• @ThePyroPython
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    You dislike brioche buns because they’re greasy.

    I dislike brioche buns because they’re overused by chefs that don’t know how to pair sweet bread with savoury meats.

    We are not the same.

  • SadSadSatellite
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    8521 days ago

    Burgers are greasy, that doesn’t bother me. Brioche buns are sweet and too thick, that’s what bothers me.

    Stop putting sugar in everything. I don’t want a sweet Burger

  • @[email protected]
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    2221 days ago

    Potato buns are where it’s at. Light, soft, it lets the burger ingredients do the talking.

  • MentalEdge
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    I feel personally attacked!

    Besides, I actually opt not to coat them in butter, which means they are very much not greasy.

    Most recipes tell you to smear melted butter on them right out the oven, but you don’t have to.

    • @[email protected]
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      421 days ago

      Seriously, cinnamon rolls (at least the ones I make) are brioche and while the dough is pretty heavily butter reinforced, I wouldn’t ever use greasy to describe them after baking even after frosting.

      Brioche isn’t supposed to be cloyingly sweet either, supposed to be subtle, I’ve done rolls like these from king Arthur, added sugar is 7.5% of flour.

    • @Dkarma
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      121 days ago

      You mean egg wash???

  • @[email protected]
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    I hated it at first, and when it really took off as the trendy thing at least here in my country I particularly hated it because they were outrageously sweet. It was like having a burger between 2 slices of cake, it sucked. I also felt there were textural things that just weren’t right and I complained about the hipster takeover of good burger bread.

    I’ve mellowed on it now, I think in part because they’ve actually changed. I think the commercially made ones used in burger places now seem to actually taste of bread and are only just a little sweet and the whole combo especially with lots of mustard works really nicely. They look beautiful and when they aren’t super sweet they add a little something without being too cloying or distracting. I appreciate nice flavourful bread in a burger but ultimately it’s a vehicle and brioche strikes a good balance between the awful grocery store bag of fluff burger buns and super hard chewy hipster sourdough or some weird, not round form factor bread that should really be a pita or a pizza. So long as they’re toasted, they’re all good and it grows on you. Which is fortunate as everybody seems to have decided that that’s burger bread now so I’m glad I picked up the taste for it.

    I also had the same thought on the greasiness but then I kind of discovered how much nicer the super greasy, drippy, messy kind of burgers are and once they’re made like that with tons of juice and fat, they’re so greasy and messy that no bread is going to save you from having completely greasy hands anyway so some negligible amount extra from the bun isn’t all that worth worrying about. If it’s one of those burgers with the tighter texture that’s not quite so indulgent, maybe a bit drier, not as big a pattie then the bread is a lot more important and the Brioche is a less good option, especially as it’s also greasy but otherwise, I’ve changed my tune on the brioche.

  • @[email protected]
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    1021 days ago

    The fatter the buns, the more they block water, and thus the longer you have before the bottom bun gets soggy.

  • @9point6
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    921 days ago

    I’m fine with a brioche bun, they’re upper tier buns

    But don’t stack a load of stuff in there to the point the brioche disintegrates under the heft of it

    That’s why we have the pretzel bun

    (Likewise, don’t use a pretzel bun if you’re not gonna load it up, that bun needs grease for balance)

    • @proudblond
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      721 days ago

      Yes! Pretzel buns are the superior bun for holding a burger in your hands. Definitely needs moisture from the other ingredients though. Also they have great flavor. I’m personally not particularly fond of the overly sweet brioche buns.

    • @NegativeInf
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      321 days ago

      Give me pretzel buns (with large grains of salt) or give me death!

  • 10_0
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    Fuck you, brioche buns are the best and its the burger meats fault for being greasey

  • @ynthrepic
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    421 days ago

    When did Ciabatta buns go out of vogue?

      • @ynthrepic
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        320 days ago

        The light crispy stuff though. It’s still common in NZ. Love it.

    • @spongebue
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      420 days ago

      Hard bread with hard ingredients (like meat chunks or salami), soft bread with soft ingredients (like egg salad). I’d call a burger medium soft, and ciabatta is too hard for that

      • @ynthrepic
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        220 days ago

        I guess it’s not the Ciabatta I know. Light on the inside, crispy on the outside.

  • @moshtradamus666
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    321 days ago

    That’s not the point of burgers in buns.

    I hope this helps.

    • @[email protected]
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      521 days ago

      (OP imagining the invention of the hamburger)

      “HOW EVER CAN WE EAT THIS GLISTENING PUCK OF MEAT WITHOUT GETTING OUR HANDS ALL GREASY?!”

      • @[email protected]
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        The sandwich was created* by Lord Sandwich in the 18th century when he wanted to gamble and eat at the same time without having his hands dirty

        The story sounds a lot like the gary chess meme but it is more true

        *well technically by his butler and it is not verifiable if he was the first but at least the name comes from there