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Preventing Burger Bulge

On YouTube as “Preventing Burger Bulge #Shorts”

Technique
September 2023
Short
107K views

Why a quarter-inch dimple in the middle of a patty keeps it flat: collagen shrinks at about 140°F, tightening the edges and pushing the centre up.

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