet?

Brian

 

[River City Smokehouse]

What a feed Roy! Those burgers look great! When you told me meatloaf that's what I was picturing, not the stuffed burgers. In the last two contests that my kids have cooked kids Q in, we did almost the same thing.

I had Colt sautee' up mushrooms, vidalia onions, and garlic with some salt and pepper in olive oil and let cool. Then they mixed it in along with the raw hamburger and made the patties. They stuffed the patties with Big Eye Swiss and real American cheese.

The burgers were put on my smoker til they were done (about medium well). We served them with melted cheese and bacon on a Pepperedge Farms Onion Roll.
The kids have 4 1st place trophies now.

 

[txschutte]

Looks Delicious.

 

[Puppyboy]

Good looking burgers. Looks like your daughter thought so too.

 

[JD McGee]

Hey Bro...isn't the cheese supposed to be on top of a cheeseburger?! :wink: LOL! Good lookin' grub :mrgreen:

JD

 

[we'll smoke u]

Hey Roy I think I would have flown over to the big island for that burger.
That think looks awsome!!!!!!!

 

[we'll smoke u]

Hey Roy is there a difference between regular salt and Hawaiian salt.

Edit =I didn't see the question was asked(SORRY) or as my son would put it
MY BAD!!!!!!

 

[Bigmista]

Roy,

In a UDS, you want the juices to drip on the coals. They evaporate and give you more flavor. Now send me a burger!

 

[BigAl]

Made a make-shift attachment for the UDS, a smaller basket, for a shorter burn.

Hope that's not galvanized wire because galvanized metal puts out toxic fumes when heated according to what I have read.

 

[beam boys bbq]

nice

i am working just on lunch right now

have to keep the shelfs filled of liquor to kleep everyone happey

york

 

[vr6Cop]

So is Hawaiian salt just sea salt from Hawaii or is it something completely different?

That question came to my mind when I read his post.

So why is Hawaiian salt special?

 

[ReverendRed]

looks friggin delicious bro.

 

[N8man]

Invite??

I guess my invite got lost in the mail, eh??????
Good Looking Eats ya'll got there, Bro!!!!:grin:

 

[keale]

So is Hawaiian salt just sea salt from Hawaii or is it something completely different?

It is salt harvested from the ocean in ancient salt beds. Its special because I harvested it! LOL Its harvested all by hand.

Thanks guys for the great comments!

I guess my invite got lost in the mail, eh??????
Good Looking Eats ya'll got there, Bro!!!!:grin:

Nate, I actually researched your thread on the smoked meatballs to get an idea of what to do!

Roy,
In a UDS, you want the juices to drip on the coals. They evaporate and give you more flavor. Now send me a burger!

Thanks Mista, This was the first time I used a pan, I was afraid of the grease from the gr. beef causing a flare up.

Jim, thats just awesome how your kids are involved! Proud Daddy!

Scott, I'm actually on the Island of Kauai...


quote=BigAl;455329]Hope that's not galvanized wire because galvanized metal puts out toxic fumes when heated according to what I have read.[/quote]
Didn't check on the metal of the basket! But, I've been using the other basket for 5 months, and have not gotten sick...yet! oops!

This is a link where I get the salt from...
http://karmacentral.org/loipaakai/fieldtrip.html

 

[big brother smoke]

Nice food! And, please check on the metal basket issue. We do not want to be talkin about you in D & R:biggrin: :shock:

 

[Muzzlebrake]

So is Hawaiian salt just sea salt from Hawaii or is it something completely different?

sea salt from different parts of the world vary greatly, I just finished up some red Hawaiian Sea Salt. Had a more mellow less salty flavor.

"gourmet salts" are gaining popularity........... at least in some of the stores I shop in. I dont know if I believe the hype yet but its always good to have an excuse to cook something new

http://www.saltworks.us/salt_info/si_gourmet_reference.asp#HawaiianSalt

 

[CarbonToe]

sea salt from different parts of the world vary greatly

I totally understand, I swear by Maldon Sea Salt and rarely use anything else! http://www.saltworks.us/shop/product.asp?idProduct=37