Top 8 burgers tested

A FEW burgers in the freezer means we can create a feast in a few minutes.

They can be broken up and used in a pasta sauce or added to a stew to stretch it. A vegetable stew can taste meaty with the addition of one or two. If the burgers are good, that is.

Made from minced meat with a little flavouring, they should be a simple product but beef burgers have become more complex with the addition of preservatives to give them long shelf life. Stabilisers and fillers stretch the meat content to make them cheaper and to help keep their shape.