Hamburger Helper is a disgrace of a product....

[9erempiree]

Many people don't know that I was a chef for 4 years and I have experience preparing dishes from scratch. My skills are on the stove and oven.

Well, today, I decided to get Hamburger Helper and see what all the fuss was all about, mainly from friends.

It is the nastiest thing ever and for me to waste good meat and vegetables on that stupid meal in a box made me angry.:facepalm

One bowl of that crap and I threw everything in the trash. :mad:

Should have made my homemade pizza.

[boozehound]

Many people don't know that I was a chef for 4 years and I have experience preparing dishes from scratch. My skills are on the stove and oven.

Well, today, I decided to get Hamburger Helper and see what all the fuss was all about, mainly from friends.

It is the nastiest thing ever and for me to waste good meat and vegetables on that stupid meal in a box made me angry.:facepalm

One bowl of that crap and I threw everything in the trash. :mad:

Should have made my homemade pizza.
anything like that shit is garbage. Not sure why you would even try it. There are very few "shortcut" meal makers that are actually shortcuts or taste good.

What kind of restaurants did you work in?

[9erempiree]

anything like that shit is garbage. Not sure why you would even try it. There are very few "shortcut" meal makers that are actually shortcuts or taste good.

What kind of restaurants did you work in?

Various restaurants over my time. You name it. Cooking is cooking. Very easy.

Fresh ingredients is key and when you have good ingredients, it is really not hard to cook.

Only thing I don't know how to make are desserts but I have never been a dessert guy.

[TheReal Kendall]

Y'all crazy! Hamburger Helper is awesome!

It's a cheap, quick, and easy dish to make.

If you didn't make it right I can see how you would think it's garbage though.

We practically grew up on this and oodle noodles

[miller-time]

What is that? The only thing I know about it is that cousin Eddie uses it in Vacation.

[TheReal Kendall]

What is that? The only thing I know about it is that cousin Eddie uses it in Vacation.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/ProdPack-Hamburger-Helper-CheeseMac-Small.jpg

Basically pasta noodles cheese sauce and hamburger meat

[Bandito]

You eat that shiet? That thing is so unhealthy just thinking about it is clogging my arteries...

[Bandito]

Y'all crazy! Hamburger Helper is awesome!

It's a cheap, quick, and easy dish to make.

If you didn't make it right I can see how you would think it's garbage though.

We practically grew up on this and oodle noodles
You're fat aren't you:coleman:

[9erempiree]

Y'all crazy! Hamburger Helper is awesome!

It's a cheap, quick, and easy dish to make.

If you didn't make it right I can see how you would think it's garbage though.

We practically grew up on this and oodle noodles

Nah bro...I made it right.

It doesn't taste right.

[TheReal Kendall]

You're fat aren't you:coleman:

:lol No!

I ate this growing up and in high school and some in college.

Throughout High school I was only 165-175lbs at 5'11 and I'm currently 192 lbs at 6'0.

All you gotta do is stay active. We was poor when I was younger but I don't eat it now.

[TheReal Kendall]

Nah bro...I made it right.

It doesn't taste right.

:confusedshrug: Idk man that stuff used to be good as hell coming from bball practice with a pitcher of koolaid on the side

[Bandito]

:lol No!

I ate this growing up and in high school and some in college.

Throughout High school I was only 165-175lbs at 5'11 and I'm currently 192 lbs at 6'0.

All you gotta do is stay active. We was poor when I was younger but I don't eat it now.
Ah that's why. You had to go outside to have fun so you were active:roll:

[Kungfro]

I'm not too good for some hamburger helper.

[TheReal Kendall]

Ah that's why. You had to go outside to have fun so you were active:roll:

:roll: :applause:

I had video games but I love the outdoors more.

[Bandito]

:roll: :applause:

I had video games but I love the outdoors more.
I was poor and had video games too but I had the old ones so I had to go outside and play:banana:

[9erempiree]

Some of them are decent but others are God awful. Ever try the spaghetti one? Gross.

I'd rather eat military MREs than hamburger helper.

Seeing that you are from Portugal or South America, I apologize that we shipped this product to you guys.

[TheReal Kendall]

I was poor and had video games too but I had the old ones so I had to go outside and play:banana:

Same here bro. I had to borrow and trade with friends but they didn't want to trade cause I had old games :(

[MadeFromDust]

HH is awesome. Good grub for sure

[Bless Mathews]

HH is awesome. Good grub for sure
For sure.

Hamburger helper and some butter bread. Shiiiiiittttt.

That's a look forward to dinner as a kid.

