A burger at Water Tower Kitchen, a restaurant in Campbell, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +23.
A veggie panini with layers outside the form; four of six roles.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
brioche bun, toasted: 1/2 lb certified angus beef brisket blend (named producer); swiss cheese; baby bella mushrooms; garlic; mayo.
Worth a look: named producer: Beef Patty (burger).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.0 | 54th |
| acid | 0.4 | 42nd |
| fat | 2.6 | 68th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 20th |
| umami | 1.9 | 69th |
| heat | 0.1 | 54th |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| brioche bunscored as Brioche | bread | fat 2 soft | the frame |
| 1/2 lb certified angus beef brisket blend (named producer)scored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | −5 |
| swiss cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +10 |
| baby bella mushroomsscored as Mushroom | bulk | umami 2 soft springy juicy | +10 |
| garlic | aromatic | soft | +5 |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +3 |
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 + Swiss Cheese: roast beef and swiss, the deli melt
- Beef + Mushroom: beef and mushroom, the steakhouse pair
- Swiss Cheese + Mushroom: melted alpine over browned mushroom
- Mushroom + Garlic: garlic wakes browned mushroom
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