Battle of the Burgers: The clock is winding down, so vote now

 
Don't just sit there. Vote! You have a few hours left before voting ends at midnight Monday in our first ever Battle of the Burgers. We received nearly 90 entries. You, dear readers, are voting on your favorites.

We'll take the top 10 vote-getters and, starting Tuesday, put them to the test in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen. We'll publish our favorites in print on June 30, just in time for your 4th of July barbecue planning.

By my unofficial survey, the three top vote-getters so far couldn't be more different. There's the German Cuban Pork Burger that combines pork, bratwurst and bacon, and finishes off with a mustard-butter slathered pretzel roll. That recipe comes to us from Robert Burmeister of Staten Island.

Brooks Walker of Folsom is known for his sweets (check out his blog CakeWalker) but he has proven he can do battle in the realm of the savory as well. The recipe for his Red, White and Blueberry Burger, pictured above, includes homemade brown sugar burger buns, a blueberry chipotle barbecue sauce and fried onions. Sweet, indeed.

And then there's the Chesapeake Surf & Turf Burger by Maria Orem of Santa Clara. Take a sirloin patty, add a Maryland crabcake, lemon herb butter and a kaiser roll.

So, again, don't just sit there, vote!

And keep checking back at the blog this week, we'll keep you posted on all the burger tasting in the Times Test Kitchen.

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--Rene Lynch
Twitter / renelynch

Photo: Brooks Walker / CakeWalker

Comments

[Lynne Symons]

I picked eight burger recipe submissions, but none of them made the top 20, let alone the top 5. Is there any way to see the original group of recipes so I can try some of the "runner-ups"?

Thank you very much.

[Joe Burnzer]

Hi all.

I think there is a mistake- you top about the top 3. And you include the Chesapeake Surf & Turf Burger by Maria Orem of Santa Clara. The Surf n Turf who is in the top 3 is a different burger. BUT- I agree... Maria Orem has a great burger!

Don't forget about the Glorious Kitfo Burger- one of my favorites. I love unique burgers! And it is in 4th place! Check out the recipe and vote!

This battle of the burgers is exciting!!! Can't wait for 4th of July! It's grill time!