/ck/ - Food & Cooking

The theme of Round 4 is... Burgers.

Show us your best take on this American classic. You can create your burger with traditional beef, use turkey, go vegetarian, or dazzle us with something unique.

We're starting fresh. So your scores from the previous three rounds have been erased. Everyone is starting as equals, though your scores will be calculated on a cumulative basis after this round.

**

We'd like to congratulate everyone who competed in the first three rounds. The margin of eliminations were very close and in some instances came down strictly to participation--there were some really great entries submitted and we hope that you will compete next year! And, of course, keep an eye on the rest of this year's competition.

>>4369425
nettle! next year I will get my whole family to vote for you. YOU WILL BE AVENGED.

Awsome. Good luck to all my fellow competitors, lets have some fun. And thanks to anyone who voted in the competition, keep it up and remember to critique us as much as possible.

Can we get any details on the league table from the first 3 rounds?

For those interested (as I was), here's Pyewacket's winning entry. (Congratulations, Pyewacket!)

I also actually really liked frgsp's entry. I thought it was a good bit of fun.

HEY! Thanks everyone! Cool!
I just want to say that I had a lot of fun making my dish, and that it was a good learning experience; making the stock from scratch, the seasoning sauce, the black garlic oil, the pork, all that stuff made me appreciate what goes into a good bowl of ramen. Fun stuff...
And congrats to everyone who's moving on, too. Can't wait to see what everyone does! Thanks to all the voters, and I tip my hat to all my fellow competitors, ya'll got some serious game. This is going to be fun!

oh hai,


Just wanted to stop by and say that in the two rounds I put up dishes in I have a higher combined score than 95% of the top 15; by excluding arguably (by everyones own rates) the best cook in the competition it pretty much invalidates the whole thing.

ok bye.

>>4369658
wat? I don't understand what you are saying.

>>4369658
As stated in the OP, participation affected elimination, which is how frgsp made the cut despite placing in the bottom percentile in Round 3. Unfortunately while your last entry had a high score, your entry for round 2 placed in the 70 percentile (70.83%), which was slightly over the median score, and wasn't enough to give you an advantage over people who entered in all three rounds.

I'm sorry you were eliminated, there were a lot of good contestants we're sad to see go.

>>4369658
But you only submitted dishes for two rounds. We already knew that all three rounds were going to be critical to choose the final 15 contestants.

>>4369658
Holy crap sore loser or what

>>4369658
If you were the best cook in the competition you would have won the ramen challenge.

I feel like this challenge should have been one of the first three... Oh well.

Holy crap, i made it in! I thought i was out for sure.

>>4369658
post your dishes please. I seem to remember scoring you fairly low in the fish round, but cannot remember either of your dishes.

>>4369900
I don't think you're the only one surprised, I guess a lot of people got dropped for not submitting in all three rounds.

>>4369719
or, indeed, any of the first three rounds.

Instead of the none that he actually won.

>>4369958
Which should come as no surprise...

Hooray I made it!. Wish I had my own meat ginder for this round, so I could do some silly meat combo, but Ill take a delicious and greasy whack at it.
Congrats to the other contestants, BUT WE AINT PLAYIN NO GAMES NO MORE

I was sure I wasn't making it in due to the last round. Good luck to everyone!

It's okay, the jackass that made cup ramen last round won't make it out of round 4. I promise you that.

>>4370341
obviously biased votes are rejected

>>4370361
What about subtly biased votes?

>>4370341

Just what are you implying?

The anon who made cup ramen actually put the effort into making an entry, even though it was just to say that they didn't consider this a legitimate round.

I was not a contestant. But I did consider this a real round (and while I didn't find the time to compete, I did follow and judge every round).

I am personally going to judge each contestant on what they contribute. If an anon decides to submit a bullshit, dismissive entry, I will still consider that better than not contributing to a round and then being a sore loser and complaining about it (I'm sorry gaymustardguy, but it's the truth, and it was explained numerous times throughout the competition, regardless of whether or not you had a legitimate reason not to contribute to round 3).

Personally, I would have liked to see the ramen round taken more seriously (I wanted to enter every round, and was excited by the possibility of potentially making it into the finals by making ramen - but it just didn't happen...). In any case, I've judged every round, and have judged them without looking back on their past entries (its up to hearts and dogs to tally up the scores).

>I'm not going to judge people based on what they submitted in previous rounds, or the fact that they missed previous rounds. I just want to see the final 15 giving it their all. Can't we just move past the bullshit and encourage everyone to do their best?

tl;dr - I'm definitely going to participate next year, and I hope a good number of other anons share the sentiment.

>>4370361
>implying it'll be obvious

>>4370388
by announcing it like this you encourage people to look out for it. If it looks like people are being biased it only encourages other people to score in the other direction to keep balance.

Guys. It's like a $10 plastic trophy. Let's keep things friendly. :(

>>4370405
This was bound to happen when you eliminate 15 contestants with almost identical average score based on a very limited number of votes. That said it was pretty easy to end up in the top 15 by playing it safe and submitting an entry to all three challenges (obviously).

>>4370953

However obvious it may have been that "playing it safe and submitting an entry to all three challenges" would have gotten you into the top 15 (which I don't really agree with), the fact is that quality entries are what the competition is about, and its the anons who made whatever they made, to the best of their abilities - without worrying about winning or "playing it safe" - that (imho) make this competition worth following and judging.

>>4370405
>Guys. It's like a $10 plastic trophy. Let's keep things friendly. :(

While I agree with hearts 100% on this, I would personally turn that frown upside down.

Which is to say, this is all about the fun of cooking and sharing and /ck/ and shit...

That said, if I had competed and won, I would have put that $10 plastic trophy in the background of every single picture I ever uploaded to /ck/.

>who needs to be a tripfag when you've won the /ck/ challenge?

>>4370990
well said.

We had SO much fun last year. I wish I would have been able to compete this year, but I had family obligations.
I hate ramen, with a passion, but I was really getting into that thread. I would have really enjoyed making some off the wall ramenosoty. It would have been fun. I feel bad that GMG feels so slighted. I do not see that he was. I think the voting was fair. I still feel bad for him though because I think he put forth a herculean effort.

In the spirit of good competition, and so that everyone can do their very best this round, I highly recommend you take a look at Serious Eat's dedicated burger site: A Hamburger Today.

Their food scientist, Kenji, has written several articles about burger making techniques (grinding, griddling, smashing, cheesing). Here is a link to some articles:

http://www.seriouseats.com/cgi-bin/mte/mt-search.cgi?__mode=gsearch&blog_id=26&site=Burgers&search=the+food+lab

Additionally, I highly recommend taking a look at eGullet's lesson in plating and presentation, and Gui Alinat's blog about food design:

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/63947-plating-and-presentation/
http://www.chefgui.com/category/design-in-food/

Holyfuck, I'm so gutted I didn't make it in. I wish the ramen challenge was this burger one, I would've gone so hard on that ;_;

wow! I am in! That is unexpected.

I bet the greasy, hart-attack-causing burger full of bacon will get the highest score in this round.

>>4370953

agreed, this whole this is just a self-serving farce at this point.

I call shenanigans

what is with all that whining? weren't the rules clear?

>For rounds 1-3, contestants will not be eliminated or given penalties for failing to submit a successful dish. However, cumulative points will determine which players move on to Round 4. This means that while you can skip a week's challenge for the first three rounds, it is highly recommended that you submit an entry every week so your total score will not be affected.

so you were like:
>oh gosh a /ck/ challenge with worthless prizes! lets win this one by not taking part in it! yay!

maybe it interest others how people on /ck/ view this challenge.

see >>4370438

>>4371512

>...at this point

c'mon. it's /ck/. lighten up or opt out.

>>4371566


thanks but I prefer; "this, whole this" with just a comma, German grammar teacher.

>>4371525
What's there to say? Those are some sour grapes for what was supposed to be a fun little challenge.

>>4371573

Yes sour grapes, none the less can you grasp the greater meaning?

>>4371572
Yet you ignored my lack of capitalization?!
Not a marm.

>>4371578

Sie verirrten Kindes werden diese Respektlosigkeit nicht gut gehen mit dem Fell

>>4371586
I think you're bored.
Me too.

