Meh. Not great, but not bad either. My fiance liked these quite a bit & requested that I make them again - soon! These brought back fond memories of his days at the U of IA. He said that the dorm cafeteria served loosemeat sandwiches a couple of times a month. I have never had an "authentic" Maide-Rite loosemeat sandwich, but am aware of them from watching the Roseanne show, & of course, after meeting my fiance :) These are basically plain 'ol burgers in "loose" form (like sloppy joes w/o the sauce). My mom used to add onion soup mix to her burgers (patties), & I thought hers were also meh (sorry mom!). I followed ravnmommy's suggestion to add a packet of Lipton onion soup mix, but also added several "shakes" of W sauce, a LOT of pepper (my fiance remembers loosemeats having a distinct peppery taste) & a few dashes of garlic powder for a flavor boost. I can't believe other's haven't found ravnmommy's review helpful. It seems as if she knows the "in-house" secret. All of the other reviews, although helpful, offered basically the SAME suggestion (i.e. beef broth or boullion/H2O, minced onion, etc.). I think using Liption seasoning made more sense (IMHO). Oh, I steamed my sesame kaiser rolls for a min. or so (on top of the meat mix.) and really enjoyed that. Topped my burger w/ American cheese, dill pickles & a bit of mustard. My fiance topped his w/ dills. Served w/ chips, this was a quick, effortless meal nonetheless. Thx. for sharing, Carlo :)
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