Dodogal arrived shortly after Yuna and the others, and was escorted to the fourth floor in the same manner.

After that, my role was to make hamburgers for them.

I leave the cafeteria to my mother and Letty, and I start cooking in the kitchen.

My father seems to be making lunch for the girls. He is cooking with the ingredients that Yuna and her family gave us.

The minced meat from this morning's meal has been used for breakfast, so we have to grind the minced meat again now.

But I'm not in a grief.

Because now I have a meat chopper.

I cut up the Aigfang and Black Buffalo meat that I had bought for hamburger patties, and put them in the meat chopper.

All I have to do is turn it around and around with the handle. That's all there is to it, and the meat is minced without all that much effort and work.

Tori, what's with that tool?

As I was turning the handle to watch the minced meat coming out of the machine, I saw Michal leaning over the receiving end.

I wondered when he had arrived. I didn't feel him at all.

Michal is looking at the meat chopper with a somewhat excited look on her face.

This is a tool to make minced meat easily and is called a meat chopper.

'...... meat chopper?'

'Just put the meat in and turn the handle like this, and it becomes ground meat.

As if to demonstrate the performance of the meat chopper, additional meat is added and the handle is turned, and minced meat comes out.

Michal stares at the minced meat being pushed out with a look of astonishment.

What! The meat is so finely ...... in an instant! I've never seen such a tool, even though I collect many cooking tools!

'Yeah, I didn't have one, so I asked him if he could make something useful like this and he made it for me.

'I made it,...... Tori, can I use it?'

'It's cooking right now. Even if it's Michal, I can't let him in the kitchen for that kind of thing.

As Michal hesitantly tried to enter the kitchen, her father, who was working on the food preparation, warned her.

It was now lunchtime and only the cooks and employees were allowed in the kitchen. Even if Michal asked, it would be difficult to let him into the kitchen now.

Yes, that's right. The kitchen is a sanctuary for cooks! I can't believe I got so excited that I forgot about that!

Apparently, this behavior was unforgivable for Michal, a gourmand aristocrat.

He was quite regretful outside the kitchen.

Michal growls for a moment, then adjusts his posture and bows his head.

Tori-dono, Abel-dono. I apologize for my rudeness.

'Ha-ha, I'll touch you later when it's time for a break.

Oh, thank you!

Michal then smiles and takes his place at the table. The usual group of orphans is already there, and it seems that they have saved a special seat for Michal today as well.

He apologizes for being an aristocrat, and he treats everyone with open arms. Michal is really a strange one.

With these thoughts in my mind, I continue to make minced meat by turning the handle.

Just by turning the handle while talking, I have already made enough minced meat to fill half of the bowl. It's a frightening speed.

This amount of minced meat would be enough for four people, but Dodogal's request is for a burger that is very satisfying.

Dodogal's request is for a large burger, which means he needs to make a big burger, and this quantity is still not enough.

I cut additional meat and put it in the meat chopper and keep turning the handle.

I keep doing this until the bowl is full to overflowing.

Kneading it produces three regular-sized patties and one patty three times the size of the regular-sized patties.

I am not sure if the taste of the big patties is as good as usual, since the amount of seasoning is different from usual, but I have to trust myself.

As usual, three regular patties were placed on a hot pan. And the big size takes up the other pan to cook.

It is as if you are cooking a huge hunk of meat. Even with the lid on, you can hear the sound of the fat.

Since they are so big, it will take some time for them to be cooked through.

While each pate is cooking, the cheeses and tomatoes are sliced, and the king lettuce and bouquet lettuce are plucked into bite-size pieces.

And the last thing you need is ......

'Hey, Tori. I brought you some bread!

Just in time, it seems, for Dusty to bring the bread needed for the Big Burger.

'Oh, you did it right,' he said.

'You idiot. You came to me on a moment's notice this morning, just in time.

I was thinking of making a big burger to satisfy Mr. Dodgal, but I could not prepare a big bun.

I thought of substituting a suitable loaf of bread or a large loaf of bread, but what Mr. Dodogal wants is a hamburger.