>>4371595

Ich würde ganz veröffentlichen die OK Kerl jetzt aber, sie würden b & .... again.

>>4371599
fuck you, trip fag

>>4371613

excuse me sir,

yet I find it rather disturbing that your reference, unfounded and confused reference is attempting to reference a "trip" that does not exist.

>>4370377
>The anon who made cup ramen actually put the effort into making an entry, even though it was just to say that they didn't consider this a legitimate round.
Those weren't my reasons for the entry; I explained it at the end of the scoring thread which you may have missed.

A number of contributing factors including it being the end of the month (before pay), Easter, busy workload, etc meant that I had neither the time nor money to shop for a whole set of new ingredients this time around. So instead I bought a shitty Pot Noodle for £1.

I didn't even eat the thing once it was made. Obviously.

But you are absolutely right with your reasoning. As this contest is **a bit of fun** I decided to forego a serious entry, rather than giving up a ticket to a show I wanted to see. But because I also realised that the first three rounds were cumulative, and that any entry was better than none, I made a joke post that I hoped some people would get a laugh from and score, albeit lowly. Any score above zero was added value over no entry at all.

The way I looked at it, what I did was less arrogant than skipping an entire round and expecting to qualify.

>>4370377
>The anon who made cup ramen actually put the effort into making an entry, even though it was just to say that they didn't consider this a legitimate round.
Those weren't my reasons for the entry; I explained it at the end of the scoring thread which you may have missed.

A number of contributing factors including it being the end of the month (before pay), Easter, busy workload, etc meant that I had neither the time nor money to shop for a whole set of new ingredients this time around. So instead I bought a shitty Pot Noodle for £1.

But you are absolutely right with your reasoning. As this contest is **a bit of fun** I decided to forego a serious entry, rather than giving up a ticket to a show I wanted to see. But because I also realised that the first three rounds were cumulative, and that any entry was better than none.
>>4370341
Hey, at least I made an entry every round. Judge them fairly or ignore the rest of the competition.

>>4370377
>The anon who made cup ramen actually put the effort into making an entry, even though it was just to say that they didn't consider this a legitimate round.
Those weren't my reasons for the entry; I explained it at the end of the scoring thread which you may have missed. A number of reasons including it being the end of the month (before pay), Easter, busy workload, etc meant that I had neither the time nor money to shop for a whole set of new ingredients this time around. So instead I bought a shitty Pot Noodle for £1.

But you're right with your reasoning. As this contest is **a bit of fun** I decided to forego a serious entry, rather than giving up a ticket to a show I wanted to see. I realised that the first three rounds were cumulative, meaning any entry was better than none.
>>4370341
Hey, at least I made an entry every round. Judge them fairly or ignore the rest of the competition.

polite sage as this is a repost to correct some typing.

>>4371599
>Ich würde ganz veröffentlichen die OK Kerl jetzt aber, sie würden

von einer frau missbraucht und vergewaltigt und jetzt bin ich 54 und ... Heute war mein Mann

>>4371640

>I made an entry every round

you couldn't be more proud and we all revel in your unfounded success, yet you'll be the first to go.

>>4371648
Did you stay up all night until you got a reply? You seem creepy.

>>4371649

I don't even sleep...srs'ly it a medical condition, but you have a more pressing target on your back to be concerned with, so have a good night.

>>4371649

OH, I forgot to mention that within 2 minutes you replied, check the time stamps...paranoid projecting much?

>>4371657
umm, yeah, because I had only just posted, so I was still on the board when you replied...?
That's how browsing the internet works, Lady.

>>4371662

thank you for intriguing us with your wisdom of the interwebs, now it's time to sleep sweet prince.

I was trying to be nice but really? All of you complaining that you didn't get in after not entering all three rounds... What did you expect? Are you stupid or something? Of course you didn't make it, you had a max possible score of 2/3rds everyone else. Its not playing it safe entering all three rounds, it was all but required.

>I was trying to be nice but really? All of you complaining that you didn't get in after not entering all three rounds... What did you expect? Are you stupid or something?

No need to apologise for your tone, I think you sum up what the rest of us are thinking.

This year is much much more hostile than last year's competition. I expect the eliminated people will try to ruin the rest of the rounds from what I have seen in this thread.

just out of curiosity - are the round themes in any way limited by possible dietary/cultural clashes? ie - we had a fish round, so vegans and strict veggies couldn't really participate if they were serious about ideologies etc.

Is this the same with religious stuff? for instance, jews and muslims don't eat pork, and I think it's hindu's who don't eat beef. Are these meats just as likely to feature as future rounds, or have exceptions been made so these types of dishes are never compulsory?

>>4370405


Is there anyway to see a list of everyone's standings after the third round?
Like, from first place to ~40th place?

>>4371847
I second this, I'd really like to know how well (or badly ;_;) I did.

>>4371830

I guess it's like Ernestine said about relativity...it's all relative. However, clearly bu your autistic number reckoning; you deserve a pat on the head and a special metal just like all the other contests in the ( Olympics for those of you that are hand capable, shining in what you can do.

>>4371847
>>4371861
I third this, please.

>>4371656
>but you have a more pressing target on your back to be concerned with, so have a good night.

Enough with the impotent man rage. I was trying to cushion the blow about your elimination but truth be told you were nowhere close to placing in the top 15.

Your scores for round 2 were: 14, 9, 17, 14, 15, 16. Averaging to 14.17.

Your scores for round 3 were: 15, 17, 20, 17, 16, 11, 11, 15, 14, 16. Averaging to 15.2.

Above you, you had scores of contestants who scored higher for two rounds, like Pato (who was also eliminated because of participation).

Pato's scores for round 1: 13, 16, 13, 17, 13, 20. Averaging to 15.33.

Pato's scores for round 2: 15, 16, 17, 11, 16, 14. Averaging to 14.84.

Even neglecting participation, you wouldn't have made the cut. I always try to be polite on /ck/ but you've really pushed my patience, especially with your shitting up a completely unrelated dinner thread with your butthurt. Now stop embarrassing yourself and wasting my time.

>>4371847
I'm not going to do this. Tallying was already a clusterfuck because of Round 1 being stickied and I don't want to keep fighting about how scores were weighted, how voting is unfair, how we should change the competition, or look at threats made to x contestant(s) who bumped your ranking, etc. Either you accept the scores or you don't.

>>4371861
You literally missed the cutoff by .01 point. I'm not going to say who ranked above you but the way we weight the scores per round (to make sure people who only had 2-3 scores don't have an advantage/disadvantage over those who had more scores) worked at a disadvantage to you. I'm sorry. I genuinely enjoyed your dishes. You seemed to really enjoy the food you made which made your entries that much more appealing to me personally.

>>4371844
We don't have any ingredient specific rounds left in the competition. That said, this competition was never created to be vegetarian/vegan friendly.

>>4371844
in that event you are supposed to substitute, with an explanation as to why you are substituting. Someone used tofu in the fish round and was given permission to do so since they have an allergy.

>>4372008
Fffffffff that was close. Thanks, I really enjoyed this contest too. It's gotten me to improve my presentation skills quite a lot and test out a few new recipes I wouldn't have tried otherwise.

>>4372008
ok math lab tell me round two and three who where the top five?

>>4372051

or even 15 cumulatively

>>4372051
Nigger, are you serious? You competed in two rounds. Many others also competed in two rounds and SCORED HIGHER than you. They didn't make the cut because of participation and neither did you.

I can't explain it to you any more clearly than I already have and I have actual work to do so have a nice day. :)

>>4372050
You could still cook with us, and submit your dish for consideration (though you wouldn't be eligible to win anything). I think a lot of us would enjoy seeing your cooking. Afterall, this was always just meant to be a fun way to see more OC on /ck/, not a srs battle for a trophy.

>>4372069
I vote that Borneo is the official exhibition contestant, I want to see more stuff of his too.

>>4372069

I only /mad

because you said nigger.

however the fact of the matter is that any cook competition in this universe removes those that are the weakest; which you have clearly defined I am not.

>>4372069
I might do that. I'm not that big a fan of burgers, but it'd be a fun challenge to try and make a burger I'd enjoy.

Congrats to all the contestants who made it this far, it's been an interesting Challenge this season.

>>4372085
T-t-t-thank you anon.

