Hamburger Bun Dilemma
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
Eugene, Oregon
October 24, 2021 12:18pm CST
Once in a while, we like to have a good home-made burger. It's nice to have that thick sort of bready thing to put your burger in. But, buying buns is tricky. In local stores they have about eight or ten different kinds. I like a good whole grain bun, maybe with seeds, or not. They all seem to come in packages of eight. There are two of us. Sooo, we freeze the leftover buns, carefully wrapped and they dry out badly. I have two out now that I may have to figure out how to steam to make them taste less like cardboard. By the way, those eight bun packages are about five dollars these days, so I hate to waste any.
I might be able to get good fresh ones in small quantities at a bakery, but there is not one nearby.
For either lunch or dinner today, we will have that burger with all sorts of good things on it and some sweet potato fries. I hope the bun will be okay.
Does anyone else have problems having to buy excess bread products?
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
24 Oct 21
The other day I nuked a tortilla wrap in the microwave which made the tortilla very hard. They usually say microwaves soften. Not here.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 21
Right, I have made that error too.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
24 Oct 21
Yup! I am right there--My husband loves hamburger buns and I am trying to convert him to sliced french bread--we use it for other things and so it doesn't go to waste
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 21
I'm going to steam these two buns just a little to see if it helps them. That sliced French bread idea isn't bad, but it's not a bun.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Oct 21
Great way to combine exercise with shopping!
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Oct 21
Why not use the buns as regular bread?????
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Oct 21
They are a little thick for toast or a ham sandwich I think.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 21
Me too. We leave them in too long though, since we don't do burgers often enough.
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@MarieCoyle (28401)
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24 Oct 21
If you like brioche buns, and if you have an Aldi store nearby, they often have packages of only 4 buns. I get them when I am going to make burgers or anything I am wanting a bun for. They are very good.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 21
Thanks for the tip. We don't have an Aldi, but they own Trader Joe's and we have one of those.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 21
@MarieCoyle I have tried brioche buns and like them too. That onion bun and breadcrumbs sounds like a good idea.
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@MarieCoyle (28401)
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24 Oct 21
@JamesHxstatic
Hope you find them there. I don't like to freeze them, either. They always get crumbly.
Do you like onions? I discovered onion buns, usually available at most grocery and markets. they are very good, and the best part about them leftover is they make excellent bread crumbs for meatballs and meatloaf, as well as cut up and baked for croutons in soup or chili. But the brioche buns are really good.
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@snowy22315 (169877)
• United States
24 Oct 21
Sometimes yeah...my bread will often go bad due to the humidity or will get stale. that reminds me, I was going to make bread pudding today. Glad for this discussion.
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@rebelann (111133)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Oct 21
No, I rarely buy bread because I don't eat bread that often. I hope your buns were tasty and not cardboardy.
@RasmaSandra (73326)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Oct 21
I eat very little bread and usually have at least two loaves of white bread frozen if I need it, With burgers if I do not have buns I just put the burger between two slices of white bread
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 21
Right, so we freeze them and they dry out.
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
24 Oct 21
We don't use much of bread. It's only my daughters who sometimes like to fix a quick snacks of sandwiches for themselves. I always keep one for emergency purpose. And when we are not able to use it before expiry date, we give it to household help. My younger daughter generally bakes bread but we do buy it when she doesn't.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Oct 21
Fresh baked bread is the best of all.
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