Niner empire from the burbs of Houston. Guess they don't got that there

[DeuceWallaces]

Many people don't know that I was a chef for 4 years and I have experience preparing dishes from scratch. My skills are on the stove and oven.

Well, today, I decided to get Hamburger Helper and see what all the fuss was all about, mainly from friends.

Those two sections don't go together. You're full of shit and have no skills.

[Overdrive]

Many people don't know that I was a chef for 4 years and I have experience preparing dishes from scratch. My skills are on the stove and oven.

Well, today, I decided to get Hamburger Helper and see what all the fuss was all about, mainly from friends.

It is the nastiest thing ever and for me to waste good meat and vegetables on that stupid meal in a box made me angry.:facepalm

One bowl of that crap and I threw everything in the trash. :mad:

Should have made my homemade pizza.

Aren't you a 35 old college student who has been watching the NBA for 27 years, but is too much of a young buck to have seen Larry Bird? Should we now add kitchen chef to it?

[gts]

Aren't you a 35 old college student who has been watching the NBA for 27 years, but is too much of a young buck to have seen Larry Bird? Should we now add kitchen chef to it?
OP has been caught in so many lies on ISH he's given up on trying to cover his tracks :lol

[nathanjizzle]

i dont eat hamburger helper anymore but when i did, i only ****ed with the beef stroganoff, everything else seems disgusting.

[CavaliersFTW]

Many people don't know that I was a chef for 4 years and I have experience preparing dishes from scratch. My skills are on the stove and oven.

Well, today, I decided to get Hamburger Helper and see what all the fuss was all about, mainly from friends.

It is the nastiest thing ever and for me to waste good meat and vegetables on that stupid meal in a box made me angry.:facepalm

One bowl of that crap and I threw everything in the trash. :mad:

Should have made my homemade pizza.
You're 19 years old, which kitchen hired you on as a 'chef' in Burger King? :oldlol:

[9erempiree]

You're 19 years old, which kitchen hired you on as a 'chef' in Burger King? :oldlol:
:facepalm

[9erempiree]

I see a lot of jealousy on here. Be jealous of me because of my good looks, basketball knowledge, my body or my girl but you guys are pretty pathetic for being jealous of me because I can cook. Really? because I can cook?

It is not very hard and everyone should know how to cook a good meal.:facepalm

[TheReal Kendall]

I see a lot of jealousy on here. Be jealous of me because of my good looks, basketball knowledge, my body or my girl but you guys are pretty pathetic for being jealous of me because I can cook. Really? because I can cook?

It is not very hard and everyone should know how to cook a good meal.:facepalm

You messed up the easiest meal on Earth to make. So I highly doubt you're a "chef".

Post pics of your girl also

[gts]

http://y2kemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/FSHelpinghand.jpg
:lol

[JtotheIzzo]

9erempiree is the Hamburger Helper of ISH.

[SuperPippen]

9erempire is a pathetic ****** who doesn't like Hamburger Helper because he didn't make it properly as he was simultaneously shoving a dildo in his bum while pretending it was Kobe's cawk.

[ace23]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/ProdPack-Hamburger-Helper-CheeseMac-Small.jpg

Basically pasta noodles cheese sauce and hamburger meat
This shit is goat.

[gts]

this stuff is pretty good if you're looking for quick and easy... we use ground meat or smoked sausage or even breakfast sausage mixed in

http://www.zatarains.com/Products/Rice-Mixes-and-Side-Dishes/Dirty-Rice-Mix-Original.aspx

[kentatm]

I see a lot of jealousy on here. Be jealous of me because of my good looks, basketball knowledge, my body or my girl but you guys are pretty pathetic for being jealous of me because I can cook. Really? because I can cook?



holy **** are you Starface?

[9erempiree]

holy **** are you Starface?

Classic stroganoff :facepalm

http://inrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/helper_3.jpg

[9erempiree]

did it give you bad ooey gooey sh*ts?

No. I ate one bowl and threw out the rest. It is high in sodium. I pretty much took a drink of water after every bite to wash it down.

I personally didn't expect much with anything out of a box but recently my friends are talking about how great and easy it was and I saw it while going up and down the aisle. I wanted to experiment.

Perhaps it is good for some people but I normally cook my own stuff so maybe my tastebud was in shock.

[9erempiree]

I suggest people make "Hamburger Helper" from scratch. Go down to the spice aisle and pick up your spices of choice or make your own with dried herbs. Mix whatever spices you like and throw it in a grinder to get it in powder form.

Buy flour for thickening. Buy shredded cheese.

