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@Robyn

Wait a minute - just watched the video. You missed the most important part - turn the top half of the mold upside down, and it allows you to create a trough in the middle of the burger-dog to fill with your favorite toppings, like cheese, bacon, or vegetables! Jucy Lucy Dogs! Incredible!

On a further note of surreality, my wife just came over and asked me to sniff her hamster's butt. It smelled as you would expect.

@Kenji: But there is a plastic doohickey that turns hot dogs into OCTODOGS!!!!

Yay human ingenuity.

Well, you can make fun of my posting... I don't mind. And I understand what you mean. But I wrote that comment because as I understood it, it was a sausage with no ham/pork. Right? I may have got that wrong.

And then I connected that info with something that is on my mind right now and that is that McDonald's here in Sweden is going halal. Chickens slaugthered have to be blessed by Allah. And I think that is wrong. Or at least food for thought...

So meat/beef-sausages worries me! (haha, that sounded kind of weird :) They do! Yes, you can laugh, but they do. No ham/pork and then it's all halal... McDonald's will be the first in line... And I don't like it.

Excellent pics Robyn. nom.

I've tried 4 out of the top 5 burgers on this list and in my opinion its all wrong. The so called "#1" burger in texas shouldn't be in the top ten, maybe even twenty! It's found in an up tight, swanky wine bar ( The Grape) were i felt self-conscious about diving into a hamburger and thought i should be cutting it up into small pieces with my fork and knife. Other than the tightly squeezed tables and the uncomfortable vibe the burger leaves alot to be desired. Especially for $13!!! Now the #3 burger, thats a whole different story! The Alamo Springs Cafe'. This struck out in the middle of nowhere country cafe' is very laid back and even more welcoming! Yes very hard to find being 10-15 miles off the main road and away from town but once you get there you feel right at home from the very beginning. Now to the burger, from the first bite to the last, the flavor and the juiciness of the meat will keep you longing for another bite. The huge beef patty is grilled to perfection. The outside is slightly charred to give it a crispy but not burnt taste while keeping the middle very moist and juicy. The meat sits on a bed of grilled diced green chiles that adds a unique and delicious taste. Topped with cheese, lettuce, grilled onions, and freshly sliced avocados gives a perfect compliment to the even more perfect meat. All on a jalapeno cheese bun that ever gets soggy and has amazing taste and texture in its self. Once you pick this burger up and have a bite you'll never want to put it down. Trust me that is exactly what happened to me. And i didn't until it was gone! Even if you are full after its gone, you will consider ordering another one just to have one more taste!!! Take the drive to Fredericksburg and have this burger! This will be the burger that i will compare all the others to, probably for the rest of my life!!!

A lot of people are calling BS on this list. The Austin choices were really strange and Casino El Camino should definitely be on the list.

No Keller's in Dallas????

F-Berkeley. The burger doesn't look very good at all. On that note, I am tired of the fancy burger reviews. The rarest thing of all must be the $7+ burger that's actually worth it. I guess they are necessary on some level, but rather than focus on making a sandwich taste good, they usually just throw a bunch of gourmet ingredients together. Give me a simple burger any day over all of this grass fed, organic, free range whooey. And you "know" where you can shove that arugula. Go away Bobby Flay, enough with the chipotle sauce already.

Actually, I'm starting to think it has more to do with having great buns. If you have great buns you're almost there. I love this site.