Chef Steve 3/7/23

    After a short trip home a couple weeks ago, my granddad gave me leftover sirloin beef. My grandparents love high quality foods and their choice of butcher shops reflect that. When he gave me the package his only word of advice was to “put it on a good bun”. Taking this to heart, I refused to buy buns from community market or dollar general because the meat deserved better. Instead, I took the longest but perhaps the most unnecessary route I could have. I ordered two quarter pounders and two regular hamburgers from McDonald’s using their app to save money. From there, I took the patties off the quarter pounders and used the buns for the sirloin beef. I was kind of afraid to cook it myself just because I didn’t want to mess up the meat, but it’s great quality did more work than me; much like most of the food I’ve made this year. As I made four separate balls of beef to throw on the skillet, I recognized they were fairly large. I thought nothing of it, thinking they’d shrink by the time they were done cooking. Instead, they refused to get smaller, making each patty look like a mondo burger. We had no cheese, lettuce, ketchup or any other condiments for the matter. Of course this wasn’t a discovery I made until after all the burgers were finished, but there was no way I wasn’t going to eat at least one burger while they were fresh. I tried to take a picture beforehand because I thought it looked like a Krabby patty, but I couldn’t resist. The first bite was so good I turned it the other way, took a quick picture, and went to town. A part of me wishes I checked the refrigerator beforehand so I could have made a proper burger, but I wasn’t too mad at it. Leaving the burger plain allowed me to taste the fine quality of the sirloin, something that wouldn’t have been as noticeable if I would have given it all the toppings I normally like on burgers. As I continue to try and cook new foods I’m learning it’s way easier than I make it. The only thing that makes cooking difficult is the preparation after getting all the ingredients. Nonetheless, cooking yourself seems to add a little flavor to meals; take out better count their days!