We asked for Pinstrosities, and we got this gem. Rachel, you're awesome. You know it's going to be good when the subject is "Pinstrosity that went up in Flames" and the email starts with this line: "I have one...I was almost in tears with disappointment...(1) I'm a good cook, (2) my son had helped me and was super proud of it and (3) I was trying to impress my husband."
Rachel's email was fantastic. She just kept building the suspense and was quite entertaining. She says, "My husband has a little grouping of friends that like to make 'woman in the kitchen making a sandwich' jokes and my husband is a hamburger connoisseur. He LOVES them. I found this pin on pinterest and thought now THAT is a sandwich/hamburger...I am about to win the best wife ever award."
The Original Pin (are you ready for this?)
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| http://9gag.com/gag/1852845 |
"(looking at it thinking, oh ya...major wife points!!) " Um, best wife ever award for sure! Too bad it went up in flames...literally.
The Pinstrosity (before it went up in flames)
The Pinstrosity (after)
Here's Rachel's story. "I rarely use pork bacon, but made an exception for this recipe. I knew it was going to be greasy, so I had my grill on the lowest setting (it is propane)...less than 5 minutes TONS of smoke was coming in from the back porch...the entire top of my grill was on fire."
"I stood there a moment wondering WTF I was supposed to do...went inside to grab a bowl of water to douse the flames just enough for me to turn the propane off. The left over flames were enough to finish cooking the burgers..."
"The outside was black, my husband wound up burning the hair on his arms (his arms better than my hair! LOL)...but I will say, the patties on the inside were cooked perfectly."
"Its funny now, and you can see the pictures...so yes, this is a mega pinstrosity. LOL Im THINKING perhaps I should bake it next time rather than grill it. Maybe put it in a dish with a wire rack so the juices drip off and IF I need that smoky grill flavor throw it on the grill for just a few moments."
So how do we prevent the inferno? In the original picture it looks like the "slow cooked" it over a bed of coals. With no flames, the chance of a blaze starting up is way lower (but not impossible...trust me). I did like her idea of baking the burger with a drip pan under it. That should work too.
"I stood there a moment wondering WTF I was supposed to do...went inside to grab a bowl of water to douse the flames just enough for me to turn the propane off. The left over flames were enough to finish cooking the burgers..."
"The outside was black, my husband wound up burning the hair on his arms (his arms better than my hair! LOL)...but I will say, the patties on the inside were cooked perfectly."
"Its funny now, and you can see the pictures...so yes, this is a mega pinstrosity. LOL Im THINKING perhaps I should bake it next time rather than grill it. Maybe put it in a dish with a wire rack so the juices drip off and IF I need that smoky grill flavor throw it on the grill for just a few moments."
So how do we prevent the inferno? In the original picture it looks like the "slow cooked" it over a bed of coals. With no flames, the chance of a blaze starting up is way lower (but not impossible...trust me). I did like her idea of baking the burger with a drip pan under it. That should work too.
This would have scared many people off for good, but Rachel says, "I will try again...Im a stubborn woman and a humungous grease fire that sets my entire grill on fire, isnt enough to hold me back! LOL."
This woman makes my day.
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