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We tried something new recently, It’s a Sam’s Choice product labeled “Backyard Gourmet Black Angus Beef Patties”. This particular batch was their Swiss Cheese & Mushroom variety. They come frozen and shrink wrapped in two stacks of three patties with wax paper between them that keeps them from merging into two giant 1 pound burgers.

They cooked up pretty nicely even though we’d only given them time enough to partially thaw. We used the oven option, setting it to broil and placing the burgers 4 to 5 inches from the heat source. The directions on the box called for 15 to 16 minutes cooking time with turning them over halfway through.

We found that the burgers themselves were great and we’ll almost certainly be having them again some time. They were extremely juicy, and during cooking they actually bloated up into an oval, almost egg like shape. I’d say that was because the meat juices and whatever water was in them boiled and built up pressure because they were seared in and couldn’t escape during cooking. I would recommend poking some holes in them as they cook, before they start to swell up. This will allow the juices to escape and keep the burger from squirting when you first bite into or cut it. If you cook them on a rack of some kind you also get the option of draining away most of the grease as they cook.

The one thing I did not care for is the packaging. It’s a dark brown that looks like they want it to look sorta like wood. The ingredients and cooking instructions were printed in black using a fairly small type that was very hard to read. I think rethinking the color choices would be a good idea.

All in all, they’re good burgers and the package can only get better.

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