Burger stuffed with American cheese and sauteed onions taken by Tina Wong.
Tina Wong of The Wandering Eater features some cheese-laden burger porn in her review of the Stumble Inn, a restaurant that specializes in stuffed burgers, on the Upper East Side in New York City. Her evaluation of their burger is pretty much the same way I feel about stuffed burgers: "The burger is cooked too well for my preference (I like medium rare burgers) but I know their intention is to heat and melt the cheese within the burger." In exchange for a core of molten cheese, you get an overcooked patty. Still sounds pretty tasty though.
If someone prefers a well-done cheeseburger, the results sounds fine.
However, I'm wondering if the stuffed cheese is excessively hot. In other words, do you end up getting served a hot, molten-lava-of-cheese-surprise, burning the inside of your mouth?
I think the Stumble Inn may be going about this the wrong way, as I make medium-rare cheese-stuffed burgers pretty often. The burger pictured is too thick, for starters. It's going to have to be cooked way too long to melt the cheese. The cheese should be chilled, but not frosty. I like blue cheese with a lamb burger, and cheddar with beef. The cheese should be shredded or crumbled, too. Sear, sear, done. Melted cheese, medium-rare burger.
@starpower: I don't think I've ever met anyone who prefers a well-done burger.. ;_; But I know there are people out there who do. My friends and I probably all think alike. Looking at Tina's photos, the cheese doesn't look excessively hot.
@Barbara: Make me a cheese-stuffed burger please! ;)
@roboppy: Thank you for your comments. I do, indeed, prefer a well-done cheeseburger. If a waiter at a particularly good restaurant strongly recommends that the beef be prepared medium-well, I'll go along with his advice.
The first time I in the Stumble Inn over the summer, sitting out on the sidewalk, one of their male patrons dropped his pants and flashed me. The last time I was in the Stumble Inn, my female friend was groped and verbally assaulted by yet another charming patron. This could be a burger so good that herds of cows would beg to eat it and I still would never set foot in that place ever again.
@ roboppy: Thanks for featuring my post & photo! :D
@ starpower: To reaffirm what Robyn said, it's not volcanically hot cheese when you eat that burger. It's just warm enough to make the cheese gooey.
@ klw07: Wow...I'm sorry you had two awful incidents on your ventures to Stumble Inn. I guess I'm fortunate enough that it's too early to get drunk (it's 12 PM) and it's relatively cold (when I went there with two other female friends) for anyone to really want to walk or stay out.
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If someone prefers a well-done cheeseburger, the results sounds fine.
However, I'm wondering if the stuffed cheese is excessively hot. In other words, do you end up getting served a hot, molten-lava-of-cheese-surprise, burning the inside of your mouth?
starpower at 10:43AM on 01/23/09
I think the Stumble Inn may be going about this the wrong way, as I make medium-rare cheese-stuffed burgers pretty often. The burger pictured is too thick, for starters. It's going to have to be cooked way too long to melt the cheese. The cheese should be chilled, but not frosty. I like blue cheese with a lamb burger, and cheddar with beef. The cheese should be shredded or crumbled, too. Sear, sear, done. Melted cheese, medium-rare burger.
Barbara Hanson at 10:45AM on 01/23/09
@starpower: I don't think I've ever met anyone who prefers a well-done burger.. ;_; But I know there are people out there who do. My friends and I probably all think alike. Looking at Tina's photos, the cheese doesn't look excessively hot.
@Barbara: Make me a cheese-stuffed burger please! ;)
Robyn Lee at 10:58AM on 01/23/09
Ya gotta deep-fry it.
And use more bacon.
PhotoKirk at 10:59AM on 01/23/09
@roboppy: Thank you for your comments. I do, indeed, prefer a well-done cheeseburger. If a waiter at a particularly good restaurant strongly recommends that the beef be prepared medium-well, I'll go along with his advice.
starpower at 11:16AM on 01/23/09
I already commented on the photo, but I just wanted to add that here in Jucy Lucy land the places that serve Jucys typically cook them to medium.
blt76 at 11:34AM on 01/23/09
my mouth literally dropped when i saw this. and i like my burgers pretty damn done, so it's a win win for me. thanks for the post!
in dubious batter at 11:55AM on 01/23/09
The first time I in the Stumble Inn over the summer, sitting out on the sidewalk, one of their male patrons dropped his pants and flashed me. The last time I was in the Stumble Inn, my female friend was groped and verbally assaulted by yet another charming patron. This could be a burger so good that herds of cows would beg to eat it and I still would never set foot in that place ever again.
klw07 at 1:21PM on 01/23/09
these really do not look appetizing at all, for some reason i do not like cheese filled things and includes cheese filled pizza crusts.
I am with Barbara, at least shred the cheese and mix it in with the meat.
stewmeat at 2:30PM on 01/23/09
I'm with Barbara, we grill stuffed burgers all summer long exactly how she described.
VerasTastyFreeze at 3:05PM on 01/23/09
@ roboppy: Thanks for featuring my post & photo! :D
@ starpower: To reaffirm what Robyn said, it's not volcanically hot cheese when you eat that burger. It's just warm enough to make the cheese gooey.
@ klw07: Wow...I'm sorry you had two awful incidents on your ventures to Stumble Inn. I guess I'm fortunate enough that it's too early to get drunk (it's 12 PM) and it's relatively cold (when I went there with two other female friends) for anyone to really want to walk or stay out.
wanderingeater at 3:07PM on 01/23/09
@stewmeat: Actually, I don't mix the cheese with the meat. I make two patties, put the cheese in the center, and then seal them to make one burger.
Barbara Hanson at 4:36PM on 01/23/09