I've been a subscriber since 12K! I bought your knives and I think that garlic press would be an excellent addition to my Sam the cooking guy collection. Thanks for all you guys do and keep up the good work. 😀
Fishing season is upon us and my boyfriend keeps bringing fish home but I don’t know what to do with them! Help, Sam!! Give me some good fish cooking ideas/recipes!!
I took a cooking class from him in his home when my wife and I were dating back when he had a show on the SD PBS affiliate. Great time - had to have been more than 15 years ago though - fuck I'm getting old...
I worked at a restaurant called Maid Rite in St. Joseph, MO. I think they were originally from Iowa. Their specialty was the loose meat sandwich called a Maid Rite. Hamburger was steamed in a special cooker, they would add a little water as it cooked and nothing else but onions. They used rehydrated onions, which they did not cook the onions ahead of time, they were just added to the meat.
Ok, so I don’t know if it was invented here but the loose meat sandwich comes from a small place in Ottumwa, Iowa called The Canteen in the Alley. This is the place that the diner in Roseanne was modeled after. At the time, she was married to Tom Arnold, who is from Ottumwa, Iowa (as am I). They actually opened their own loose meat sandwich restaurant just outside of Ottumwa in the early 90’s, although it didn’t last long. The Canteen is still in Ottumwa and is still the best sandwich ever!
The "loose meat sandwich" originated in Iowa and pre dates the sloppy joes. Most Iowans call them Maid- Rite after the chain. It's typically slow cooked in broth with all those ingredients. We eat sloppy joes too...
My grandma worked lunch shift at Maid-rite in downtown Des Moines. It was always a special treat when my dad would take me in for lunch. They tast best with mustard and pickle.
I’m not from Iowa, but I’ve lived here more than 10 years now. Had my first loose meat Maid Rite sandwich about five years ago. Had no idea what to expect and asked the counter lady to prepare it the way most people order it. Worst sandwich ever. Dry, no flavor just so boring. Tried three bites and threw the rest in the trash. Aweful
I grew up in Muscatine, IA, the original home of Maid Rite. My friends mom worked at one. My mom's friend worked at another. We had three in town. Today, there is only one. I live in Florida now, but miss me some Maid Rite. I found a recipe online for it, it is close, but not exactly the same.
Love the radomn garlic press stash. Another amazing video as always. A local restaurant back home served these as their main dish, but in hot dog buns!
I'm from the Midwest. These sandwich's are actually pretty simple with salt, pepper, and some flour. They don't have cayenne or garlic. They usually have rehydrated dry onions. They're served with mustard and pickles. The best way to cook the meat is in a pot with a little water so that the meat crumbles.
I'm from Hutchinson Kansas and there was a place call Dairy King, (No joke) that made something like this and as I recall, they only mustard and a bit of pickle relish on them. They were delicious. From what I understand they are still around.
I love your cooking all around. Tried so many different recipes of yours. All have been outstanding. Thank you for what you do, it has changed my life in more ways than you can imagine. I don’t have a favorite because every time I cook one it’s it. My biggest test is when I look at my mother and she says that’s a winner, I’ll do that again. Problem is, there is always another one to try! Thank you so much.
having a garlic press with the Sam logo on it would literally make my whole life!😂🙏🏼 i love Roseanne so glad you made this recipe but with your twist! love your videos♥️
One version of the origin of the "loose meat" sandwich was from Sioux City, Iowa. From the Ye Olde Tavern. I worked there after it was bought and changed to Downing's House of Pancakes in late 70's. They still had the old steam table that the loose meat was cooked on. I also worked with an original employee in her 70's named Marie. Everyone called her grandma. She told me that the loose meat sandwich at the "Ye Olde Tavern" went way back in the 30's to 40's in Sioux City. There were also 2 small drive thru joints called "Tastee Inn & Out" that served loose meats and was most likely copied and developed into the Maid Rite. Roseanne Barr's Character had the restaurant sandwich most likely because at that time, she was married to Tom Arnold and he was from Iowa.
I grew up eating them at public events and school, but mom never made them. She grew up on the east coast, and she hated them. Till the day she died, she couldn't understand how we Iowans could eat them. We were poor too, but mom put her few ingredients into casseroles.
Greenville, Ohio! It's been there since the '40s, and my Grandmother talked about day trips with friends in her youth to get a Maid Rite. I always wondered the origins, and who was the first!
@@brianelstro7801 Greenville Maid Rite is the best. Paired with a chocolate Coke! I have a very close clone recipe. My wife actually prefers mine to the Greenville Maid Rites
I know a couple of fast food joints in N.W. Indiana that have had loose meat sandwiches on their menu's for years. Yes, loose meat has been around for years even prior to Roseanne.
Didn't she learn of these through her then husband who was from Iowa? Roseanne, Jackie, their mom and another gal operated the Lunch Box restaurant where the sandwich was on the menu. It was the first time I'd ever heard of this regional food item.
When I lived in the midwest,long ago, the loose meat sandwich was served at all "Maidrite" sandwich shops. "The sandwich you eat with a spoon" The sandwich came wrapped and served with a spoon
In 1926, the Maid-Rite sandwich was born! Fred Angell started the concept in Muscatine, Iowa. Fred began to franchise his idea, selling the rights to Newton, Iowa in 1927 and Marshalltown, Iowa in 1928. Legend has it the loose meat sandwich (known in snootier circles as a “tavern sandwich”) was invented in 1924 by a man named Dave Higgin at Ye Olde Tavern in Sioux City, Iowa. Others say it was invented four years earlier by an equally enterprising chef in Montana.