>>4372008

ok so that's two, you know and I know there isn't 15 higher.

>>4372089
Are you being intentionally dense? If you skip part of the competition, whatever the reason, chances are, you're not going to win. Arbitrary rules? Maybe, but it's their competition and their rules. If you don't agree, you can still organize your own competition.

>>4372089
Do you not understand these words?

YOU GOT LESS THAN OTHER PEOPLE, EVEN THOSE WHO ONLY ENTERED 2 DISHES, YOU WERE ONE OF THE WEAKEST.

If you wanted to maximize your chances of staying in (like most other people) you should have entered all 3 rounds.

Stop being so fucking mad and grow up

>>4372115
>own competition.

good idea, maybe the open make what ever with no BS; and I'm sure that will appeal to the other 90% of /ck/ also no trophy, just a 6pack.

>>4372121
>YOU WERE ONE OF THE WEAKEST.

top ten

then

top two

if you have any more of what ever your on, can I get some?

>>4372128
Cool, have fun, don't let the door hit you on the way out

>>4372128
Are you that dense?

By your reasoning, if someone had placed in the top 3 every round and then just didn't participate in the semi-final, they would be entitled to win because they had been consistently good.No cooking competition on earth does this.

Kindly remove your head from your clenched anus and let us enjoy our fucking cooking competition you fucking freak.

>>4372133
you seem to have some serious problems comprehending what you are being told. Pretty much every person who entered all three rounds beat you comfortably. Of the people who only entered two rounds, you were not even the highest scorer.

Whichever way you cut it, you had no way of qualifying.

>>4372133
Dont be mad just because you're shit bro.

Im fucking glad we dont have shit tier cooks like you making this competition bad.

>>4372141
I lol'd

>>4372137

Sir,

Your logic is sound, yet missing the point; I shutter to say.

My contention is that those whom are deaned the lowest, in ever round should be eliminated.

Are you guys over with being sore losers and accepted the fact, that the contest is kind of bullshit since only you know how your food tasted and if it was any good?
Can I post my burger already?
Also, do you prefer one 1000x7300 vertical or three smaller ones?

>>4372149
But that wasn't the format of the first three rounds. its not the competitors fault, nor is it the competition organizers fault that you decided to throw caution to the wind and disregard the opening setup.

Why are you even acting so pathetic over this? Really?

>>4372149
posting whilst drunk
>>4372151
if it's a big image, and the vertical can be split into separate logical sections (eg patty, bun, sauce, etc) then do one for each.

If you are only really making a single dish, I personally have no problem with scrolling through a single massive image.

>>4372151
Single vertical, I'm not sure you'll be able to upload it with a 7300px length though.

Guys, let's try to keep the autism at a minimum. Decisions are final.

>>4372151
Smaller ones, my laptop had a fit with big ones.

>>4372140
>>4372141
>>4372141


believe what you will but as heart already stated my first round, entered was just above the pack and the second was significantly higher.

right now we are not talking about who's the best. just top 15; with the numbers.

so behold - a Balkan Burger!

I will try with a single vertical, if no go then I will split into 3.

>>4372163
But you called yourself the best here >>4369658

AND the numbers say you didnt come close to people who submitted 3 dishes. You knew it was going to be a running tally of your scores, yet you missed a round. If you were truly the best as you claim (or even in the top 90%) you would have made the effort to submit 3 dishes, and you would have placed above the 70% like you did in round 2.

>>4372163
No one reply to this retard any more. Let's move past this autistic weirdo creep.

>>4372159

maybe I'm just a bad typer' and can't spell for shit as for your question they crucified me for a bad ventricle. So I'd suggest high res. and notes.

>>4372164
vertical part 1 of 3

>>4372164
>>4372180
vertical part 2 of 3

>>4372164
>>4372180
>>4372184
vertical part 3 of 3

I only hope I did not make too many spelling mistakes

>>4372169

bro, If I put an egg and slice of toast on a plate in R1 it would have met "their" criteria.

but I couldn't be there...issues and whatever.

>>4372186
dude that looks fucking delicious. i hope you dont mind me saving your verticles and attempting to make that at some point.

10/10 would eat.

>>4372171
Pretty sure he is tetra anyway

>>4372187
but you didn't, that's the thing.
I posted R3 from my phone at the hospital cause i knew i couldn't make it in otherwise. That's why i made it and you didn't, dedication. That and my average score was ~14.5 overall same as yours if you ignore the round you missed...

>>4372198
>i hope you dont mind me saving your verticles and attempting to make that at some point.

Isn't that kinda the point?

>>4372155

I still call sanguineous

But in reality, It hurts my heart. I've fought in the ring from 6/yo...many, many battles and all the scares to boot. I just love a fight,mostly I like to win, but even in defeat beat me to a bloody pulp on the ground that's the only time you'll see me smile.

>>4372206

get off it, we're all going to die, what I have is going to cut my time too. your wigs and do what you can.

>>4372228

>get off...your wig

>>4372228
My point was that we all have things we can't control eating our time, so thats not an excuse. Not feel sorry for me im sick

>>4372236

point well taken.

so what's your number one on the bucket list?

for me it's to stand on top of the stone in the middle of machu picchu on the summer solstice to watch the sun rise

>>4372277
I had to google that, wow.
Polite sage for off topic

>>4371844
You don't have to eat it. Just cook it.

>>4372337

all my dreams

>>4372348
sure, but things like kosher you cannot even use the same sink/knife/chopping board preparation area for certain things, so I think having a pork in the house would be right out.

>>4372164
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>4372164
damn, you beat me to the lamb burger punch

>>4372164

Shitty eastern bloc excuse for food
>Presentation: 2/5
>Originality: 1/5
>Appeal: 0/5
>Challenge Goals: 3/5
>Total: 6/20

>>4372537
>>4372594
It shouldn't need spelling out for you at this point, but scoring is done in a separate thread, once all entries are in.

I like /ck/. I like that a few users have got together to run a competition. But fuck me it brings out the cretinous posters.

>>4372600
>Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.
The separate thread for scoring was only for the first three rounds because of the overly large number of contestants.

>>4372610
this will be chaos

excellent

>>4372594

See:

>>4370361
>obviously biased votes are rejected

>>4372164
>>4372180
>>4372184
>>4372186
I'm waiting till the last minute to vote but that looks great!

>>4372641


he/she was nice with any points.

>>4372164
Looks dry as fuck.

>>4372164
YUM!!!
That looks absolutely delicious. I'd nom the hell out of that . Good job, man! Really attractive burger, too.
(I better step up my game, lol!)

>>4372164
>>4372180
>>4372184
>>4372186

p0 o0 a0 c2

no offence but the bun is the best part of that burger, even that was less then I'd expect to get from the red haired clown. The patty is totally overcooked, looks like worms and your bun to patty ratio is way off.

2/20 would not eat

>>4372164

Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>4372854

>>>>>4370361

>>4372836
what a baby

This contest has gone to hell.
There's a mix of butthurt, jealousy, rage, and pure stupidity flowing rampart in here.

As for >>4372164 this looks great.
Anyone voting this under a 10 is obviously a troll.

Personally I'm waiting until the end to vote for everything at once, but this will definitely be i the high range, good job.

>>4372986
this. I cannot believe that there is so much drama over a plastic cup and a bit of fun. It would be sad to have to recruit a board mod to check IPs, or do voting via registered comments on a blog, but it might be the way to wipe out this dumbness.

I already feel slightly disillusioned by the fact one or more posters have said they intend to score me so low I lose, even without seeing my dish.

My scoring is comparative, but there will have to be a hell of a lot of quality entries for this one
>>4372164
to score below the 12-15 range in my book.

>>4372986
>There's a mix of butthurt, jealousy, rage, and pure stupidity flowing rampart in here.
Well, this is 4chan, the 1st round sticky didn't help much since we apparently pulled quite a few idiots from the other boards while still having to deal with ours.

>>4372882

deal with it and take a day after pill next time unless you need the bump in welfare. It's overcooked slop, presented to man's best friend.

>>4372164
Looking good! Setting a high bar for the rest of us ;-)

>>4372986
>This contest has gone to hell.

Can you even into 4chin?

>>4373021
I agree!

>>4372986
>Anyone voting this under a 10 is obviously a troll

Some of us don't like dry burgers.

