Comments on: Cheese Skirt Burger Challenge

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:17:04 +0000

wslee, the cracker like cheese on the outside gets broken off and eaten like an appetizer. The Burger itself is just your basic hand-held burger.

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:15:20 +0000

I’m with Kuban. This look great and I’m not sure I can make this at home (with the right pan) and have it look as delicious as the pictures. I’m a huge fan of burnt cheese. I bake my nachos with tons of cheddar so it melts down and forms a similar crispy crust ***drool**

By: wslee00

wslee00 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:04:01 +0000

i don’t understand this – why the hell would you want the cheese outside of the bread? A hamburger is designed to be eaten w/ your hands, and by the looks of that thing, it looks like you’ll be needing a knife and fork. This is the same reason I have problems w/ the sloppy joe – it’s like – what’s the point of putting it between two slices of bread if it’s going to fall apart on you? Seems more gimmicky than anything else.

By: adam

adam — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:21:20 +0000

@stevenp: Wasn’t so much that I can’t make that at home.* The point was to try to get something new and unusual (for the world of burgerdom, anyway) brought to NYC.

* Though I do admit I’m not the greatest burger chef. I always end up undercooking or overcooking when I do them in a cast-iron pan. On a grill, I’m fine, but you couldn’t do one of these on a grill.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:44:02 +0000

Wade – The Stumble Inn at 1454 2nd Avenue makes them. For my money, nobody beats Matt’s in Minneapolis though.

By: Wade

Wade — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:24:56 +0000

mghu777 (or anyone else)–Do you know of any spots that make a jucy lucy in NY, CT, NJ or elsewhere nearby? I’m a Minneapolis native and grew up on these.

By: adamprato

adamprato — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:59:40 +0000

First the complaints about cupcakes, now “cheese skirts”. What are you all turning into DocChuck? Who cares if you can make such a “simple dish at home”. It’s not about what you can do at home, but what’s available outside of home. I’m trying to figure out what to do for lunch right now as there are too many choices around 49th and 6th. What good does it do me to know that I can eat something great at home when I’m at my desk at work contemplating lunch. If there were a good cheese skirt burger near me, I’d probably be tempted away from kati rolls or hing won.

By: stevenp

stevenp — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:47:21 +0000

Adam (Kuban) whines that he’s too lazy to drive up to CT to get one of these. It only takes about 10 minutes and one skillet in your kitchen to make one at home. I’ll admit, I’m getting a bit tired of all these “foodiots” who are too lazy/clueless/hipster to actually prepare a simple dish at home.

By: deanlo

deanlo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:00:08 +0000

it’s funny, i used to never like the taste of cheese skirts and brown butter when I was little but after having it done right, i had learned to appreciate that certain flavor profile of caramelized dairy.

and then i discovered ghee and was in pure heaven.

By: mghu777

mghu777 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:56:20 +0000

I’d rather have a jucy lucy challenge. Those things are good.