Battle of the Burgers

After a nationwide search, we have a shortlist of 8 and now £2,000 will be awarded this Friday to the finalist who wins 'Battle of the Burgers'. 

I'll be one of the judges!
Other judges include; J.B. Gill from JLS & Nick from Hamburger-Me.com - so quite an honour to have been invited. 

The competition has been run in partnership with Red Tractor, a logo you may be familiar with if you buy British beef or lamb.  

Many farmers have both cattle and sheep on their farms and the Red Tractor scheme covers quality beef and lamb production as well as a range of other agricultural produce. The assurance standards encompass food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and traceability. The basic welfare needs of sheep and cattle must not be compromised at any stage of their lives, and farmers must ensure that their farming practices do not damage the environment. Animals need to be identifiable and traceable back to their farms of origin, and moved in clean vehicles so that the beef and lamb produced is free from contamination and safe to eat. - See more at: http://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk

The final 8 are;

The Bengal Burger - Lamb mince with a chili and coriander relish and mint dressing.

Mum’s Sunday Lunch Burger - Lamb mince with a Yorkshire puddings bun, parsnip crisps and cauliflower cheese fritters.

Steak Burger - Beef mince with red and green peppers, chipotle, beetroot, lettuce and tomato.

Burger with Berry Glaze - Beef mince with a blackcurrants and blackberries glaze.

Pan Asian Delight Burger - Beef mince mixed with fish, soy and oyster sauce, a miso Mayonnaise and a Oriental pickled cucumber

Blue Cheese Aioli Burger - 3 cuts of beef minced, bacon, bacon jam, monterey jack cheddar & a blue cheese aioli.

The J-Bomb Burger - 3 cuts of beef minced, a JagerMeister marinade, Red Bull onion rings and a Gruyere crisp.

The Incredible 5-Onion Burger - Beef mince with red and white onions cooked various ways

They have one hour to create their burgers for the panel; we'll be judging taste, complexity of ingredients, cooking ability and presentation. I've got a hunch what burger will win, but I'll keep that to myself. Who's your money on?

I'll be tweeting from the event, winner to be announced at around 5pm,  so keep a look out. #battleoftheburgers

Burger Tasting for Deliverance - Day 5

P45's in the post - Today is my last post working for Deliverance, in my dream job a 'burger taster'. 

Burger Tasting for Deliverance - Day 4

The score going into today is 3-0 to the classics, so the new burgers have just pride to play for. Let's see how they matched off today.

Burger Tasting for Deliverance - Day 3

After a meat free Wednesday(at lunch only mind), it was back to the classic beef today - Not in both 'burgers' however...

 The Classic Burger

Burger Tasting for Deliverance - Day 2

24 hours later and it's straight back to work and what a curve ball Deliverance threw today. There was no meat in the burger. I repeat. THERE WAS NO MEAT IN THE BURGER! A small part of me was glad, as I've never had a vegetarian burger before and it's not something I see my self ordering when meat is available, so the chance to review them was a new opportunity. 

Burger Tasting for Deliverance - Day 1

Eating burgers for a job. Sounds like something I've made up. But for the next week I'll be 'working' for Deliverance, comparing potential new burgers against their current selection.

When this advert went live, almost a month ago, it was comfortably the most forwarded page to me I'd ever received. An application and a few emails back and forth and it was confirmed. I'd got the job! Being paid in burgers, yesterday I started 'work'. 

The test tube burger has its first taste - Frankenburger