An apparatus and method for preparing with one hand meat or meatless burgers or patties for cooking. The apparatus has a handle, base plate, and retainer ring. The handle allows the user to hold the apparatus while preparing a patty and placing the patty directly on a cooking surface. The base plate
An apparatus and method for preparing with one hand meat or meatless burgers or patties for cooking. The apparatus has a handle, base plate, and retainer ring. The handle allows the user to hold the apparatus while preparing a patty and placing the patty directly on a cooking surface. The base plate provides a surface for holding the patty during shaping and before placing the patty on the cooking surface. The retainer ring determines the shape of the patty. In use, meat or meat substitute is placed on the base plate and pressed against the sides of the retainer ring. The apparatus holding the formed patty is then placed over a cooking surface and flipped over so that the patty falls out onto a cooking surface for cooking.
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1. A hamburger patty preparation apparatus for manual use by a person, the apparatus consisting of: a u-shaped handle comprising two ends;a base plate on one end of the handle; anda retainer ring on the opposing end of the handle; andconnectors for connecting one end of the handle to the base plate
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A hamburger patty preparation apparatus for manual use by a person, the apparatus consisting of: a u-shaped handle comprising two ends;a base plate on one end of the handle; anda retainer ring on the opposing end of the handle; andconnectors for connecting one end of the handle to the base plate and for connecting the opposing end of the handle to the retainer ring;wherein the handle is comprised of a material imparting sufficient flex to the handle to enable the said two ends of the handle to be held together by one hand of the person for shaping and containing a hamburger patty, and to be held apart by said hand of the person for cleaning or for removing the hamburger patty from the apparatus for positioning the patty on a cooking surface;wherein the base plate provides a surface for holding the hamburger patty during shaping and before placing the hamburger patty on the cooking surface;wherein the retainer ring contains and shapes the hamburger resting on the base plate for preparation of the hamburger patty, the retainer ring having a shape that is desired for a hamburger patty;wherein the base plate is held to the retainer ring by manual flex of the handle so that the retainer ring can be manually lifted from the base plate for cleaning or for removal of a shaped hamburger patty from the base plate for placement of the hamburger patty on the cooking surface, or the retainer ring can be allowed to rest on the base plate for shaping hamburger placed on the base plate into a patty;wherein the retainer ring can be removable and replaceable so that the apparatus can accommodate rings of different shapes for shaping hamburger patties into different shapes; andwherein the base plate can be removable and replaceable so that the apparatus can accommodate different shaped base plates to match or coordinate with different shaped retainer rings. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the retainer ring is circular, oblong, oval, or square in shape. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the retainer ring has the shape of a letter, monogram, or fanciful shape. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 comprised of iron, enameled iron, stainless steel, coated carbon steel, aluminum, or coated aluminum. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 comprised of wood, plastic, rubber, synthetic rubber, or silicone. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the handle is about 6 to about 10 inches in length for indoor use. 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the handle is about 8 to about 14 inches in length for use with an outdoor grill. 8. The apparatus of claim 1 for use in preparing burgers or patties comprising ground meat selected from beef, turkey, venison, chicken, buffalo, salmon, and tuna. 9. The apparatus of claim 1 for use in preparing burgers or patties comprising meat substitute comprising grains or tofu. 10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the retainer ring is angled outward from the base plate up to about 45 degrees. 11. A method for preparing meat or meatless burgers or patties for cooking by an individual person, the method comprising: (a) gathering supplies comprising ground meat or meat substitute for comprising one or more burgers or patties; seasonings, and an apparatus consisting of:a u-shaped handle comprising two ends;a base plate on one end of the handle; anda retainer ring on the opposing end of the handle; andconnectors for connecting one end of the handle to the base plate and for connecting the opposing end of the handle to the retainer ring;wherein the handle has sufficient flex to enable the person, by one hand, to hold said two ends of the handle together for shaping and containing a hamburger patty, and to hold said two ends of the handle apart for cleaning or for removing the hamburger patty from the apparatus for positioning the patty on a cooking surface;wherein the base plate provides a surface for supporting the hamburger patty during shaping and before placing the hamburger patty on the cooking surface;wherein the retainer ring contains and shapes the hamburger resting on the base plate for preparation of the hamburger patty, the retainer ring having a shape that is desired for a hamburger patty;wherein the person can allow the retainer ring to rest on the base plate for shaping hamburger placed on the base plate into a patty, or can hold the base plate to the retainer ring by manually flexing the handle, or can lift the retainer ring from the base plate by manually flexing the handle for cleaning or for removal of a shaped hamburger patty from the base plate for placement of the hamburger patty on the cooking surface;wherein the retainer ring can be removable and replaceable so that the apparatus can accommodate rings of different shapes for shaping hamburger patties into different shapes; andwherein the base plate can be removable and replaceable so that the apparatus can accommodate different shaped base plates to match or coordinate with different shaped retainer rings;(b) optionally placing seasoning on the topside surface of the base plate;(c) placing a portion of the meat or meat substitute sufficient for comprising one patty onto the topside surface of the base plate and pressing same against the retainer ring to form a patty with a perimeter shape corresponding to the retainer ring shape;(d) optionally pressing the meat or meat substitute more in the center than elsewhere on the base plate;(e) optionally placing seasoning on top of the meat or meat substitute on the base plate;(f) positioning the base plate containing the patty over a cooking surface so that the patty resting on the topside of the base plate is facing the cooking surface; and(g) allowing the patty to release from the base plate and move onto the cooking surface for cooking, while optionally lifting or pushing the retainer ring from the base plate by manually flexing the handle to facilitate or expedite the releasing of the patty from the base plate. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein steps (c) and (d) are conducted with one hand of the person and the other steps are done with the person's other hand, allowing that other hand to avoid direct contact with the meat or meat substitute. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein all steps are conducted with one hand.
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