question on maters? (updated)

[drobertson]

anyone ever heard of a variety called "perch whopper"?  it's a red, looks like any other,  it's supposed to have a real bit with lots of flavor,  picked one up at a small market yesterday,


 
Well I did some digging and found that I might have took that free hearing test at Sam's yesterday ;D
I misunderstood the farmer,  I'm sure now what He said was the "Park's Whopper" tomato.
This looks to be the one,  I was hoping they were not hybrids
http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/park-s-whopper-improved-tomato

[drobertson]

I should've taken a photo, but under a time crunch between peach jam and dinner for Bret before he left back for school,  Grilled 90/10 burgers! never had them before.  over hickory bark and hot coals,  He had a double bacon burger, we had singles, so juicy, it's at this point still on my shirt! :D  this is fine, heading for the shower.  Park's Whoppers are worth a go for those that grow tomato's and like them on burgers, and really most any other place you might find them on a plate.

[beenthere]

Grilled 90/10 burgers!

Curious if that is a mix of beef and something else? Or the size?

[drobertson]

It was just the gimmick of 90% of I guess meat, 10% of fat added? in any case they did not shrink much at all.
and to add, the brown betty,  oatmeal, peach pie thing, is gone.  Bret just notified us :D  so, all is normal around here! ;D  all the goods are chomped down, and the trip back will be a good one for him.  Glad I saved some peaches back for this occasion. 8)

[beenthere]

Thanks, first I'd heard of 90/10 ground beef.

[SLawyer Dave]

Park Seed Company developed Park's Whopper as a hybrid beefsteak tomato.  I've grown them before.  They typically are uniformly shaped and are very good tasting.  I try to stay away from Park's now because of some problems I have had with them being very slow to fill orders, so this year I went with Beef Master, (another hybrid that I can't really tell any difference from the Park's).   Personally, if I am making fresh salsa, tomato sandwiches, or just eating them fresh with a little salt and pepper, I would still rather have a Brandywine or Mortgage Lifter because I like their lower acid and higher sugar content. 

[thecfarm]

I forgot how our hambug is marked in a grocery store,but kinda the same way. We buy the same "mixture". We buy it from a small butcher shop.

[21incher]

I have found that just about any homegrown summer tomato goes great on a burger, but I prefer the Paul Robeson Black tomatoes that have a light smoky flavor with a slice of Vidalia onion on mine after trying them this year.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

We grow lots of Park's Whoopers. We plant first the Early Girl. They are producing while waiting on the Parks Whooper to come along.
A German Johnson is a good one too.  materhead