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Adam,

In the interest of defending the burgers of Queens (and I'm pretty sure you just mentioned that to goad me into responding), this was a burger from Stout on 33rd St, right here in the Fashion District.

OMG! Isn't that what happens when you microwave something? The insides are boiling, but the outer few millimeters stay relatively cool. I just don't see how or why one could nuke a burger patty.

Or my other theory, and more likely, is that it came right off the grill/pan/broiler and onto your plate and catapulted it's way to your table, all within a few seconds and you bit into it before the meat had a chance to "rest" and redistribute its juices.

I've never had a burger do it, but I did have a Nathan's hotdog do something similar--not fun.

And on a funnier, not painful note, I bit into a pepperoncini and juice squirted UP my nose. Cleared the sinuses right up!

No one said your job wasn't dangerous. Be intrepid my friend and keep eating. And remember, if it bites you, bite it back.

Nope.

I'm a little hesitant to sell them out in this public forum as the more people I talk to say this happens all the time with homemade cookouts and such. If

Never happened to me before, and I hope it never happens again. If it's worth mentioning, my buddy's burger did not behave the same way and he escaped completely unscathed.