How to prepare the perfect hamburger

Oh! A huge hamburger with ¼ pound of beef and sliced bacon. Just thinking about that makes our mouth water. It’s true that you can find hamburgers anywhere. You walk down the street, and you find a hamburger restaurant. You go to a mall, and you find several franchises. You're even walking through your neighborhood and surely locals are preparing delicious hamburgers in their backyard.

Although the classic hamburger follows the same formula of bread, cheese, tomato, lettuce and meat, incredibly, each one has a different flavor. Why? On reflection, vegetables always have the same taste and bread is always bread. Then, we can assume that the secret of the best hamburger is in the meat. And we're not talking about any mix of meat and fat that you put in a grinder.

The ideal burger meat should have the perfect blend of fat and lean meat. Many fast food franchises have their own formula and to ensure product uniformity worldwide. Because of that, they also have their own factories. Formulation in percentage of weight of meat/fat can vary according to specifications of each franchise or factory.

The most usual formulas vary between 70/30 and 80/20. Simply, you cannot deny fat to the formula. If you use a totally lean meat, your burgers will be too dry. Fat has two main functions. The first one: keeping humidity, making meat juicy. The second one: adding flavor.

There are many ideal cuts to prepare hamburgers. The most common are sirloin and brisket. The meat from these cuts is quite mild and percentage of fat varies between 10%-14%. That means you must add additional fat to prepare the perfect burger.

You can ask your butcher the most appropriate formula for your burgers. In Australia, there are many artisanal butcher shops where you can receive a personalized service and find very good prices. Perth is an area recognized for producing the best meats in the entire country.

You can visit a Perth butcher shop if you want to find the best quality meat and the most exquisite artisan sausages. Each Perth butcher shop has its own formula for hamburger meats, including its own seasoning mix. You should visit different butcher shops to taste the enormous variety of their products. Surely, one of them will become your favorite.

Perth meat is famous for being juicy, tender and full of flavor. Perth farmers to pay much attention to raising of their animals to obtain quality meat. Many people believe that the best beef is in Kobe, Japan. Surely, if they taste a juicy cut of Perth meat they will change their opinion. Unlike Kobe meat, which has an equilibrated distribution of fat and lean tissue, Perth meat is much leaner and healthier. However, its flavor has nothing to envy best cuts of meat from around the world.

If you live in Australia and you have in mind to celebrate a BBQ Sunday with your family and friends, you should take a look at the best Perth butchers. The taste, juices and texture of their meats is a true delight for your senses. It’s worth visiting Perth for just tasting a small portion of such delicacy.