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So easy and so good! Added a bit of crushed pepper flake and served on bakery fresh (garlic toasted) hamburger buns. Definitely going into our Sammie rotation.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2024-02-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Johnny109"},"reviewBody":"
Great taste, excellent recipe. Since there are twelve servings and we're using \"12 mini buns, split\" then one serving is two open-faced sandwiches or four half buns topped with the meat\/cheese mixture .... correct?<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-02-10","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeWrench"},"reviewBody":"These are super fast and make a great lunch. 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