Documents show that this preparation style was used by 1887 in some U.S. restaurants and was also used for feeding patients in hospitals; the Hamburg steak was served raw or lightly cooked and was accompanied by a raw egg.
Dokumenti pokazuju da je ovaj stil pripreme korišćen 1887. godine u nekim američkim restoranima, kao i za hranjenje pacijenata u bolnicama; hamburški biftek je služen sirov ili lagano ’kuvan’, uz sirovo jaje kao prilog.