>>4373021

If by high bar you mean curb to step over I completely agree.

also, good luck

>>4372164

Scratch bun is rather impressive.
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals:4/5
Total: 16/20

>>4372164
son of a bitch i'm hungry

>>4372164
>Presentation: 3/5
Nice photography and lighting, terrible plating
>Originality: 2/5
It's a hamburger, nothing special
>Appeal: 4/5
I would eat it but maybe only because I'm really hungry
>Challenge Goals: 3/5
Kudos for baking your own bread, really inspired
>Total: 12/20

>>4373041

I can see how the burger would not be appealing to some people, but voting 1/5 originality and 0/5 appeal just seems like terribly bad judging. And the anon who voted 2/20 is ridiculous.

>>4372164
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20
That looks delicious, and a lot of work went into the preparation. The burger does look dry. The garlic seems unnecessary in the burger mix, it would overpower the flavor of the lamb. There is a lot of sauce globbed on the burger, the cheese looks like it would fall out when you took a bite, and too little spinach. The bun looks amazing, I like most of the combination of flavors you have chosen, and I am a sucker for tzatziki.

>butthurt over being eliminated
>shit up a thread

I was in the top 5 or something last year and the disappointment I got when I got dropped was soul crushing and I would've opted to be dropped early on in the contest so that I did not feel like I got all the way to the end just to be turned down at the door.

>>4375081
>terrible plating

It's a burger. Jesus fucking christ...

For your consideration, El Dono's Burger Taco

>>4376477
it should say garlic, salt on the dressing not garlic salt

>>4376477
shit like this makes me wonder how I didn't make it to this round

>>4376477

Presentation:1/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:13/20
A lot of effort went into this entry, but the presentation is awful. I thought it was a pretty clever concept, one I have seen before, but clever. I love the escabeche and the homemade tortilla. The flavors seem like they would all go well together.

>>4376492
haha holy shit this guy is still whining about this?

get over it you child, it's not like the prizes are anything amazing anyway.


>>4376477
i dont rate since i wouldnt feel right only rating certain entries, but i think it looks tasty.

>>4372186
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

That burger looks like a savory, umami infused mediterranean feast. The buns look amazing too. Excellent job all around.

>>4376477
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

Those are some beautiful homemade tortillas. Mine never turn out that perfect. Creative idea and it looks tasty, although I probably would have chosen different toppings. Great job though.

>>4376689
>i dont rate since i wouldnt feel right only rating certain entries

Not El Dono, but I'm honestly curious about what you mean by this. Are you waiting till the end to rate everyone, or what?

>>4376757
Why sage a rating? That seems like the one legitimate type of post (other than an entry) that actually warrants a bump.

sage because I neither posted an entry nor judged one (and it simply isn't necessary right now).

>>4372206
that poor turtle...

>>4376882
>that poor turtle...

I know. It could have made such a decent soup.

>>4376851
by that i mean i dont think it would be fair to just rate that one dish unless i was going to rate all the dishes (which i probably wont.. although now that there are a limited number of entries, i might).

>>4376907

I agree 100%. That said, I really prefer (at least for my situation), being able to judge each entry as they are submitted.

I use the thread watcher and have the opportunity to check in a few times throughout the day, and in my situation it is really a lot easier to judge one or two dishes at a time, rather than having two days to rate everything (which for me ended up rating everything at once and kind of loosing perspective).

In any case, I believe that you shouldn't be rating anything unless you plan on rating everything. That's just my opinion, but I don't understand why you would put the effort in otherwise.

>I'm not really disagreeing with you, but rather using your post to give my two cents (and so I sage).

>>4376926
oh dont worry, i figured you were just giving your own perspective.

but i will say that i like the idea of rating everything at once because then i can better rate dishes in comparison to their competition, which sets a standard for my ratings.

>>4376851
wasn't intentional, the sage was leftover from another comment

>>4376477
Presentation:2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total:12/20

>>4376477

I wouldn't even call that a burger, except for the patty shaped monstrosity in the middle of that horrible excuse for a taco...absolutely disgusting.

P: 0 O: 0 A:0 C:0

also, if you put that in front of me ten thousand horses couldn't drag me off the thrashing I'd give you.

>>4372836
>>4377698
would you be so kind to show us how a real burger should be prepared?

>>4377698

this contest should have one of those rules where you toss out the highest and lowest scores to compensate for people like this.

how can you give a score of zero for every category?

>>4377912
I think it makes it more exciting, like a wild card penalty.

>>4377912
They already said they were going to discard suspiciously inflated/deflated scores. It's probably that one creep who's buttsore about being dropped anyway.

>>4377912
I think hearts or dogs will recognize that as a troll vote. They've said in the past they wont count obviously biased votes.
In other news, this threads gonna hit the bump limit in not too long. I dont know if saging actually helps or not.

>>4376477
Looks great! I love the pickled onions and home made tortillas especially. You've convinced me to start making my own tortillas since those look so much better than store bought ones.

Here we go!
Crab burger on onion roll with sweet potato fries.
Vertical on its way...

>>4379514
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total:13/20
Looks good, the fries should be crispier, imo. Crab is an interesting meat choice

>>4379514
you had me at crab burger~

Damn, this round is more disappointing than the ramen round.

>>4379528
Nice. I'll have to give this a try some time.

>>4379528
>>4379514
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20
I love seafood, especially crab. I am glad you made the clarification about not using surimi. The presentation is weak, it is just tossed on a disposable plate. I do not like the huge onion ring and the iceberg lettuce. All you would taste is onion, and I like onion, but it would overpower the crab. I like the quasi-remoulade. I think the sweet potatoes are a good match with the crab.

>>4379528
looks GREAT!

I see you shop at Rouse's, I just wanted to suggest the Cousin's Creole Tomato Dressing. I use it in place of mayonnaise in my seafood dip and it is awesome. You can find it in the refrigerated dressings section over in the produce section.

I miss New Orleans SO much, good luck!

>>4379690
Thanks for the comments. Oh man...I did not realize how much that plate looked like a plastic plate until now.....
>>4379706
Will have to try that!

>>4372164
>Presentation: 5/5
>Originality: 3/5
>Appeal: 5/5
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
>Total: 18/20

I've never had a fancy burger in my life so I'll probably be rating all these entries really high because I'm just so impressed :) I bet that sauce and feta cheese taste amazing on it!

>>4376477
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 3/5 (the tortilla is original but the rest is not so much)
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

>>4379514

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20 It's not really much more than a crab cake, and I'm not a huge fan of crab, but that sauce looked pretty good!

Submission for round 4

Part 1

>>4380303
Part 2

>>4380303
Part 3

>>4380303
Part 4

>>4380309
Gotta say SirSpice, I loved your earlier entries and was onboard with this one until round 4. All that work, and then american cheese and thousand island? I am disappoint.

>>4380310
I actually started with Gruyere, but the taste was completely overpowering the rest of the ingredients.

I personally believe that American cheese works perfectly with burgers, because it provides a sort of glue that binds the ingredients together. Most melty cheeses are too wet or too oily to work well in this endeavor.

The thousand island was homemade with mayo, ketchup, dijon mustard, sriracha, and diced pickles. It not only provides spice and tang, but also keeps the bun from soaking up too much burger juice.

>>4380309
yo that burger is fucking raw

>>4379514
a Krabby Patty?

>>4380340

The temperature read 130 coming out of the oven, and got higher after I seared it. After I hit it with the torch it's around the same doneness as a steak cooked to medium. Texturally, it was definitely not raw.

>>4379514
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:12/20

>>4380303
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:12/20
That smear is pretty bad to be honest but all the ingredients here and how you've cooked them look amazingly good. I kind of feel bummed out about giving you such a low score on originality since it looks like a great burger but it just... it isn't original, just well thought out.

>>4380352
I commend you, Sir Spice. Making everything from scratch is a hard task and I would devour that burger in a heartbeat

>>4380303
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:15/20
Looks amazing! I love the fresh ground meat, and from-scratch bun, but the thousand island kills it for me. It as traditional as you can get with a burger but done very well.

>>4380309
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

looks good! I too am not a fan of the thousand island or american cheese, but I understand your reasonings for them. I'd still destroy that burger.