Keep them coming Sam! This is the longest running channel that I have ever watched as far as keeping me hooked. Every episode is a new adventure with these guys.
I used to act and got flown to Omaha from the East Coast to do a commercial for Runza. It was a fun shoot, but it was over too fast and I never got to try any food from Runza.
Iowan here. Still here to be specific. I can wrap my head around this concept for a sandwich not necessarily being ubiquitous, but it's surprising to see so many comments from Iowans. A lot of the time, when I'm perusing the comments section of a video, I think "I'm probably the only person in Iowa that watched this." lol
Fellow Iowan. I was in firstwefeast's video on the Maid Rite yelling at Motz for giving Marshalltown credit when Marshalltown was the third franchise of Fred Angell's, behind Ottumwa (2nd, Still open as The Canteen, which you should eat at.) and the OG in Muscatine (Gone. There's a BBQ place in the old building that's worth it. Avoid the commercial Maid Rites.)
@@ProjectBlackweather There was one up in Mason City as well, that closed a couple of decades ago. I miss that place. Now there are hardly any businesses on that side of town.
I made this sandwich about a year age with chopped chuck. I browned the rolls with mayonnaise put the dills on top and caramelized onions in butter to put on top of the dills. It did make a tasty eat! Enjoyed your take on it.
We called them “Maid Rites”. Named after a restaurant. But they were made with mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire, brown sugar, ketchup, and onions. If you put the buns on top of the mixture while it simmers they get steamed as well and they get like a vinegar taste. Maid Rites are supposed to be tangy.
Born and raised in Iowa and even the city Maid Rite came from - now in Texas but I still long for them and on occasion will make one myself as close to the original as I can.
@@olesilverbastard9830 There are a couple of places that still make Maid-Rites in Iowa... Muscatine (SE Iowa, just like the old days), and Mason City (North Iowa, however this one is called Pro Sandwich Shop).
Born and raised backcountry Iowa boy here from the 1970s. Every small town cafe/diner had this. For the most part it was beef, minced onions and salt browned off as the loose meat. Then you could top it off as desired. I did ketchup and a hella lotta pickles.
I'm sure glad I found your show, what a kick in the ass, I've actually made 4 or 5 of your recipes and they turned out great. I have never liked Spanish (or Mexican?) rice but this turned out so good, I loved it. Your shows are so much fun you and the crew are so casual and cool, keep up the good work!!!
@@MrVovansim Whatever. All states have some sort of food that have been originated from or particularly best there. Why bash her idea with an ignorant comment?
I am 73 and grew up in Quincy Illinois where we had this restaurant. It's called "Maid-Rite" and this is not the recipe. The actual meat is more simply made but absolutely delicious. Mustard and pickle are mandatory. As a child, we went once a month and I loved the place. Best chocolate milkshakes in the world.
I am a retired Sergeant from Grand Rapids Police and my wife is an ICU Nurse so we don't need free stuff, but it is nice that you give stuff away to those in need.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s eating Maid Rites a block west of the town square on 1st Ave in Newton. It’s still there but I haven’t been back in decades.
All he was missing was handing it to someone wrapped in a waxed deli paper so it didn't spill all over them at a ballgame. And then seeing them eating half of the meat out of the paper after the sandwich was done.
My Mom worked at the Maid-Rite shop in Macomb, IL in the late 30's, early 40's. They were called steamburgers at school and the local Tastee-Freez! Unless you ordered them different, they came on a bun, with raw onions, dill pickles and mustard.
My Scottish great grandmother made a similar dish--without the mustard and pickles--and called it dry stew. Don't know why because the ground beef was cooked in broth and broken up with one's hands. Sorry, Max! My mom jokingly told us it was horse meat and the name stuck. Mom added peas and served it over mashed potatoes. Family favorite. In a pinch, I throw in onion soup mix and peas not drained. It must have peas! When our friends learned Mom was making horse meat, they all asked to eat over. Mom had 5 kids so the table was crowded and very happy. Thanks for being you, Sam!!
being from Iowa it's called a Maid-Rite. The best one is from Taylor's Maid Rite in Marshalltown (imo). I never heard them called "loose meat" until I left Iowa.
I'm from Iowa too and this is not a Maid-rite. The loose meat sandwich is something kind of unique and the main difference is the fact that you don't use ketchup.
Iowa born and raised right here, and let me tell you, Sam, this looks Awesome! As someone who has had more than his share of loose meat sandwiches, I wish someone around here had served them with the fried onion straws. I'm definitely going to make those up the next time I make the ol' loose meats. Always love watching you cook, man!
For the record, your kid is wrong... "it's all down hill from there" means that it's easy from that point on. You're saying "I got the hardest part out of the way, and the rest from here on out is easy" because downhill is EASY, "It's all uphill" means that it's all difficult going forward. So.... if the onions are the hardest part, then YES "It's all downhill from there" IS correct.
Furthermore to highlight my point.... no one says “it’s a downhill battle” however “it’s an uphill battle” is said constantly to signify a difficult fight.
I used to live half a block from the Maid Rite shop in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It's a local institution. Counter seating only, and among the regulars are bus drivers and bankers alike. Maid Rites are waaaaay better than sloppy joes because they don't have all that tangy saucy stuff that makes you gag. Just meat, onion and some light seasoning on an air-bread bun. Add ketchup, mustard, pickle and cheese if you want to. Nothing pretentious about it - just an honest sandwich with good beef flavor. You'll want a spoon to scoop up the meat that falls out. Thanks for making this, Sam.
I live in Muscatine, Iowa. The loose meat sandwich, or the maid-rite as it is officially know was created in my town. In fact, I live about 5 blocks from the original restaurant. It is a different restaurant now but the maid-rite shop still exists in another part of town.