Cook your ground beef of choice and throw in those spices with your noodles or pasta of choice. As you are stirring and cooking it slowly add the flour to thicken up the sauce to your preference.

Cook everything separately and mixing everything together after they are cooked.

After this, sprinkle the cheese on top of the noodles or pasta and let it melt.

Thank me later.

[MidRange]

I grew up on that stuff, haven't had it in years tho. Is it some popular food choice now?

[KingBeasley08]

I see a lot of jealousy on here. Be jealous of me because of my good looks, basketball knowledge, my body or my girl but you guys are pretty pathetic for being jealous of me because I can cook. Really? because I can cook?

It is not very hard and everyone should know how to cook a good meal.:facepalm
http://img.pandawhale.com/post-25196-BRB-using-imagination-since-no-B9lT.gif

[I<3NBA]

jesus christ, the garbage you people put down your throats :facepalm

in here, most of the food prepared is still grown from the soil or slaughtered live.

none of that cloned shit or processed food. some, but we don't eat them daily like you do there.

when you buy in the wet market, you can actually still see the soil from the fresh produce and see the blood dripping in the meat and fish section.

[CavaliersFTW]

jesus christ, the garbage you people put down your throats :facepalm

in here, most of the food prepared is still grown from the soil or slaughtered live.

none of that cloned shit or processed food. some, but we don't eat them daily like you do there.

when you buy in the wet market, you can actually still see the soil from the fresh produce and see the blood dripping in the meat and fish section.
way to sound like an idiot...

[boozehound]

Y'all crazy! Hamburger Helper is awesome!

It's a cheap, quick, and easy dish to make.

If you didn't make it right I can see how you would think it's garbage though.

We practically grew up on this and oodle noodles
You can make a better dish from scratch in about the same amount of time. As OP points out (and probably the only post of his Ive ever agreed with), cooking is easy. Its about good ingredients, timing and measurement.

[boozehound]

Aren't you a 35 old college student who has been watching the NBA for 27 years, but is too much of a young buck to have seen Larry Bird? Should we now add kitchen chef to it?
While OP is a douchey troll, its not hard to have been a "chef" and also a college student, etc. I worked as a line cook in a number of restaurants (ranging from high end traditional french cuisine to tex-mex) when I was a student. And many of my chefs (esp the sous chef's or the line chefs) were not much older than me and many times didnt have the same "on the line" skills as someone like me.

[D-FENS]

A meal for the white trash masses

[Overdrive]

While OP is a douchey troll, its not hard to have been a "chef" and also a college student, etc. I worked as a line cook in a number of restaurants (ranging from high end traditional french cuisine to tex-mex) when I was a student. And many of my chefs (esp the sous chef's or the line chefs) were not much older than me and many times didnt have the same "on the line" skills as someone like me.

I know. A friend of mine's a cook and his chef wasn't much older than him. It's just that OP's got so many holes in his made up lifestory.


I suggest people make "Hamburger Helper" from scratch. Go down to the spice aisle and pick up your spices of choice or make your own with dried herbs. Mix whatever spices you like and throw it in a grinder to get it in powder form.

Buy flour for thickening. Buy shredded cheese.

Cook your ground beef of choice and throw in those spices with your noodles or pasta of choice. As you are stirring and cooking it slowly add the flour to thicken up the sauce to your preference.

Cook everything separately and mixing everything together after they are cooked.

After this, sprinkle the cheese on top of the noodles or pasta and let it melt.

Thank me later.

Pretty obvious you're no cook and never been a chef. You simply don't thicken with flour. If you don't want any taste you take corn starch, for tasteful sauces use cream, creme freche, sour creme, butter, chopped onions, mustard, whatever, but no flour.

Flour leaves a distinctive bitter taste you just don't want in your sauce. Housewives use this method.

[Cowboy Thunder]

Uppity NBA fans :lol

[rufuspaul]

I know. A friend of mine's a cook and his chef wasn't much older than him. It's just that OP's got so many holes in his made up lifestory.



Pretty obvious you're no cook and never been a chef. You simply don't thicken with flour. If you don't want any taste you take corn starch, for tasteful sauces use cream, creme freche, sour creme, butter, chopped onions, mustard, whatever, but no flour.

Flour leaves a distinctive bitter taste you just don't want in your sauce. Housewives use this method.


Who are you that is so wise in the culinary arts? Perhaps you should contribute to this thread http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153783

[Levity]

I dont think anyone walks around saying hamburger helper is quality food. usually, its eaten by kids which pretty much tells you everything you need to know.

[resin_baller]

I know. A friend of mine's a cook and his chef wasn't much older than him. It's just that OP's got so many holes in his made up lifestory.