>>4380307
>>4380303
>>4380308

>Presentation: 5/5
>Originality: 2/5
>Appeal: 4/5
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
>Total:16 /20
looks amazing, I am a little turned off by the cheese (it looks like plastic, not gooey and cheesy) and the dressing ( I happen to love thousand island, that one just looks terrible) but otherwise great. I can't say it was very creative, despite all the work you put into it, but the burger does look attractive.

>>4379514

>too much cake not enough crab
>dry as hell
>who plated that Michael J. Fox?
>random cutting of fries
>uneven cooking of fries
>smooched store bought bun
>grease leaking from bun
>crumbs, crumbs everywhere
>boring
>toddler level effort
>didn't even bother to peel potatoes
>no cross section
>tomato slice is too big
>iceberg lettuce, rly'

P: 0 O:-1 A:0 C:0

niggita, niggita negative one.

Introducing the Southern Deluxe

A sirloin burger topped with Smoked Gouda, pulled pork, and onion straws. The burger is topped with a barbecue sauce mixed with a homemade puree and Southern Comfort Whiskey.

Simple style and heroic flavor!

>>4380795
> tomato slice
great culinary master, that is an onion. they are extremely rare, so I understand the confusion.

>>4381107
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20
great concept, very nice. Onion straws look amazing. Usually I hate southern comfort but I think it would be a great addition to bbq sauce. Pulled pork and a burger is decadent, I like it. I don't like that the bun is untoasted, and the cheese isn't melty. Otherwise, Yum.
I am assuming the "puree" is tomato?

>>4381107

>>4381107
>>4381136

>>4381107
i'm not voting or anything, so feel free to just throw my opinion out, but you might benefit from some better lighting. your description sounds delicious (and the burger looks good as well), but it's a bit hard to see what's going on there. lots of shadows.

regardless, good work. would eat.

>>4381139
looks delicious, would eat and get heart attack.

>>4381130
>>4381147
Thanks!

Yeah, it's an onion and tomato puree. The cheese did melt, but it's just harder to tell with smoked gouda.

>>4381141

Yeah, my friend who took the pics pointed that out to me. Unfortunately any flashlights or anything we put on it just made it look weird, so we just gave up and snapped the photo. Hopefully next time the dish will be done before nightfall.

>>4381147
Seconded

>>4381107
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20
Looks tasty, gouda is a good choice, not a fan of bourban bbq sauce tho and im sorry but crock pot pulled pork is cheating

Find your nearest pond and catch a duck. They are susceptible to bread.

>>4381195
Acquire other ingredients.

Mushrooms, red onion, herbed rustic bread and in case of failure, supermarket duck. Blood orange for dessert.

>>4381201
Make onion rings.

>>4381206
Rinse and cut mushrooms into more manageable sizes.

>>4381211
Make gribenes.

Salted chicken skin in a 180C oven for 20 minutes. Poor man's (or jewish) bacon.

>>4381175
>crock pot pulled pork is cheating
not the poster who posted it, but that's not fair. some people simply dont have access to outdoor cooking. and crock pot pulled pork is rarely any worse than oven pulled pork

>>4381218
Debone duck leg. How difficult can it be?? The answer is moderately difficult.

>>4381221
Cook duck fillet [photo not included]. Saute mushrooms and onion rings in the rendered fat.

>>4381224
Put stuff on bun. Some stuff falls off because bun is not big enough.

>>4381228
Dem blood oranges.

>>4381219
its cheating if its not smoked, saying you don't have a smoker doesn't change what the dish is, i only took 1 point away for it, and im not saying it doesn't look tasty, I'm just a bbq snob

>>4381230
Give away rest of gribenes to housemates.

Carry plate of food back into room.

Eat while looking at this thread.

>>4381231
pulled pork is pork slow cooked and then PULLED. it doesnt necessarily have anything to do with bbq, that's just the most popular way of cooking it.

>>4381232
This turned out surprisingly well. The sweetness of the red onions complemented the richness of the duck, and the sweet-sour oranges made a perfect dessert. Mug is full of guava and kiwi instant tea which is god tier with anything.

I lost the previous round so I'm not a competitor anymore, but I like feedback and critique.

>>4381240
oh, for the record im not saying you should change your vote or anything, i just dont agree with your logic. taking a point out of "appeal" would make sense in your context.

>>4381244
since you put it like that, crock pot/oven pulled pork is a less good version of smoked pulled pork that's easier to make and that's cheating to me, I'll still eat it but I'm thinking the whole time that it should have been smoked

>>4381243
10/10 would eat. Loved the jewish bacon (hue). Looks a bit dry, though, might just be personal preference but I'd liked some kind of sauce, possibly rather salty. Looks great, though.

>>4381265
do you even know what cheating is? if i want to cheat at something, the result damn sure better be as good as the original.

id call it cheating if the pulled pork was bought from a bbq joint, for example.

>>4381268
damnit, that was meant to quote this post

>>4381255

>>4381255
what if you don't have a smoker? I wouldn't even know where I would put one.

>>4381274

Then you make an inferior version using your oven or a crock pot.

>>4381274
Then you can't have non-cheating pulled pork, obviously.

>>4381243

I liked your dishes in the other rounds, was surprised you didn't make it.

I've never actually had duck, but I know it's supposed to be really greasy. That'd probably give the vegetables an interesting taste.

That said, I didn't see any sort of sauce or seasoning. I think you'd need something to balance out the duck. Also, maybe a bit too many onions.

I'd actually agree with >>4381255

Crockpot's hella easy. I could've tried smoking it with the grill I have. But since this was my first time making pulled pork and I haven't ever tried smoking anything, I didn't want to go too crazy. It's something I'll try in the future.

>>4381285
wait a minute... you have an outdoor area to cook in and you DIDNT?

smoking is just as easy as the crockpot method, for future reference.

oh, and on the subject of duck, it can be greasy if you dont slice into the skin to allow the fat to come out during cooking, but it's usually not an issue (and duck fat is delicious anyway)

>>4381230
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total:15/20
I love duck, and the crispy chicken skin but that isn't what I consider a burger. It is a duck sandwich. It also looks like everything would squish out onto the floor when you bit into it. It would have sold me on being a burger if you had used ground duck. OR cooked the duck as you did and ground the mushrooms and onions and formed them into a patty somehow. I just am not able to call this a burger. Two points for it being on a bun, but I think that is generous. I would eat the fuck out of it especially if it had a buttered toasted bun, some sort greens on it, and maybe some sort of condiment on it (french mustard sauce maybe).

>>4381107
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20

>>4381221
Looks like you might be in need of a sharper knife, my friend.

>>4381230
The fact you've got the filling of the burger spilling out isn't very appealing. I would have personally kept the red onion raw too since it's tastier, crunchy which adds good texture, and it looks better in terms of presentation. If you want to get rid of the sting, rinse it in cold water. Browning the mushrooms would have helped too.

It would have been better if you said you weren't competing in the first post, for clarity. It's nice that you're still 'participating' in some way, though. That's cool.

>>4381230
that crispy skin looks fucking delicious. i might have to make a copycat of this one. unfortunately, i cant seem to find duck pieces, only whole ducks...

>>4381284
ok but your logic fails because pulled pork is method of distributing the meat, not cooking it. That is like saying you are cheating if you cook pizza on a grill instead of a wood fired oven.

>>4381286
Yeah, I'm not familiar with smoking so I just took the method I knew would work. I'll try smoking next time, though. I've been meaning to use my grill more.

>>4381285
It was pretty damn close though. I lost by only 0.1 points according to hearts.

Duck isn't greasy if you render out the fat before hand. Just prick the skin all over so the fat can drain out from under the skin. The fat has a lot of flavour so I usually save it for cooking other things.

Your burger gets 5/5 appeal because those onions look delicious.

>>4381293
I have nothing to grind things with, so I went with the boneless fillet. I might try the mushroom and onion patty some other time.

>>4381298
Whole ducks are easy to break down into parts, they're mostly the same as chicken only fattier with dark meat.

>>4381324
well i do know how to break down a chicken, and duck is fairly cheap... might have to snag one when i go shopping.

as well as the ingredients to some of these other burgers.

For your consideration

>>4381409
and the final shot

>>4381409
Wait a minute. You grilled with an aluminum pan?

