Gyro base

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Gyro beef or lamb is a great base for salads, pitas, sandwiches, and other preparations.

Mechanic

This is the gyro spice-and-meat base, sized to 1 kg of ground meat so it scales cleanly for freezing or batch cooking. The technique is sausage-making applied without a grinder: mixing with cold water and a bread crumb panade until sticky emulsifies the proteins, giving a snap and shape-holding bite whether you form it into dogs, patties, or kebabs. MSG rounds out the umami without adding more salt to the mix. Skipping the chill or under-mixing gives a crumbly result.

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Gyro base

Mechanic