Shapely Patties: Bubba Burgers

As a loyal listener of sports talk radio icon WFAN, New York, I frequently hear the commercials for something called "Bubba Burgers," supposedly the best tasting burgers on the market. The ads must have gotten into my subconscious (see, advertising does work!) because when I saw a box of the sweet onion Bubbas at my local grocer's I decided to give them a try. Keeping in mind the company's too long and quite clumsy tagline--"You'll Never Bite A Burger Better Than A Bubba!"--I was looking forward to my dinner. Each box of Bubbas contains six one-half pound burgers, each shaped like the state of Texas, which they get points for. I'd prefer to eat something that looks like the Lone Star state instead of say, California or Florida both of which would make better hot dogs. Anyway, I have to say that I found the Bubbas to be quite juicy and tasty, much better than the ground beef at the grocery store. You also spare yourself the mess of preparing the burgers--you just take them out of the freezer and pop them in the broiler or grill pan. The trick is to make sure they're good and frozen before cooking as that keeps in the juices. I also appreciate that the paper they use in between the frozen burgers doesn't rip and fall apart when you're trying to separate the patties. Bubba Burgers come in several different varieties including original, reduced fat, angus beef, jalapeno, in addition to sweet onion. I'm on the lookout for the jalapeno burgers next. Now if they can just work on that tagline...

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