>>4381419
Its a disposable BBQ with charcoal briquettes

>>4381412
Sounds good. I used merguez in the breakfast challenge for the first time. HNNNNNNG so good. Its like chorizo or linguica, but BETTER.
Looks like you didnt flatten the patties enough though, they got kinda ball shaped.
Would eat

>>4381409
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:12/20

>>4381425
that's a thing? where would one find these things? i live in an apartment where i cant have a permanent grill...

as for your burger, looks tasty. i disagree with your method of making a patty, but to each his own.

>>4381409
>mince
>sausage
>egg
>breadcrumb
>soy

That's a good looking meatloaf you made there.

>>4381409
>>4381412
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:15/20
The presentation needs work. Check your backgrounds, the final product looks like a momburger. I like the fact you grilled the burger, but since you used sausage with the meat you had to cook it to death resulting in a well done burger. I will try the sausage though, if I find it. Iceberg lettuce is terrible, it is unattractive and tasteless.
The tomato sauce is gorgeous. The grilling rig it resourceful. The burgers are a nice size, I love the that you mixed the red onions into the meat mixture.
The bun looks dry and is over large,

>>4380309

Presentation: 3/5 (I know you were showing us the inside but I really don't think cutting it in half is a good presentation)
Originality: 4/5 (really a 1 but I really love all the work you put in making it and don't think you should get a lower score than a crab cake on store bought bread)
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:17/20 (I really see nothing wrong with American cheese though I think I would of used cooper sharp than kraft singles).

>>4381409
But....it's a meatloaf sandwich...
Still, it looks tasty, but...um, sorry dude, that's not a burger, it's meatloaf. Gosh, sorry to be harsh. That's just my personal opinion.

>>4381501
I am ok with this. It has ground meat(s), it is formed into a patty and it is on a bun. A meatloaf burger. I think that is perfectly acceptable. It is actually pretty clever.

>>4381409

meatloaf not a hamburger, come judgement time get ready to loose major points

>>4381506
they are just hating. never tried your recipe but if Im gonna make a burger I always mix some ingredients into the meat. I like to marinade some peppers in worcestershire (anyone else have an aneurism every time they try to pronounce that?), some mustard and a little lime juice and mix that into the meat along with some paprika and chili powder. comes out pretty bomb

>>4381412
Could you make the picture smaller and shittier?

>>4381501
I dunno man, wheres the line between meatloaf and a burger? Plenty of burgers use chopped onion, breadcrumbs, or a sauce in their mix. Get pedantic over it if you want, but if its ground meat in a patty then its a burger, if its in a loaf its a loaf.
>I'm going to put minced shallots in my burger tomorrow, so I have a vested interest in this discussion

>>4381561
I am not competing. And your burger mix sound good. I bet it would be great with all the ground venison I have in the freezer.

>>4381409

so, you threw the sausage away? at what point did you include it?

-20 for major error.

>>4381467 I really see nothing wrong with American cheese though I think I would of used cooper sharp than kraft singles

I'm not sure if the actual product is different, but I didn't use Kraft Singles. It was Kraft American cheese in a pre-sliced block, and it didn't come in individual pouches.

To tell you the truth, I had this whole complicated concoction of melted Gruyere mixed with instant-gravy flour and evaporated milk that was supposed to form into meltable cheese. It was then stuffed inside the burger like a Juicy Lucy. Problem is, the combination of Gruyere and burger tasted so awful to me that I had to spit it out, throw out the burger, and say goodbye to an hour of cooking and styling.

>>4381570
>Could you make the picture smaller and shittier

Ask and ye shall receive

>>4381576
I know you're joking but I may as well say it, te sausage was in the burger mix

Also to everyone/that one guy callin it a meatloaf, if you don't put stuff in your burgers to flavour them then you mush have pretty shit burgers

>>4381629
Oh yeah that delicious bredcrumb flavor, can't have a burger without it.

>if you don't put stuff in your burgers to flavour them then you mush have pretty shit burgers

in b4 shitstorm (as if it wasn't already).

given the apparent hate for untraditional burgers i think it's a nobrainer to make a simple bacon cheeseburger (pic related) and cash in a lot of high votes.

>>4381639
I hope someone makes a proper, simple cheeseburger, with good looking brioche buns. So far it's too much gimmicky bullshit, too little focus on getting the basics right.

>>4381623
No one asked you.

>>4381629
>if you don't put stuff in your burgers to flavour them then you mush have pretty shit burgers

You've never had a nice, properly seasoned medium rare burger made from sirloin and chuck beef, have you?

>>4381663
>sirloin and chuck beef

My nigga.

>>4381107
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I love burgers with pulled pork on them. I would destroy this if I had it anywhere near me. This is probably my favorite entry this competition (at least thus far).

>>4381790
>pulled pork

>>4381409
Lol at all these people complaining that this is meatloaf, yet no one called out the crabcake on a bun posted earlier.

A burger is ground up meat between bread, which this clearly is.
Get over it.

>>4380309

Oh look, someone finally made something that vaguely resembles a burger...hallelujah. BACK THE TRUCK UP...merican' cheese...Merican' Cheese...why would you even bother when that single ingredient will divide your score by zero.

p: 0

no finesse, completely fat fingered and crooked.

A: -2

Do not put plastic on food

O: 0

this is red haired clown level

C: 2

I guess it's a burger

total score: ZERO

>>4381409

Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:17/20

Looks delicious, especially with that tomato relish. Nice job.

>>4381107
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

Aw damn. I'm not a fan of southern food generally but I'd destroy this burger. I love the smoked gouda on the pulled pork. I might have to make this. Nice cookin!

>>4381107

mixing a "burger" with mostly non-burger shit just because that's a regional speciality I don't even need to say any more..P:A:O:C = nill, nadda, zip, garbage.

>>4381412

WTF...why two, I don't even want one. Dry-ass bun with vaginal discharge burger on some limp sissy lettuce. I can't even believe that you cooked on one of those chemical filled pseudo grills for the financially challenged....GROSS. Then you just throw them on a plate; like "here taste my sewage"...damn you.

P:0 A:-1 O:-1 C:2 = zippity doo da.

>>4381807
Well, you're right, that's not a burger either, really, it's a crabcake sandwich.

>>4381887
>>4372836
>>4377698
>>4380795
>>4381870
srsly? This level of butt hurt is unhealthy, i would suggest seeing a therapist.

>>4381107
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:12/20 (meat on meat just doesn't do it for me)

Fuck it, I can't wait any longer I'm voting now.

>>4372164
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20
>Everything on the burger sounds good, but that bun is a huge turnoff.

>>4376477
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 7/20
>I'm sorry, I tried to like this. It's a great idea, just terribly executed. The way you plated it makes everything look so....unappetizing.

>>4379514
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 11/20
>It's a crabcake on a bun. Luckily for you I love crabcakes.

>>4380303
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 11/20
>I despise that random sauce on the plate. It's like you said "well I gotta make this look a little pretentious, let's do this." But the burger itself looks good.

>>4381107
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 13/20
>Down here, pork on burgers is very commonplace, so originality is low. But, I absolutely love everything you have on that burger. I would eat this in a heartbeat.

>>4381409
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 13/20
>The relish made this for me.

Welp, can't wait for the others to submit theirs.

>>4382071
Oops, SirSpice's is supposed to be 12, not 11.

>>4382071
And Kuhy's is supposed to be 16, not 15.
Damn, last time I drink and vote.