Ahh, Muscatine, the Pearl City, home of the Muscatine Mellon and HON furniture. The only town in the entire world called Muscatine. Always liked Muscatine used to boat down from the QC's. Pretty part of the river down there.
I was shopping at a local grocery chain a few weeks ago, when I saw something very familiar on the flat screen TV in the meat department. THEY WERE PLAYING SAM THE COOKING GUY IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT ON A BIG TV Absolutely made my day. Had to stand and watch for a minute 😅
I'm from iowa and these sandwiches is what you would get at a high school football game or you would get a walking taco, also would love a garlic press!!!!
Omg, I watched this at work the other day, and I laughed so hard when Max put that picture of Sam with that piglet on! I have a small farm and love raising pigs to sell. Keep up the great work Max! 😎
That moment before Sam brings out the garlic press giveaways, when he takes one more bite of the loose meat and say “it’s pretty fu*!ing good actually “ is so funny and unintentional comic timing. I feel like he was doing an obligatory regional cook that he wasn’t that jazzed about but it suddenly dawned on him that seasoned ground beef, pickles, fried onions, warm bun???? And all I do is piss away the moment with how messy it is??? “It’s pretty fu!*ing good actually “ is classic Sam. Love that moment.
There was a restaurant called Maid-Rite. Where they made the lose meat sandwich. They freshly ground all their beef fresh in the basement. All cuts of the cow were used. It was nothing but cooked, salted ground beef and a bun. Café style restaurant.
A slice of provolone would hold everything together and add that extra little bit of taking us to the sandwich. After steaming you could also toast the inside of the buns and it would make a crazy good
I need a garlic press and even better coming from you! 😁 Do a series about ya making a food item about what ya think about each state or from the food from each state..love the pickle blanket🥒 great Macgyver move with the steaming of the buns!👍
Growing up in a small town in Oklahoma, there was a walk-up burger stand called Don's Dairy Freeze. He sold a loose meat sandwich he called "The Ranch Burger" (no relation to the salad dressing). Many years after he retired, I ended up with the recipe and it is one of my family favorites. The recipe is all about being able to be made in bulk and served quickly. It uses 85/15 beef which you BOIL in water until the fat renders out, leaving pebbles of meat. Then you drain almost all of the water and return the meat to a pot and add in a sauce that you make ahead of time in a blender (made with ketchup, mustard, vinegar, sugar, worcestershire, lemon juice, tabasco and a few other things). The amount isn't specific, you just add until the meat and sauce are combined (not too much, this isn't a sloppy joe). You heat it until the meat and sauce are warm and you're ready to serve. You serve on toasted buns with a thin layer of mustard. These things are incredible!
We don’t call them loose meat sandwiches in Iowa. They are Maid Rites. Named after the restaurants of the same name. Roseanne was the first time I ever heard them called loose meat. I grew up 20 miles from the Maid Rite restaurant, the Canteen in Ottumwa, Iowa, that Roseanne’s diner on the show was based on. The Canteen is still in business, in fact a few years ago the city decided it needed a parking garage right where it was located. The community rallied in support of this historic landmark and built the parking garage over the diner so it could remain a part of Ottumwa’s history. Ottumwa is the hometown of Tom Arnold, Roseanne’s ex-husband. That’s how the Maid Rite “loose meat” became part of the show. Traditionally, they also add cheeze whiz to the burger.
Me: Oh, I know this. Sam: Looks weird, right? Me: Wait, is this weird? Sam: We found this somewhere in the middle of Iowa. Me: ....I literally live in the middle of Iowa. 😂 Didn't know this wasn't a normal thing!
I was born in Iowa...Ames..just north of Des Moines.. we lived there until I was 7... my mother called them 'loose meat' sandwiches and we moved to Indiana carrying the tradition..
At the beginning of the show I was talking to my husband about the loose meat sandwich from Roseanne and low and behold he mentioned it. I've never seen so many garlic presses in one place lol.
I did a serious number on my pinky one time with a mandolin. Love the tool, but it's a monster. I bought a 10 wood carving safety glove and now I use that slicer with reckeless, safe abandon. You could bling one out with STCG and be a sage ambassador to finger safety all over the world!
If Sam is looking for more regional food ideas, Utah is "known" for their pastrami burgers and funeral potatoes. I think his take on either would be awesome to watch. Great video, as always guys!
I grew up in St Joseph MO, and the "Maid-Rite" was one of our favorites. After moving to Dallas in '79, we always missed the Maid-Rite. Now, I always make extra taco meat when I make tacos, just for this purpose. I put it on a bun or bread, with pickles and mustard, and it is absolutely delicious. After many years, and going back to visit, I had another Maid-Rite. I discovered that I now liked the spicier version that I make from the taco meat. Try it, you won't be disappointed!
I think it was founded in Marshalltown IA, Tom and Rosann actually had a diner near Ottumwa IA...the actual maid-rites didnt have onions you would add everything as a condiments to the loose meat. To keep it together without needing a spoon you would smash the sandwich to keep it from falling apart.
The name of the places where I grew up in Rockford Ill that served this type of burger was Maid Rite. Seasoning salt, pepper and Worcestershire were used to flavor the meat. Ketchup is normally not used in that recipe. Bun topped with mustard, pickle and onion. The little bits that fall off on to your plate are like a little treat to eat with a spoon. This has always been my favorite burger and I make them 2X a month or more.
The original Maid-Rite restaurant was started in my hometown, Muscatine, IA! We midwesterners love a good Maid-Rite. I don't think many of us call it a loose-meat sandwich, though. My favorite thing to get from there is a Maid-Rite Mash which is the meat and toppings on top of fries. I like to say it's low-carb because there's no bun. 😂
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Those mix and chop things are just an useless item sorry had one i can do better with my wooden spoon!
