A hamburger (or simply burger) is an American sandwich that consists of a cooked patty of ground meat that is fried, steamed, grilled, broiled, barbequed, seared or deep fried and is generally served with various garnish or condiments like ketchup, mustard, mayonaise, lettuce, tomato, onion, relish and cheese toppings, placed inside a sliced bun, often baked specially for this purpose, or pieces of bread or toast. The meat patty is beef, unless otherwise noted.

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota meatpacker has recalled about 188,000 pounds of ground beef patties and some other products because of E. coli bacteria concerns.

One of my favorite barbeque sauce recipes is to combine ground beef with Sauce Goddess' Big Tangy Steak Sauce. Form into patties. TIP-as you build the patty, make the edges a bit thicker than the middle, this will make the burger the same size when cooked and the edges won't be over-done.

"In the lawsuit, the Goodwin family's attorneys state that Topps had knowledge of consumer illness tied to its products and a positive E. coli sample from its ground beef patties no later than Sept. 8, seven days before Kristin and her son ate Topps hamburgers. Both mother and son were hospitalized on Sept. 24>"

J&B Meats Corp. is recalling 173,554 pounds (78.7 tonnes) of frozen ground beef products sold under "Topps" and "Sam's Choice" labels due to possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. government said this weekend.

Topps Meat Company is a privately owned family company headquartered at 1161 E. Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey. The company produces and distributes "100% Pure Ground Beef Hamburgers, Sirloin Steak Burgers with Fire-Roasted Onions, Sirloin Steak Burgers with Portabella Mushrooms, Mike's Beef Patties, Kabobs, Flat Iron Steaks, Turkey Burgers an