A burger at Lumpy's Diner, a restaurant in Antioch, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +25.
Uncharted, three of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
More salt than 90% of the catalog.
Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.
bun, toasted: two 1/3 lb angus beef patties; four pieces bacon; four slices american cheese (low tier); all the fixings.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Fixings.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.1 | 90th |
| acid | 0.0 | n/a |
| fat | 3.3 | 87th |
| sweet | 0.6 | 70th |
| umami | 2.3 | 85th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
66 Balance, out of 100
The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.
What each layer brings
| Layer | Role | Flavor and texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| bun (low tier)scored as Burger Bun | bread | sweet 2 soft springy | the frame |
| two 1/3 lb angus beef pattiesscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | 0 |
| four pieces baconscored as Bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | −10 |
| four slices american cheese (low tier)scored as American Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 2 gooey creamy melty | +1 |
| all the fixings | not scored |
Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.
Pairings
- Beef + American Cheese: cheesesteak law: melted american on beef
How to raise it
Commodity bread (burger bun): nothing on the board changes that, and 90 is closed.
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