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Chocolate. Deep, deep chocolate...

i know it's not cool but i love the soft-as-buttah filet...

What's up with the hate on something like Wendy's from some peeps (e.g., Nick)? Honestly, a Wendy's burger is frickin' delicious. You go get a Wendy's Junior Bacon Cheeseburger for $1.25 and tell me it doesn't taste great. Yes, as Adam says, fast-food burgers are a different breed than other burgers. I just consider it a whole separate category--a different breed of burger (a poodle and a German shepherd are both dogs but you wouldn't judge them by the same characteristics, eh?). It's more of a sandwich with a beef patty rather than something which primarily focuses on the beef.

But, it gets pretty snobbish to say you won't eat a Wendy's burger (that being said, McDonald's hamburgers are horrible--because they just physically taste bad!!).

What is the most efficient way to get the maximum amount of gravy into my mouth?

I think Zaynab may almost have it (I'll throw a few changes on there):

Quince, Asian Pear, Keffir Lime, Nectarine
Barhi Date(?), Kiwi, Jujube, Prune Plums,
Dragon Fruit, Papaya, Pommelo, Rambutan

Based on my one tasting, I can confirm that the burger's two major problems were lack of seasoning and no charred crust on the burger whatsoever. Once I just added a little salt to the burger myself, it was reasonably tasty but yeah, if they could get some crust on the burger it would be 10 times better.

Kenji,

Okay, my crank has been yanked. It's all good. ;-)

Kenji and Erin, the question was not "what is your favorite breakfast?" Rice and oatmeal are not cereals. Even if they can be used to make cereal, you are not eating them in that state so it kind of is a too-cool-for-school buzzkill to answer the question like that (it would be like answering the question of "what is your favorite TV show" with the very hipster "I don't own a TV 'cause I'm just not into it but I can tell you my favorite book"). If you don't like cereal, fine, don't answer the question.

Now, Robyn, I fully agree that Rice Krispies Treats Cereal is where it's at (even though I haven't had any in probably 15 years). I one time at a whole box straight from the box with no milk as a snack...

Based on taste, there is no doubt that there is cornmeal in the crust. Yes, all cornmeal would make for a crumbly crust. So, yeah, it's not all cornmeal. It's mostly flour, but there definitely is some cornmeal in there.

Smoked Prosciutto (the Stockmeyer brand of Prosciutto at Trader Joe's)

NY strip

I like the parker house rolls...

There seem to be to big main problems with using a croissant as a bun:

1. As someone mentioned above, the shape.

2. Although you want a burger bun to be soft, a croissant is too soft, and the bottom part of the "bun" will be totally crushed and turn to mush from the burger itself and the burger juices.

Other than that, it sounds tasty!!