>>4372164
>Presentation: 3/5
first picture is fine, but the one on the left makes everything look too small
>Originality: 2/5
mostly of the ingredients are common on a burger or have been used before on "special" burgers
>Appeal: 4/5
that bun
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
Yes, it's a burger
Total: 14/20

>>4376477
>Presentation: 2/5
you timestamp takes more space than the burger itself
>Originality: 5/5
while people are discussing if this can be called a burger or not, you gotta admit it's original
>Appeal: 4/5
own made tortilla and those ingredients, would eat
>Challenge Goals: 4/5
from >wikipedia
>usually placed inside a sliced hamburger bun
which means almost always, which means that there could be exceptions, but naming it "taco" as well was a mistake
Total: 15/20


>>4379514
>Presentation: 3/5
looks good, that's it
>Originality: 3/5
crab was an original move, out of that, it's a regular burger
>Appeal: 4/5
those patties looks so delicious
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
it's a burger
>Total: 13/20

>>4380303
>Presentation: 0/5 (3/5 if you post a separated image with the final result)
sweet merciful god, 4 parts, no final picture in a separated post (a single vert/final result like Dono's would have worked too)
>Originality: 2/5
might be tasty, but it's not original
>Appeal: 5/5
would eat, anyday, anytime
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
it's a burger, what more could be said?
Total: 12/20 (15/20 if you post a separated picture of the final result)

>>4381107
>Presentation: 3/5
a bit too dark and maybe not the best angle
>Originality: 3/5
nice ingredients, regular use
>Appeal: 3/5
it just doesn't looks that attractive to me
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
it's a burger
>Total: 14/20

>>4381409
>Presentation: 2/5
too much green
>Originality: 3/5
some usual ingredients, some unusual ingredients
>Appeal: 4/5
that last picture in the vertical made me hungry
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
yep, a burger
Total: 14/20

lol @ people voting the worst one higher to counter the honest votes

>>4382211

>>4382211
Calling it a taco was on purpose, I wanted to make a burger themed taco, not a hamburger with taco elements. I figured we would see a parade of meat on bun and a taco would break it up.
And I know the presentation is shit, I was drunk and really wanted to eat...
I have another picture but its not much better.

I'm not in the competition anymore but I made some a pulled pork burger with coleslaw (pointed cabbage), BBQ sauce (not homemade), fries (triple-cooked) and ramson mayonnaise (it looks like a weird bearnaise though). Bun is obviously homemade. Bring the hate.

Best part about making burgers is leftovers the next day.

Melted some Brie over them and spread the buns with dijonaise.

Pic not for scoring and taken with phone.

>>4383118
great photograph, the food looks gorgeous. I think that this is an excellent lesson in food styling and photography. The fries are hearty and the sandwich is dressed attractively. This is not a burger though, it is pulled pork on a bun. A very tasty and popular Carolina treat with the addition of the slaw directly on the bun (which is perfectly in proportion with the sandwich and the sesame seeds work really well with a bbq pork sandwich, also it is a good quality bun so I have no problem with it). Ramson is an onion?
Presentation 5/5
Originality 2/5
Appeal 5/5
Challenge Goals 3/4
Total 15/20

>>4383161
>I think that this is an excellent lesson in food styling and photography.

i respectfully disagree. the foil dish is a huge mistake.

>>4383191
I like it, it is in theme with the relaxed informality of the subject, the pulled pork bbq burger.

>>4383210
I like it too. It made me hungry and I'm not even hungry.

>>4383210

then it should be on a paper plate, and that other stuff should also be in a paper cup.

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds": ralph waldo emerson.

>>4383161
You're rigth about the burger thing but since I'm not competing I don't really care about that. I wanted to do some pulled pork and it kinda fit in with this week's challenge. Ramson is also called wild garlic. You can eat the whole plant but it's mainly the leaves which have a mild garlicy/grassy taste. So a mild aioli with a hint of grass.

>>4383191
I'm not satisfied with it either but that's mainly because it reflects the lighting a little too well. I really don't like my fries scattered around the plate.

>>4383220
I like the combo of the stark white dishes and the aluminum pan.

>>4383225

those fries look rather tasty.

>>4382982
I know you're trying to convince yourself this was unique, and out of the box, but it's really not.
Making tortillas is a hell of a lot easier than making bread, Seems like more of a "well I gotta make something from scratch, how about tacos?"

I'm not trying to hate on you, but just don't try to fool yourself, or others.

And it still doesn't look appetizing.

>>4381412
>Presentation: 2/5
>Originality: 2/5
>Appeal: 3/5
>Challenge Goals: 5/5
>Total:12/20 (That burger looks way too thick!)

>>4381591

Ah well, it's all about experimenting, right? I'm sure the burger looked pretty good. Did you take any pictures of it?

>>4382982
I like it El Dono, I might have to give that a try. Those onions looks heavenly, especially when mixed with a chorizo blend. Keep up the good work!

>>4383271
Some people who entered didn't bake their own bread. I'm sure if he really just didn't want to go the extra mile, buying bread would have been far easier than making tortillas. I applaud his ingenuity.

>>4383271
this isn't a baking round. it's nice that some people went to the trouble, but it doesn't score a single extra point from me.

>>4383822
>>4384387
>completely missed the point

Entry for PWiz:
Quinoa and Chickpea burger on a lazy brioche bun with caramelized onion jam, grilled capsicum and mushroom, tomato, lettuce and a goats cheese spread.

I didn't take enough photos for a proper vertical (plus the last round was horrible for someone with no skill in MS Paint) but I can throw up a few more photos and info if you want to know how to make anything.

A cross section.

>>4384585
>>4384591

My mouth is so damn dry after look at that I just want to take a fire-hose to the mouth. How dare you call this freegan' garbage a burger; you should have just put sand in-between two chunks of beach combed driftwood. The toppings, just done' flopped all over the place like you were playing beer pong with them. NO FRIES...get out. also, that cross section just looks like a rainbow faggit cake gone wrong.

P:0 A-1 O:-1 C:-3: lowest score in the history of man.

>>4384585
>>4384591
Hot diggidy that looks appealing, having said that, the presentation could use some work. I don't like the haphazard capsicum placement and the purple lettuce sticking out that far makes it look difficult to eat. Also, it is hard not to notice the table.

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

>>4384585
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 12/20
The toppings and bun look great, the "burger" not so much, its all yellow... Makes me not want
I love your ghetto-ass table tho

>>cooking challenge
>>no tasting

what the fuck is this about /ck/?
I'm a newfag around here, but seriously, how do you make a cooking contest on the internet?

Not a single grilled burger? These all look like absolute shit with the exception of sir spices and the taco burger looks tasty, but also messy and stupid. Everyone else fails hard.

>>4382793
then it's a 3/5 in Presentation which means a 15/20 Total
>>4382982
that's a better picture, but i think that stills a 2/5, i mean i gave you that for the first picture and considering the score i gave the other ones (especially SirSpice at the 1st time), i think that's fair enough
>>4384585
>Presentation: 3/5
Looks good and simple
>Originality: 3/5
I usually don't see some of those ingredients on a burger, let alone together
>Appeal: 4/5
the first pic was pretty much meh, but the cross section got me
>Challenge Goals: 4/5
This one gave me a lot to think about, mostly because of the "burger", but if I gave Dono a 4 for his taco, then I guess this one gets a 4 as well
>Total:14/20

>>4384585
>grilled capsicum and mushroom

Just a couple of questions:

1) Is the "capsicum" the yellow bell pepper? Because it doesn't really look grilled.
2) What kind of mushroom is that? Portabella?

Also, is the "lazy brioche bun" home made (or is it "lazy" because you bought it)? And what exactly is your "goat cheese spread"? It kinda just looks like a smear of straight up goat cheese.

>>4384686
>lowest score in the history of man

Isn't this one of the higher scores you've given thus far?

>>4384865
>I'm a newfag around here, but seriously, how do you make a cooking contest on the internet?

I don't usually say this... But... lurk more.

>>4384585

Also (this >>4385068 is me, again), would you mind telling us what went into your burger?

I'm not trying to nit pick or anything, but really just want more info on what we're looking at, in lieu of a vertical. In any case, it looks good (although I'm sure some people will vote you down just because you made a veggie burger...).

Also, someone uploaded a basic vertical tutorial (using gimp, which is free), in one of the last rounds. I don't have it, but if you are putting in the time to compete in the final rounds, you might want to see if someone can locate it for you, and spend a few minutes figuring it out... It isn't that difficult, and would really help you out (and benefit us), imho.

>>4384585
>>4384591
where is your vertical?

>>4384884
Hey shitface, I grilled my burger

>>4385139

Hey, happy to provide more info.

The burger is:
2 small kumara (New Zealands version of sweet potato)
2 small carrots
1/2 onion,
1/2 capsicum (bell pepper)
1/2 c spinach
2 c cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
2 tbsp tahini
1c cooked quinoa
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 egg yolk

You cook off the onion, carrot and capsicum, blend with the spinach + remove to a bowl, blend the chick peas and tahini and add to the bowl along with the quinoa, salt, cumin and egg white. Shape into patties and lightly flour. Fry in oil until brown then finish in the oven for 15 minutes.

