How do you keep a homemade hamburger from slipping/falling apart?

[TheWizardOfMudd]

Is the trick just to toast the buns?

Thanks.

[Taverner]

1. Get big buns

And flatten the patties

[demgurl]

2. Use bread crumbs....kind of like you do with meatloaf!

[Fenris]

3. Bread and eggs mixed in with the ground meat

Massage a slice of bread or two and an egg into the ground round.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

4. I didn't make myself clear. My bad.

I mean the meat and toppings slipping out from between the buns, or the the buns falling apart.

Thanks.

[soothsayer]

5. If you mean that the bun gets too mushy from your juicy hamburger, then

all you need is a thin, thin, thin coating of mayo on the inside of each half of the bun. This will create a truly waterproof seal..! That's what I learned from Alton Brown on the food network, and he's right!

[TriMetFan]

6. Use bigger buns.

But toast then just a tad.

[Insider]

7. bread & butter pickled chips

3 or 4 strategically placed hold mine just fine. like radials? traction

[TriMetFan]

8. and yes to what soothsaye said.

That works great.

[solinvictus]

9. Pre-make the patties

then, layer them between wax paper and lightly freeze them, just to the point of making ice crystals. When you place them on the hot grill, let them cook for a few minutes before turning. That should do fine. I hate eggs and bread in my burgers.

[burythehatchet]

10. a tablespoon of ketchup works good for me n/t

[ironflange]

11. It's simple

Cut it in half before you devour it.

[Ksec]

12. Rap it in parchment paper or wax paper

open up an edge and eat. Slowly unwrap as you go. This also keeps the stuff from getting all over the carpet.