I would like to preface by saying that these sliders were delicious. The reason for the 3 stars is that the patty making instructions were too vague. I measured out just under 3 oz. of meat per patty, but I didn't know how thick to press these. When I pressed them thin, the diameter seemed too big, so I left them a little thicker. This resulted in perfect slider-bun-sized patties, but they took a lot longer than 3 minutes per side to cook. It was important to me that these were prepared "well-done" since the Italian sausage is primarily pork, and it took me closer to 6-8 minutes per side to achieve this. Also, I would cook these on the grill next time since the pan-fry method almost smoked me out of my kitchen (I had the heat set exactly to medium-high, as instructed).