Comment by ben_w
6 days ago
I believe the claim being made here is that "a beyond burger" is a thing which fast food chains and supermarkets will offer as an alternative to "a beef burger", that almost nobody will make their own burgers.
I have no opinion about the economics of the brand itself; as a vegetarian I've always thought they were over-priced, and also that it was a shame I don't have a huge range of alternatives, as I actually like spicy bean burgers and can't find them any more*. In fact, because of the limited alternatives in my local markets, I got a kit for making my own burgers from dehydrated soy mince and/or mashed kidney beans.
* I don't know how much of this is "bean burgers are no longer popular" vs. "I moved country and Berlin has never heard of them"; for Quorn I do at least know it's the latter.
> I got a kit for making my own burgers from dehydrated soy mince and/or mashed kidney beans.
Do you have a link or name for this? I also prefer black bean or lentil burgers, but I've been making them by hand really.
One of these, found in the discount bin in a nearby supermarket for about €10-20: https://www.discounto.de/Angebot/BESTRON-Hamburger-Maker-AMH...
There's probably also a cheaper source for the form and squasher if that's all you need, but it came with them so I didn't look for that separately.
Thanks, so the squasher is all I need I guess