I thought that I should meet his expectations just as he met mine.

So, I asked Dusty to make a big bun at a rapid pace.

Dusty comes over to the kitchen and opens the crate he is carrying.

Here it is. I made them in different sizes just in case, so use the one you think will fit.

Thank you very much.

Inside the box was a loaf of bread twice or three times larger than usual. Not only that, there was also a normal-sized loaf of bread.

They must have really been freshly baked. The crate smelled warm and fragrant of barley.

Yes, it seems to be just the right size for the p t they are baking.

Hey, Tori! Are you sure about the heat?

Oh, no. I'm sorry, but can I pay you later?

I would like to thank him and pay him, but he is in the middle of grilling hamburgers. I can't do that fluently.

I can't do that fluently. Instead, please taste the hamburger buns next time. I'd like to hear your opinion.

'Okay!

I agree to help Dusty and return to the kitchen with the crate he brought me.

I quickly check the heat level and check the hamburgers that are cooking.

The regular-sized ones for Yuna and the others were done, so I put them on a tray.

I managed to flip the big ones for Dodogal with a spatula. As I expected, the big size takes up a whole frying pan, and it does not seem to be fully heated up yet.

So I decide to cook another dish first, while watching the heat of the other one.

That dish is a dish using the potatoes that Yuna brought this morning.

It is the famous fried potato as a side dish of hamburger.

Dad, did you cut the potatoes into thin slices?

'Yes, you're right, I cut them into thin slices and soaked them in water.

I looked at the sink to which my father pointed, and there were thinly sliced potatoes in a bowl of water.



There are two reasons to soak potatoes in water.

One is to prevent discoloration of the potatoes. If potatoes are cut and left to stand, the ingredients in them will change and turn purple or pink.

There is nothing wrong with eating them, but you don't want to eat discolored potatoes.

The second reason is to prevent them from sticking together. The starch in the potatoes is flushed out so that the potatoes do not stick to each other or fall apart.

Be careful not to over-soak the potatoes in water, though, as this will also remove some of the nutrients.

Cut potatoes are removed from the bowl and placed on a cloth to drain.

If there is any moisture left, the fat will bounce around and the potatoes will not be crispy. Make sure they are well drained.

Put plenty of oil in the frying pan and put the potatoes in it.

After watching them for a while, the sound of the fat frying begins to be heard.

My father comes to take a peek, perhaps attracted by the nice sizzling sound.

What is it? Are you frying potatoes?

'Yes, I'm sure this one will be good too.

'Hmmm.'

He moved away, but I think he is quite concerned about it. He kept looking at me as he proceeded with the cooking.

However, I can't let him taste the potatoes because it will take some time for them to turn into potatoes.

If I touch the potatoes in this state, they will break, so I leave them alone.

While waiting patiently, the big hamburger steak seems to be cooked first.

I take out the Big Hamburger and put it on the bread that Dusty gave me.

It's a hard job just to do that because of the size of the hamburger. Then pour the special sauce made from the juice of the hamburger on it,

Then, the bread covered the top and Yuna and the others finished the dish.

'Okay, it's done!

'Whoa, this guy made another ridiculously large one.

I guess so. It's a thank-you to Dodgal.

As one would expect, it is not easy to make something this size, so we don't do it so easily.

This time, Dodogal made something better than I had expected, so I made it special.

But still, it looks huge. The size of the hamburger stands out even more because it is next to the usual hamburger.

It's about the same size as a frying pan.

Even a daredevil like Dodogal wouldn't say it's not worth eating.

Ah, there's my dream! There is a food filled with a man's dream!

'Stop it, it's a little embarrassing!

If you go into the kitchen, Mr. Abel will give you a good scolding.

As I was satisfied with the big burger on my plate, Ralph was leaning forward at the receiving end, and Hermina and Sheikh were trying hard to stop him.

I wonder what Ralph will do if I show this off in front of him, who loves hamburgers.

I took Yuna's hamburgers and Dodogal's Big Burger and went up to the fourth floor to get out of Ralph's sight.