steamed cheese burgers

I need a recipe for steamed cheeseburgers. I have heard that they are the best. I am in canada and can't find them here.

Wally:

Go to this thread: http://roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1755&SearchTerms=steamed,cheeseburger

It's great to see the interest in steamed cheeseburgers is spreading out of the continental U.S. Ok, if you really want to do it authentically you need a steamed cheeseburger chest. The only company that makes them is Daleco...http://www.steamcheeseburgerchest.com/index.html.
But, you can rig a home steamer with a metal trivet inside a normal pot. Trivet has to be high enough to fill the pot with about an inch of water. Find two small rectangular tins and fill one with ground beef, the other with sharp cheddar (Wisconsin preferably, but whatever is available in your area.) Boil the water and cook for 8-10 minutes (or until done). Place on a hard roll with sliced raw onion and ketchup. This is the closest you'll get without a Burgr Tendr or coming to CT. Good luck.

For some reason I notice the link to Daleco is not working from my last message. I'll try again:

http://www.steamcheeseburgerchest.com/index.html

if this still doesn't work typing "Daleco Steamed Cheeseburger" in your search engine should do the trick. The bottom line is the chest (even the home unit) is a little pricy ($200 US). So I would suggest trying my other method first. Unless you want to open your own steamed cheeseburger restaurant in Canada. hmmmmmm...

We have one of the big vegetable/rice steamers? I wonder if it could be used to steam cheeseburgers? I think I will do some experimenting, and will let you know if it works.

I tried it, and it works (I think - I really don't know how a steamed burger is supposed to taste). I used an Oster vegetable steamer. Filled the bottom water chamber and put on the bottom perforated plastic tray. Inside that, put the solid tray, and inside that I put two patties on top of a couple of forks (to keep them out of any grease that cooked out).
The only problem I had was that I put the cheese on after 15 minutes, and it took about 30 minutes for the burgers to completely cook. So, the cheese was all melted down into the grease.
The burgers were OK, but nothing to write home about. Sorta bland, really.

Born and raised in Middletown CT, the birthplace of these wonderful burgers I own a 24 tray steamed cheeseburger maker. However, these things are a royal pain to clean so here's what I do to make life easy.

Take one of those steamers that fold out like a flower and sit it in the bottom of a pot and add water to just below the steamer. Take two trays, ramakins (sp), or two tuna cans (cleaned in the dishwasher) and fill one with the meat...just pack it in there, and fill the other with EXTRA SHARP cheddar...its gotta be extra sharp. Let the water boil and place the two trays into the pot on the steamer and cover. Let it cook 10 minutes and enjoy.

i have never heard of steamed cheeseburgers, beyond White Castes method.
sounds cool! Seems like they have alot of funny burgers in Connecticut.
Than's where the ( also yummy sounding) burger with the crispy burt cheese on top is from, too!!!

Years ago 50s and early 60s we had a chain in the Boston area Joe&Nemo's mostly served hot dogs but they use to have steamed burgers 2 for a quater if I remember correctly, they were damn decient. Last time I had one though was at a VFW the guy {bartender}took one of those frozen pre maid pattys that you can buy at any grocery store and popped it in the hot dog steamer came out great, he was selling them like crazy. The only draw back was he could only get about 4 at a time in the steamer. He also said it was hell to clean after but he boils it out with vinegar and he said that helped. Chow Jim

Occasionally, I use my Black and Decker veg. steamer to make burgers. I don't put the cheese on until almost done so it doesn't melt away. You have to make these very thin, like white Castle or Krystal. Works out OK, but I prefer grilled.

I was intrigued, so I tried one yesterday for lunch. I used a cooking ring ( don't know what else to call them ) on a corel plate. I placed the plate on a second ring. That allowed me about 3/4 inches of water. I melted the cheese after the burger was done. I chopped some onion and placed it on top of the hamburger prior to steaming. It took nearly 12 minutes to cook.

They are quite good, and taste differently than a fried burger. I will fix them for the family soon, but they were a ton of extra work. CraiG

I steam (or soften) my homemade burgers that I pan fry, then turn the burner on low, place the top bun on each burger, place a lid on the frying pan for about 5 minutes. Then take spatula and press down. They always come out great. This work great when cooking mini burgers using small rolls. Kids love em.

I like the sound of a steamed cheeseburger.Couldn't a colander be used?And why would this go on a HARD roll?

Hard rolls are a Northeast thing, I've found. Basically a kaiser roll with a crispy top is how they can best be described.

I'm going to try the tuna-can thing in my steamer. I ate at Ted's a few years ago and really enjoyed it.

Kaiser/hard rolls are another thing I miss (when reminded) A trip to the A&P or even WaWa for a dozen hardrolls was almost as regular as milk, both round and torpedo styles. The round, split and buttered for brkfast, filled with coldcuts and cheese for lunch or a fully dressed cheeseburger for dinner. The torpedo style filled with coldcuts or homemade cheesesteak, italian sausgae,sauce peppers and onions or meatballs. The rolls here are ok but just not the same..

Kilerclown I love O'Rourkes in Middletown. One question on the homemade steamer- why a whole ramekin of cheddar ? Sounds like a lot of cheese !

Tried the steaming technique last night using ramekins and they came out remarkably well! My only problem was handling the dishes while they were hot and steamy, particularly the cheese.

Our food steamer has a recipe for making burgers in it. Doesnt sound all that appetizing to me though. Maybe I am missing something. But hopefully for those of you that have a food steamer/rice cooker it gives you another method of cooking these things this way.