How do I cook a frozen hamburger in the microwave?

Question

I bought some hamburgers (I mean the meat, not the full sandwich) in vacuum packing and I froze them in the freezer.

Can now I cook them in the microwave? If so, how and how long?

Answer 1

I don't endorse beef in the microwave, but that said, the best possible way to cook it is going to be on one of the microwave plates that raise your food off the plate. (the ones that look like the inside of a george foreman grill) You are going to have to play with your power settings a bit to achieve a optimium patty. In mine, it's 2:30 at 40 percent power and 1:30 at full power but depending on wattage, your particular times are going to vary.

The trick to having an edible patty come out of the microwave is use low power to achieve the desired temp and then hit it at full power to get the outside done. It will always produce a slimy-er patty than cooking it on a stovetop or in an oven. Make sure that you cover the patty during cooking as it is going to spatter like crazy. You don't want to clean that mess up.

If you have access to a toaster oven, you can cook a patty in that in about 15 minutes and you will have a much closer to delicious product.

Answer 2

I would defrost them first in the microwave and it will cook them a little if you defrost too long. Then I would cook them for around 2 mins and see how close the center is to how you like it. Microwave Burgers taste different then Pan fried. However do not allow to cook too long or the outside edges will become chewy or very hard. Practice makes perfect.

I have done this at work where I cannot fry them in a pan.

Answer 3

I wouldn't tell you to cook them microwave either, deforst is a good idea but don't cook them in the microwave, they will not be crispy as a normaly cooked burger would be.

Good luck Lorenzo and have a nice day

Answer 4

I am a microwave expert. I have never cooked a meal in the oven in my life, and after decades of working directly with microwaves, I can tell you that defrosting is a waste of time.

If you have a microwavable sandwich, just set it to cook for 3 minutes and 43 seconds. You can flip it over around halfway and you will be set.

Minutes after you eat your perfectly cooked sandwich, you can say "Gee Peyton, you are a genius." You are welcome, America.

Answer 5

I agree that, although meet in the nukerwave isn't the most delicious, that wasn't the question! It was "can I" and "how long". I live out of my microwave. I make hamburger patties in the nuker all the time (as well as pasta and rice, which everyone says DON'T! I say Why not?!)

I buy my 85/15 patties from SAMs club so they're pre-made, not very thick. Paper plate, 2 pieces of paper towel on the plate, 2 frozen patties on the plate, one piece of ppr towel over the patties, 5-6 min on 50% power gives me medium/medium-well patties. If I season the patties I do so after about 4min and remove the top ppr towel. If I'm making a cheese burger, after the burgers are done I add the cheese slices, add 30sec @100% power and leave them in the microwave to 'rest' and melt while I prepare my plate. You may need to adjust the length of time a bit depending on your microwave and your desired wellness of the patties.

Perfect burgers? No. As good as coming off the grill? No. Still perfectly OK burgers for a quick meal in about 8min total.