I've been a subscriber since 12K! I bought your knives and I think that garlic press would be an excellent addition to my Sam the cooking guy collection. Thanks for all you guys do and keep up the good work. 😀
Fishing season is upon us and my boyfriend keeps bringing fish home but I don’t know what to do with them! Help, Sam!! Give me some good fish cooking ideas/recipes!!
How about this "It's all smooth sailing from here!" Get Sam on board Max. 💕 I need that fabulous garlic press. 1 of 20. 😘
I met Sam last weekend at Graze. He is as sincere and charming in-person as he appears in these videos. What a guy!
I ran into him last Friday in the courtyard in Little Italy as well. I was surprised he was there that late, around 8:30 in the evening.
Awesome. Meeting Sam and eating at one of his restaurants is on my bucket list.
When I ran into him he punched me in my face and called me a loser
@@markmcneill1100 lol
I took a cooking class from him in his home when my wife and I were dating back when he had a show on the SD PBS affiliate. Great time - had to have been more than 15 years ago though - fuck I'm getting old...
I worked at a restaurant called Maid Rite in St. Joseph, MO. I think they were originally from Iowa. Their specialty was the loose meat sandwich called a Maid Rite. Hamburger was steamed in a special cooker, they would add a little water as it cooked and nothing else but onions. They used rehydrated onions, which they did not cook the onions ahead of time, they were just added to the meat.
I believe there still one in Quincy Illinois across the river from us
Crumbly burger St Jo Mugz Up Independence. Delicious!
Got a maid rite in Greenville Ohio
Lexington, MO
Use to be a Maid Rite in Macomb IL. Exactly what I was thinking. They’re good though!!!! Great job Sam!!
Ok, so I don’t know if it was invented here but the loose meat sandwich comes from a small place in Ottumwa, Iowa called The Canteen in the Alley. This is the place that the diner in Roseanne was modeled after. At the time, she was married to Tom Arnold, who is from Ottumwa, Iowa (as am I). They actually opened their own loose meat sandwich restaurant just outside of Ottumwa in the early 90’s, although it didn’t last long. The Canteen is still in Ottumwa and is still the best sandwich ever!
Haven't been there in almost a decade, but the Canteen is legit.
I am 67, from Michigan, and I grew up on scramble burgers with mayo and olives. Yes, they are great!
The "loose meat sandwich" originated in Iowa and pre dates the sloppy joes. Most Iowans call them Maid- Rite after the chain. It's typically slow cooked in broth with all those ingredients. We eat sloppy joes too...
Miss the maid rite chain in central Illinois.
My grandma worked lunch shift at Maid-rite in downtown Des Moines. It was always a special treat when my dad would take me in for lunch. They tast best with mustard and pickle.
I’m not from Iowa, but I’ve lived here more than 10 years now. Had my first loose meat Maid Rite sandwich about five years ago. Had no idea what to expect and asked the counter lady to prepare it the way most people order it. Worst sandwich ever. Dry, no flavor just so boring. Tried three bites and threw the rest in the trash. Aweful
I’m from Iowa and worked at Maid Rite in High School.
Still have a few here. Maid rites. I make my own called maid wrongs. It's close but not the same.
Maid Rite is an Iowa classic. My mom grew up with these and as a result, so did I in spite of living no where near Iowa.
Same here. My mom made them for me all the time. When I finally traveled to the homeland I was so excited to try the real thing. It was awful.
I'm in Galesburg. We have a Maid Rite here. It was a staple when I'd come here to visit my grandparents
My grandparents are from Iowa, and my grandpa LOVED Maid Rite.
I live in Missouri and I love maid-rites too. I first ate them in Iowa.
I grew up in Muscatine, IA, the original home of Maid Rite. My friends mom worked at one. My mom's friend worked at another. We had three in town. Today, there is only one. I live in Florida now, but miss me some Maid Rite. I found a recipe online for it, it is close, but not exactly the same.
Love the radomn garlic press stash. Another amazing video as always. A local restaurant back home served these as their main dish, but in hot dog buns!
The random bits of Sam saying “meat”
in between the cooking is hilarious 😂 I watch this channel everyday! We love you Sam.
I was surprised Sam didn't at least put some Japanese mayo on the bun.
what brand of mayo is that, that he uses? I want to try some. do you know?
@@loveitloud100 I think it's Kewpie
@@rdr6269 Try the chipotle Kewpie if available. It packs a punch.
@@loveitloud100 It is Kewpie, you can find it on Amazon if you don't have a local Asian market.
@@rdr6269 thanks
Oh my shit how can you not love this channel? I don't even consider it a RUclips channel. Its my favorite cooking show! Love you guys.
You are an inspiration to all of us who aspire to be better cooks. Thank you for sharing your ideas and recipes with us.
As part of my keto journey, I’ve been eating a similar style of ground beef served over scrambled eggs. Love it!
Based on the Maid-Rite sandwich . Founded in 1926 their headquarters are in Des Moines Iowa and there are several still in operation in Illinois
There Is also a maid rite in Rolla Missouri
Illinois Missouri Minnesota and Ohio
@Timothy Mckee i don’t recall the loose meat sandwich in the past at White Castle. Just the steamed little burgers.
Had one last week i love them
Im from Iowa, though for the last few years most of maid rites have been closing down
I love how he was cradling the garlic presses, and kept looking down at them, like they’re his babies!!
They were passed on from his mother so they have a sentimental value to him.
@@traviswalker8933 LOL his Mom just sold him 2 dozen garlic presses on eBay?? That’s weird.
@@19JBow81 I'm talking about the one he uses in the video.
@@traviswalker8933 Oh, I was talking about his arms being full of the presses at one point in the video. 😀
@@19JBow81 in that case, I totally misunderstood you.
I'm from the Midwest. These sandwich's are actually pretty simple with salt, pepper, and some flour. They don't have cayenne or garlic. They usually have rehydrated dry onions. They're served with mustard and pickles. The best way to cook the meat is in a pot with a little water so that the meat crumbles.
I'm from Hutchinson Kansas and there was a place call Dairy King, (No joke) that made something like this and as I recall, they only mustard and a bit of pickle relish on them. They were delicious. From what I understand they are still around.
I love your cooking all around. Tried so many different recipes of yours. All have been outstanding. Thank you for what you do, it has changed my life in more ways than you can imagine. I don’t have a favorite because every time I cook one it’s it. My biggest test is when I look at my mother and she says that’s a winner, I’ll do that again. Problem is, there is always another one to try! Thank you so much.
having a garlic press with the Sam logo on it would literally make my whole life!😂🙏🏼 i love Roseanne so glad you made this recipe but with your twist! love your videos♥️
Lmao when he just shows up with the garlic presses, priceless!!
One version of the origin of the "loose meat" sandwich was from Sioux City, Iowa.
From the Ye Olde Tavern.
I worked there after it was bought and changed to Downing's House of Pancakes in late 70's.
They still had the old steam table that the loose meat was cooked on.
I also worked with an original employee in her 70's named Marie.
Everyone called her grandma.
She told me that the loose meat sandwich at the "Ye Olde Tavern" went way back in the 30's to 40's in Sioux City. There were also 2 small drive thru joints called "Tastee Inn & Out" that served loose meats and was most likely copied and developed into the Maid Rite.
Roseanne Barr's Character had the restaurant sandwich most likely because at that time, she was married to Tom Arnold and he was from Iowa.
i’m pretty sure my mom made this for us growing up. we were broke, only a couple ingredients in the house and you make it work👍
I grew up eating them at public events and school, but mom never made them. She grew up on the east coast, and she hated them. Till the day she died, she couldn't understand how we Iowans could eat them. We were poor too, but mom put her few ingredients into casseroles.
Yup loose meat is the best!
Yeah...very popular in Iowa. "Maid-Rite" was a popular place for them. Regional chain. They are in IA, IL, MN, MO and one way out in Ohio.
Greenville, Ohio! It's been there since the '40s, and my Grandmother talked about day trips with friends in her youth to get a Maid Rite. I always wondered the origins, and who was the first!
@@brianelstro7801 Greenville Maid Rite is the best. Paired with a chocolate Coke! I have a very close clone recipe. My wife actually prefers mine to the Greenville Maid Rites
It’s called a maid-rite lol. No one calls it a “loose meat sandwich.” Lmao!
Only Roseanne did. But she's an idiot so... LOL
I know a couple of fast food joints in N.W. Indiana that have had loose meat sandwiches on their menu's for years. Yes, loose meat has been around for years even prior to Roseanne.
Didn't she learn of these through her then husband who was from Iowa? Roseanne, Jackie, their mom and another gal operated the Lunch Box restaurant where the sandwich was on the menu. It was the first time I'd ever heard of this regional food item.
It's only a Maid Rite if it's at the Maid Rite restaurant.
Maid-rite is different than loose meat... generation of Iowan living. Both are amazing
When I lived in the midwest,long ago, the loose meat sandwich was served at all "Maidrite" sandwich shops. "The sandwich you eat with a spoon" The sandwich came wrapped and served with a spoon
The editor really wanted to try every effect the software had at around 2:30
That's Max... He's always like that 😂
You mean Max lol cant blame him, he makes great edits😂😂
@@sycofya1677 what’s up max
@@charlie1832 you caught me 😄😄
"Here is my loose meat", "I want this soft, but I want it steamed and warm".
Um.
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Oh I was lmao and suprising nobody commented, that was great. My mind is in the gutter 💯😄😀😁👍🏻
Loose meat in a bun is yuk. Tried it once. But i always like watching people make and eat it. I know lot of people love it :)
"And now we get out the pink" also 😊
that's what she said
In 1926, the Maid-Rite sandwich was born! Fred Angell started the concept in Muscatine, Iowa. Fred began to franchise his idea, selling the rights to Newton, Iowa in 1927 and Marshalltown, Iowa in 1928. Legend has it the loose meat sandwich (known in snootier circles as a “tavern sandwich”) was invented in 1924 by a man named Dave Higgin at Ye Olde Tavern in Sioux City, Iowa. Others say it was invented four years earlier by an equally enterprising chef in Montana.
Keep them coming Sam! This is the longest running channel that I have ever watched as far as keeping me hooked. Every episode is a new adventure with these guys.
You’re getting closer to making the Runza. It’s time to pull the trigger and make it.
That’s what I want to see! Love me a Runza!
Had that for supper tonight. Really quite good and easy to make.
I used to act and got flown to Omaha from the East Coast to do a commercial for Runza. It was a fun shoot, but it was over too fast and I never got to try any food from Runza.
He’s making a MaidRite. Next a Runza. Then a decent Monte Cristo!
After you eat one, that's what you get: Runza.
Iowan here. Still here to be specific. I can wrap my head around this concept for a sandwich not necessarily being ubiquitous, but it's surprising to see so many comments from Iowans. A lot of the time, when I'm perusing the comments section of a video, I think "I'm probably the only person in Iowa that watched this." lol
Fellow Iowan. I was in firstwefeast's video on the Maid Rite yelling at Motz for giving Marshalltown credit when Marshalltown was the third franchise of Fred Angell's, behind Ottumwa (2nd, Still open as The Canteen, which you should eat at.) and the OG in Muscatine (Gone. There's a BBQ place in the old building that's worth it. Avoid the commercial Maid Rites.)
@@ProjectBlackweather There was one up in Mason City as well, that closed a couple of decades ago. I miss that place. Now there are hardly any businesses on that side of town.
Same here! Grew up eating them in Burlington. I always went for the Cheese Rite tho.
I made this sandwich about a year age with chopped chuck. I browned the rolls with mayonnaise put the dills on top and caramelized onions in butter to put on top of the dills. It did make a tasty eat! Enjoyed your take on it.
We called them “Maid Rites”. Named after a restaurant. But they were made with mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire, brown sugar, ketchup, and onions. If you put the buns on top of the mixture while it simmers they get steamed as well and they get like a vinegar taste. Maid Rites are supposed to be tangy.
I always loved the "Maid-Rite" sandwiches in Iowa. The steamed buns were part of the secret. They were always served with a spoon.
born raised and still trapped in Iowa, haven't seen a maid rite in quite some time, but damn they were good!
Born and raised in Iowa and even the city Maid Rite came from - now in Texas but I still long for them and on occasion will make one myself as close to the original as I can.
@@olesilverbastard9830 There are a couple of places that still make Maid-Rites in Iowa... Muscatine (SE Iowa, just like the old days), and Mason City (North Iowa, however this one is called Pro Sandwich Shop).
@@brianpetersen3429 they were actually planning on reopening the one in uptown Marion where I'm at, but then 2020 showed up and ruined everything
Born and raised backcountry Iowa boy here from the 1970s. Every small town cafe/diner had this. For the most part it was beef, minced onions and salt browned off as the loose meat. Then you could top it off as desired. I did ketchup and a hella lotta pickles.
I'm sure glad I found your show, what a kick in the ass, I've actually made 4 or 5 of your recipes and they turned out great. I have never liked Spanish (or Mexican?) rice but this turned out so good, I loved it. Your shows are so much fun you and the crew are so casual and cool, keep up the good work!!!
I would love one of the garlic presses. I've been looking for one. I learn so much from you Sam.
In Iowa they call them Maid-Rites. SOoooo good!
Series idea: pick a food from each state and cook it. That’ll give you 50 episodes.
@@MrVovansim Whatever. All states have some sort of food that have been originated from or particularly best there. Why bash her idea with an ignorant comment?
As long as the Hawai'i episode isn't all about SPAM, I think this is an excellent idea.
@@paulbrickler clearly, this is someone who has not been in Hawaii 😂🤣😂
@@paulbrickler hey up here in Minnesota you can do alot with spam. Not that I eat it much but I know they make a number of different kinds nowadays
@@paulbrickler He should make the Spam, egg, sausage and Spam.
I am 73 and grew up in Quincy Illinois where we had this restaurant. It's called "Maid-Rite" and this is not the recipe. The actual meat is more simply made but absolutely delicious. Mustard and pickle are mandatory. As a child, we went once a month and I loved the place. Best chocolate milkshakes in the world.
I am a retired Sergeant from Grand Rapids Police and my wife is an ICU Nurse so we don't need free stuff, but it is nice that you give stuff away to those in need.
In Iowa, we call this a Maid Rite 😁👍
It's a Canteen you heathen.
Been in Iowa all my life and still haven’t been there.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s eating Maid Rites a block west of the town square on 1st Ave in Newton. It’s still there but I haven’t been back in decades.
All he was missing was handing it to someone wrapped in a waxed deli paper so it didn't spill all over them at a ballgame. And then seeing them eating half of the meat out of the paper after the sandwich was done.
My Mom worked at the Maid-Rite shop in Macomb, IL in the late 30's, early 40's. They were called steamburgers at school and the local Tastee-Freez! Unless you ordered them different, they came on a bun, with raw onions, dill pickles and mustard.
My Scottish great grandmother made a similar dish--without the mustard and pickles--and called it dry stew. Don't know why because the ground beef was cooked in broth and broken up with one's hands. Sorry, Max! My mom jokingly told us it was horse meat and the name stuck. Mom added peas and served it over mashed potatoes. Family favorite. In a pinch, I throw in onion soup mix and peas not drained. It must have peas! When our friends learned Mom was making horse meat, they all asked to eat over. Mom had 5 kids so the table was crowded and very happy. Thanks for being you, Sam!!
“My anaconda don’t want none unless you steam buns, son! I like loose meat and I cannot lie…”
I want a garlic press, set of knives and the skillets. 🙏🏾 I can die in peace after
I want that whole cooking area. I’m in a 3rd floor apartment with no yard.
"I suppose if I had bigger pickles, it would happen faster." Ummmm, Max????......that's what she said. Ya missed it, man. Love you guys!!!
Phrasing much!? 🤔 😂
being from Iowa it's called a Maid-Rite. The best one is from Taylor's Maid Rite in Marshalltown (imo). I never heard them called "loose meat" until I left Iowa.
I'm from Minn and Made-Rites were on the menu regularly...not as fancy as Sams though.
Haha same here.
I'm from Iowa too and this is not a Maid-rite. The loose meat sandwich is something kind of unique and the main difference is the fact that you don't use ketchup.
I'm from Sioux City, we called them taverns. Tastee In-N-Out is the best tavern/loose meat/maid-rite in the world.
Thanks David. So right. I’m tempted to drive down to SD and give him a lesson. 🤦♀️
Iowa born and raised right here, and let me tell you, Sam, this looks Awesome! As someone who has had more than his share of loose meat sandwiches, I wish someone around here had served them with the fried onion straws. I'm definitely going to make those up the next time I make the ol' loose meats. Always love watching you cook, man!
Also, while a cut from a mandolin is painful, it doesn't compare to nearly taking off the tip of your finger on a deli meat slicer. That hurts!
For the record, your kid is wrong... "it's all down hill from there" means that it's easy from that point on. You're saying "I got the hardest part out of the way, and the rest from here on out is easy" because downhill is EASY, "It's all uphill" means that it's all difficult going forward. So.... if the onions are the hardest part, then YES "It's all downhill from there" IS correct.
I grew up in Iowa, and I’m impressed with your recipe! You killed it.:)) 👍😘👌
Iowa staple. Made uptown Marion always smell like an armpit from all the onions they were cooking, but they were always so damn good.
Furthermore to highlight my point.... no one says “it’s a downhill battle” however “it’s an uphill battle” is said constantly to signify a difficult fight.
Gotta love the appreciation and love of a good garlic press.
I laughed so hard when you walked in screen with all those in your arms like “boys, I have a problem...” hahaha
Sam: “I guess if I had a bigger pickle it would happen faster…”
Everyone watching: “THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID!” 😂😂
I'm sorry your pickle wasn't sweet... Pickle it up and try again!
At the maid rites in Iowa they give you a spoon to go with your sandwich
Yes and no ketchup in the place. Only mustard. Taylors Maid Rite Marshalltown Iowa!
I used to live half a block from the Maid Rite shop in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It's a local institution. Counter seating only, and among the regulars are bus drivers and bankers alike. Maid Rites are waaaaay better than sloppy joes because they don't have all that tangy saucy stuff that makes you gag. Just meat, onion and some light seasoning on an air-bread bun. Add ketchup, mustard, pickle and cheese if you want to. Nothing pretentious about it - just an honest sandwich with good beef flavor. You'll want a spoon to scoop up the meat that falls out. Thanks for making this, Sam.
I live in Muscatine, Iowa. The loose meat sandwich, or the maid-rite as it is officially know was created in my town. In fact, I live about 5 blocks from the original restaurant. It is a different restaurant now but the maid-rite shop still exists in another part of town.
Ahh, Muscatine, the Pearl City, home of the Muscatine Mellon and HON furniture. The only town in the entire world called Muscatine. Always liked Muscatine used to boat down from the QC's. Pretty part of the river down there.
I was shopping at a local grocery chain a few weeks ago, when I saw something very familiar on the flat screen TV in the meat department.
THEY WERE PLAYING SAM THE COOKING GUY IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT ON A BIG TV
Absolutely made my day. Had to stand and watch for a minute 😅
This channel is so good.
Beyond the great food, it's just honestly refreshing with the quips and conversations. Love it.
Great tip with the bun steaming! I’ve learned so much watching your videos, thank you.
I'm from iowa and these sandwiches is what you would get at a high school football game or you would get a walking taco, also would love a garlic press!!!!
Most food invented in Iowa can be traced back to some drunk guy riffing in the kitchen at 2am.
Growing up in NW Iowa - we called them "taverns." Apparently, they got that name from having been popular in bars or "taverns" back in the day.
Omg, I watched this at work the other day, and I laughed so hard when Max put that picture of Sam with that piglet on!
I have a small farm and love raising pigs to sell.
Keep up the great work Max! 😎
That moment before Sam brings out the garlic press giveaways, when he takes one more bite of the loose meat and say “it’s pretty fu*!ing good actually “ is so funny and unintentional comic timing. I feel like he was doing an obligatory regional cook that he wasn’t that jazzed about but it suddenly dawned on him that seasoned ground beef, pickles, fried onions, warm bun???? And all I do is piss away the moment with how messy it is??? “It’s pretty fu!*ing good actually “ is classic Sam. Love that moment.
Lol I thought he had an idea to make the sandwich better, not a garlic press giveaway 😆
that's what I thought too!
it is a SLOOPY JOE with fries on top.............big frickin deal...............NEXT!
Got excited then a little let down but hopeful to get a garlic press.
This was one of the meals my dad always made us. Im from Wisconsin and had no idea that this was a thing.
2:32 is why I watch your videos. I absolutely love the editing choices, thanks
There was a restaurant called Maid-Rite. Where they made the lose meat sandwich. They freshly ground all their beef fresh in the basement. All cuts of the cow were used. It was nothing but cooked, salted ground beef and a bun. Café style restaurant.
So a less sloppy joe. I tidy Joe sounds better than "loose meat" sandwich
i read that as TIDDY JOE lol
I’m down for the tidy joe
"The Joseph"
Neat Joseph
I'm from the midwest and I didn't know there was a difference between loose meat and sloppy joes, but I must say the fried onions are genius!
Sloppy joes are tomato based.
A slice of provolone would hold everything together and add that extra little bit of taking us to the sandwich. After steaming you could also toast the inside of the buns and it would make a crazy good
The meat chopper also come in handy when you want to make guacamole. Does a good job mashing the avocadoes by hand.
I don’t use a mandolin without those cut proof gloves. I’m tired of slicing my fingers off, and I want every last cut
I need a garlic press and even better coming from you! 😁 Do a series about ya making a food item about what ya think about each state or from the food from each state..love the pickle blanket🥒 great Macgyver move with the steaming of the buns!👍
Growing up in a small town in Oklahoma, there was a walk-up burger stand called Don's Dairy Freeze. He sold a loose meat sandwich he called "The Ranch Burger" (no relation to the salad dressing). Many years after he retired, I ended up with the recipe and it is one of my family favorites. The recipe is all about being able to be made in bulk and served quickly. It uses 85/15 beef which you BOIL in water until the fat renders out, leaving pebbles of meat. Then you drain almost all of the water and return the meat to a pot and add in a sauce that you make ahead of time in a blender (made with ketchup, mustard, vinegar, sugar, worcestershire, lemon juice, tabasco and a few other things). The amount isn't specific, you just add until the meat and sauce are combined (not too much, this isn't a sloppy joe). You heat it until the meat and sauce are warm and you're ready to serve. You serve on toasted buns with a thin layer of mustard. These things are incredible!
We don’t call them loose meat sandwiches in Iowa. They are Maid Rites. Named after the restaurants of the same name.
Roseanne was the first time I ever heard them called loose meat. I grew up 20 miles from the Maid Rite restaurant, the Canteen in Ottumwa, Iowa, that Roseanne’s diner on the show was based on.
The Canteen is still in business, in fact a few years ago the city decided it needed a parking garage right where it was located. The community rallied in support of this historic landmark and built the parking garage over the diner so it could remain a part of Ottumwa’s history.
Ottumwa is the hometown of Tom Arnold, Roseanne’s ex-husband. That’s how the Maid Rite “loose meat” became part of the show.
Traditionally, they also add cheeze whiz to the burger.
I like the Arabic words in your T-shirt. The right way to write it: الشيف سام ❤️ respect to you Sam & the two boys
What does it say
Me: Oh, I know this.
Sam: Looks weird, right?
Me: Wait, is this weird?
Sam: We found this somewhere in the middle of Iowa.
Me: ....I literally live in the middle of Iowa. 😂 Didn't know this wasn't a normal thing!
The Canteen Lunch In The Alley in Ottumwa is amazing! From what I remember I haven’t been since I was a kid.
You never had a maidrite and/or sloppy joe in school? My mother used to make them growing up.
@@andysmith7662 Oh I've had those as well lol, I just thought everyone knew THIS one too.
I really thought you would have made a little dressing for it. Your mixtures are so tasty. You have inspired my cooking greatly thanks.
I love your ideas. I laughed when you showed your garlic press. I broke mine last month and forget ever time I go shopping to get one.
Maid-Rites loose meat sandwiches started in Muscatine, Iowa in 1926 by Fred Angell. Their root beer is amazing!
Well we all can tell when Max's acid hit kicked in😂😂😂😂
that editing lolol
14:50 when you tell them no pickles.
I was born in Iowa...Ames..just north of Des Moines.. we lived there until I was 7... my mother called them 'loose meat' sandwiches and we moved to Indiana carrying the tradition..
At the beginning of the show I was talking to my husband about the loose meat sandwich from Roseanne and low and behold he mentioned it. I've never seen so many garlic presses in one place lol.
I've been watching Sam and the boys for awhile now. These videos are so much fun and likeable! Keep it up for all of us!
great stuff, although i would absolutely toast the bottom of the buns for that extra crunch.
I did a serious number on my pinky one time with a mandolin. Love the tool, but it's a monster. I bought a 10 wood carving safety glove and now I use that slicer with reckeless, safe abandon. You could bling one out with STCG and be a sage ambassador to finger safety all over the world!
If Sam is looking for more regional food ideas, Utah is "known" for their pastrami burgers and funeral potatoes. I think his take on either would be awesome to watch. Great video, as always guys!
Pastrami Burgers also have a California connection. As per George Motz, pastrami burgers originated in the state.
Fleischkuekle from ND, Pepperoni Rolls from WV, Mutton BBQ from KY, Bison Burger from WY and Idahoan from ID would be also nice!
Reading the comments, I think it's safe to say that we are missing the "that's what she said" :(
I grew up in St Joseph MO, and the "Maid-Rite" was one of our favorites. After moving to Dallas in '79, we always missed the Maid-Rite.
Now, I always make extra taco meat when I make tacos, just for this purpose. I put it on a bun or bread, with pickles and mustard, and it is absolutely delicious.
After many years, and going back to visit, I had another Maid-Rite.
I discovered that I now liked the spicier version that I make from the taco meat. Try it, you won't be disappointed!
I just love you guys. I sometimes have watch several times cause I'm so busy listening to the banter I forget to see what's being made. Luv you guys
What do you call a "Sloppy Joe" sandwich made of venison?
Sloppy Doe.
I’ve had the “mix-n-chop” for years and have not found anything better for ground meat.
Good to have another recipes for this to revamp it. Love the crisp onion on top. Way to think out of the box Sam!
I think it was founded in Marshalltown IA, Tom and Rosann actually had a diner near Ottumwa IA...the actual maid-rites didnt have onions you would add everything as a condiments to the loose meat. To keep it together without needing a spoon you would smash the sandwich to keep it from falling apart.
Greetings from Poland in Europe! Big fun!
Good thing I've got some loose meat hangin around somewhere
Hey now.
The name of the places where I grew up in Rockford Ill that served this type of burger was Maid Rite. Seasoning salt, pepper and Worcestershire were used to flavor the meat.
Ketchup is normally not used in that recipe. Bun topped with mustard, pickle and onion. The little bits that fall off on to your plate are like a little treat to eat with a spoon.
This has always been my favorite burger and I make them 2X a month or more.
The original Maid-Rite restaurant was started in my hometown, Muscatine, IA! We midwesterners love a good Maid-Rite. I don't think many of us call it a loose-meat sandwich, though. My favorite thing to get from there is a Maid-Rite Mash which is the meat and toppings on top of fries. I like to say it's low-carb because there's no bun. 😂