I made the brioche - it is not strictly a brioche dough, but instead just a soft dough enriched with eggs, butter and sugar.

The goats cheese spread was simply goats cheese cut with cream cheese - in New Zealand chevre runs at about $9 for 200g and I didn't want to use it all!

Capsicum is the same as bell pepper, I had it left from the patty so decided to throw it on there as more of an after thought, it was soft but not grilled black.

Next time I will do a vertical, thankfully this time it wasn't required.

>>4384585
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

Looks like a unique and tasty combination of flavors. I'd eat that in a second. Nice job!

Hello Frenchfag here, I've been really busy the whole week and I'll be even more busy tomorrow. I planned to drop the competition but it'd be a shame to drop now. I'll be back in a few hours with my submission.
Here, have a pic of a 4m long bologna sausage while you wait.

>>4384585
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 10/20

This will either make people smile or send me out of the competition but...

Desert burger!

The bun is a giant French macaron (vanilla flavored). The patty is chocolate ice cream. The ketchup is a raspberry and port coulis. The mayo is yogurt whipped with honey and orange blossom water.

Side view and vertical to come.

>>4385830
side picture

>>4385830
Vertical

>>4385872
Not a bad idea but you should have shaped the burger "bread" a bit better because it looks seriously flat.

>>4384591
>>4384585
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
.Total:17/20
The presentation is pretty lame and uninteresting. The burger components are chunky and thick like a Momburger, the cheese is blobbing out on the sides. There is a glob of something on the top of the bun. The colors are nice the, burger looks appetizing. The plate is nice and clean, albeit stark. The cross section is nice, despite the shadow. The ingredients sound perfect together. I want to eat this, if the bun was buttered and toasted. I love portabellas and onion jam, the chickpea burger is just a bonus. I love the red leaf lettuce, points for that.

>>4385343
not that contestant buy,
the vertical was ONLY required in the ramen round, it is optional

>>4385872
>>4385832
>>4385830
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total:17/20
Looks pretty pale and flat, visually could have benefited with a puffier "bun" ( I know it was hard to do though), maybe some additional ingredients inside the burger for esthetics. This sounds amazing though. I love the concept, it could be sightly less ice cream sandwich and more burgerish.

>>4385830
>>4385832
>>4385872
Holy shit that looks delicious as fuck.
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:18/20

The coulis looks amazing, I'd drink that straight up. It would look more burgerlike if the patty had more height, but I guess that's difficult to achieve. It looks exactly like the one time I tried to make macarons and got greedy and made big macaron blobs and they ended up flat and cookie like.

>>4385830

Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:17/20

I'm gonna go along with what others said about how the macaron shouldn't be so much larger than the ice cream, but that's not too big of a deal. Looks absolutely delicious, especially the dipping sauces. I'd probably end up drizzling the raspberry one all over it. Well done

Am I the only one left to post? I think I might be.
If i could just find my DAMN CAMERA CHARGER

>bumplimittest

>>4386153
was me but yes we have hit the bump limit. Get to tallying contest organizers. Hopefully this thread dies and we can get a new one so I don't end up with 2 votes.

>>4386153
about halfway done with my work.
NO ONES READING THIS THREAD
>OHGODIMSOLONELY

>>4386321
im here

Working on my entry, but I'm kind of worried about the fact that this thread may fall off the board before anyone checks it. What will happen, organizers? Should a second thread get going? Surely we won't be stuck with just edging in with one or two votes before it drops off.

>>4385830
This looks great, good take on a burger!

>>4386574
It looks like threads are automatically archived at http://fuuka.warosu.org/ck/ , but I could be wrong. Hearts linked to threads from that site in previous blog posts, and the current thread seems up to date.

>>4386646
Would be "legal" to start a thread later telling people where to go to look at the entries, then? I just figured we need enough "foot traffic" too, because people forget about the contest when it starts dropping off.

>>4372164
P: 3 O: 4 A: 2 C: 5 T: 14
>>4376477
P: 1 O: 4 A: 2 C: 4 T: 11
>>4379514
P: 2 O: 3 A: 3 C: 5 T: 13
>>4380303
P: 3 O: 1 A: 3 C: 5 T: 12
>>4381107
P: 2 O: 1 A: 4 C: 5 T: 12
>>4381230
P: 1 O: 3 A: 2 C: 5 T: 11
>>4381409
P: 3 O: 2 A: 4 C: 5 T: 14
>>4384585
P: 3 O: 4 A: 4 C: 3 T: 14
>>4385830
P: 0 O: 3 A: 1 C: 1 T: 5

>>4385830
This makes me so happy.
Now, this is originality, not a fucking burger in a tortilla.

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 15/20
>unfortunately the presentation is obviously bland, but you make up for it with how amazing it sounds and looks. Great job, can't wait to see what you do next round.

>>4384585
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 11/20
>Great job on thinking outside the box. Unfortunately I hate mushrooms, and they make up half of this burger, so I have to give you low appeal. But good job overall.

I think I'm gonna hold off posting my entry until the next thread is started. Shouldnt be too much longer. Maybe if hearts or dogs is around, they can delete this thread and start the other?
Anyways, heres a teaser.

>>4387023
Well, damn, I guess I'll do the same and wait. We technically have until midnight tomorrow, right?

>>4387095
Oh crap, I just now noted the fact that there won't be extra time for people to vote. So fuck it, it's now or never.

>>4387098
blerg so many verticals to make. I guess I'll make the main vertical and post it along with some other closeups, then post the secondary ones. BLERG

>>4372164
P:3 O:2 A:2 C:5 T: 12
>>4376477
P:2 O:5 A:2 C:2 T: 11
>>4379514
P:3 O:4 A:4 C:5 T: 16
>>4380309
P: 3 O:3 A:2 C:5 T:13
>>4381107
P:2 O: 2 A:4 C:5 T:13
>>4381409
P:4 O:3 A:4 C: 5 T:16
>>4384585
P:3 O:3 A:2 C:5 T: 13
>>4385830
P:2 O:4 A:2 C:2 T:10

bump

>>4387119
Have we really only had 8 submissions for 15 finalists?

>>4387130
bumping doesnt work. we passed the bump limit a long time ago

>>4385830
Presentation: 1/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 1/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 10/20

Here is the first of 4 verticals. Please refrain from voting until all of them are posted.

I think the ramen round really fucked up this competition. People making "dessert ramen", so now each round some joker is going to try some Heston Blumenthal shit where you make a dessert that looks like a main.

To me, if the competition asks for "burgers" then you have to cook something that you could order from a restaurant menu as a burger. You couldn't put an ice cream on a menu and sell it as a burger then just pull le troll face when people sent it back.

>>4387106
I know. I'm still cooking. Arrrrgggghh.......

>>4387133
I think many of us were mistakenly fooled by thinking we just had to get our submissions in by tomorrow night, then people could vote like the first three rounds. But that's not the case. Unfortunately, that's what we get for not reading carefully, dammit.
Anyway, I'll be posting mine later tonight.

>>4387193
Mini vertical. This and the next one will be pretty small, but this contest (in my mind at least) is as much about producing new and original content for /ck/ as it is for competition. Hopefully people find these useful.

>>4387204
>I think the ramen round really fucked up this competition.

While I'm not a contestant, I disagree. I think that people who wanted to compete competed, and ramen had nothing to do with it. If anything, it was Easter (for those who are obligated to celebrate it) that fucked it up.

>Heston Blumenthal shit where you make a dessert that looks like a main.

On the one hand, nobody here has done anything close to the level of Blumenthal.

On the other hand, there is absolutely nothing wrong with someone taking a theme as general as a "burger" and making dessert. If anything, that should warrant extra points on creativity. If you've ever actually gone out to eat you would realize that making something like a "dessert burger" is pretty common practice these days.

And guess what? If you ordered a burger off the dessert menu and then sent it back you would be the one at fault. Why on Earth would you order a "burger' off the dessert menu and expect anything other than a dessert? Do you speak any language other than potato?

>I would sage if we hadn't reached the bump limit

>>4387204
It must really suck to be you.