Pretty obvious you're no cook and never been a chef. You simply don't thicken with flour. If you don't want any taste you take corn starch, for tasteful sauces use cream, creme freche, sour creme, butter, chopped onions, mustard, whatever, but no flour.

Flour leaves a distinctive bitter taste you just don't want in your sauce. Housewives use this method.

There are some times you should use flour in a sauce, but this involves making a roux, which is nothing like what OP described.

[Overdrive]

Who are you that is so wise in the culinary arts? Perhaps you should contribute to this thread http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153783

As said. A friend is a cook, and in contrast to the OP I used to cook for myself a lot. Pretty much got fed of it and ran out of ideas after a while. Gonna check out your thread maybe it motivates me.


There are some times you should use flour in a sauce, but this involves making a roux, which is nothing like what OP described.

True, but I really don't like it and it's not a must do thing. In almost any case you can still use one of the alternatives.

[9erempiree]

I know. A friend of mine's a cook and his chef wasn't much older than him. It's just that OP's got so many holes in his made up lifestory.



Pretty obvious you're no cook and never been a chef. You simply don't thicken with flour. If you don't want any taste you take corn starch, for tasteful sauces use cream, creme freche, sour creme, butter, chopped onions, mustard, whatever, but no flour.

Flour leaves a distinctive bitter taste you just don't want in your sauce. Housewives use this method.

Not a cream guy. While that is the preferred method for most people, I don't do it for nutritional reasons.

Just like how French cuisine uses a lot of butter, I tend not to go that route. I tend to ignore this train of thought. It is not good for your health.

If you properly read my post in context, you will know that I recommend the use of flour for homemade "Hamburger Helper" sauce.

[9erempiree]

I know. A friend of mine's a cook and his chef wasn't much older than him. It's just that OP's got so many holes in his made up lifestory.



Pretty obvious you're no cook and never been a chef. You simply don't thicken with flour. If you don't want any taste you take corn starch, for tasteful sauces use cream, creme freche, sour creme, butter, chopped onions, mustard, whatever, but no flour.

Flour leaves a distinctive bitter taste you just don't want in your sauce. Housewives use this method.

:facepalm

Name a night and I will challenge you. We can make a thread.

Must take at least 10 pictures and post.

5 pictures of preparation and 5 pics of cooking and 1 final picture of finished product.

The most appetizing dish will win and the kids of ISH can vote.

[outbreak]

I went out with a girl who was a chef in a michelin star restaurant when she was 21.

Anyway I had no clue what hamburger helper was, I'd previously heard it on cops and my name is earl I think. I always thought it was for making hamburgers.
Does it actually come with meat and stuff pre made or what? If it's horrible and for convenience why don't people just eat microwave dinners if the convenience is the main part? I also thought the expensive part of a meal was the meat, so if you provide your own meat how is this much cheaper?

It's not really hard to cook, just follow recipes and don't leave shit unattended. Boring as hell for me but not hard.

[ace23]

I went out with a girl who was a chef in a michelin star restaurant when she was 21.

Anyway I had no clue what hamburger helper was, I'd previously heard it on cops and my name is earl I think. I always thought it was for making hamburgers.
Does it actually come with meat and stuff pre made or what? If it's horrible and for convenience why don't people just eat microwave dinners if the convenience is the main part? I also thought the expensive part of a meal was the meat, so if you provide your own meat how is this much cheaper?

It's not really hard to cook, just follow recipes and don't leave shit unattended. Boring as hell for me but not hard.
They don't come with meat and they taste better than microwaved shit.

[Jameerthefear]

Hamburger helper is so good.

[ILLsmak]

Many people don't know that I was a chef for 4 years and I have experience preparing dishes from scratch. My skills are on the stove and oven.

Well, today, I decided to get Hamburger Helper and see what all the fuss was all about, mainly from friends.

It is the nastiest thing ever and for me to waste good meat and vegetables on that stupid meal in a box made me angry.:facepalm

One bowl of that crap and I threw everything in the trash. :mad:

Should have made my homemade pizza.

Chef Boyardee strikes back at hamburger helper.

-Smak

[Bandito]

I see a lot of jealousy on here. Be jealous of me because of my good looks, basketball knowledge, my body or my girl but you guys are pretty pathetic for being jealous of me because I can cook. Really? because I can cook?

It is not very hard and everyone should know how to cook a good meal.:facepalm
Nobody is jealous of you. :facepalm

[CelticBaller]

to OP
http://y2kemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/FSHelpinghand.jpg
:oldlol: