Someone asked about the salmon burgers that I bought at Sams. I tried them out for dinner on Tuesday, and it was awesome! I was highly impressed. It tasted amazing. I had mine on a single piece of whole wheat sandwich bread, but I would bet that it would be just as good on a regular hamburger bun. My husband even like it so much that he asked me to make him one. This is impressive because he's not usually a fan of fish.
The only negative for me was the preparation. I opened the box expecting the burgers to be individually packaged in some way. But, there were 2 packages, each with 5 burgers in them. That would have been fine, but the burgers were fused together in a frozen mass. Of course I only realized this after I had already cut the package open (of course not noticing the zip lock thing on the opposite end of the package). So, I had to run hot water over it to get it to where I could separate the burgers out individually. I took mine and put the rest into zip locks to go back in the freezer. Then, I looked on the box regarding preparation, thinking that I had remembered microwave instructions. But, they only had grilling and baking instructions. I needed to be quick, so I put it to defrost in the microwave. Then, after that, I kept microwaving it at 50% and 60% power, flipping the burger each time, until it was finally cooked. It was a pain because each time I flipped the burger, I had to wash my hands off - the salmon burgers are a bit sticky/slimy when raw. I wound up flipping the burger about 6 or 7 times. But, when it was finally done, it was worth it. I'll bet the burger would be really good grilled, but that will be for another time.
So, overall, I highly recommend them. Just make sure you don't make the same preparation mistakes that I did.
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That's actually the way that most frozen burgers are... either 2 or more frozen together in a "brick" of sorts with some light wax paper in between each patty. Usually, I can just wedge a butter knife in between, and slowly pry one or two off the end. That way I don't have to worry about thawing and refreezing. Also, when I've thawed them in the past, it seems the middle doesn't thaw very well, and I end up making even MORE of a mess than I even bargained for. :P I'll be giving these a try though, but I'll aim to make them on the Foreman grill. Those should rock!!
This didn't even have any wax paper separating the salmon burgers. I tried sticking a knife between them but was afraid that I was going to break the knife. Had to try to defrost them a bit. Luckily they didn't defrost too much, so it wasn't like a complete thaw and refreeze.
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