16 Tips For Grilling The Perfect Burger

Kitchen Daily:

Backyard burgers. What could be more American? What could be a bigger crowd pleaser? What could be easier?

While we don't need convincing that a juicy cheeseburger would instantly have them belting out "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the streets of Paris, we do have a beef with anyone who thinks crafting a classic burger is as easy as slapping down ground meat on a grill.

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[rikster]

09:55 PM on 05/15/2011

get some meat..start the grill.....put meat on grill...cook one side ..then flip and cook the other...toast the bun..serve with pickle..eat with relish...

[Lorrie West]

03:16 PM on 05/13/2011

food is great for your body

[Havana Thinks]

10:23 PM on 05/14/2011

care to explain which kinds of food because some are bad for you, such as high fat, high sugar, high fructose corn syrup........

[Lorrie West]

03:15 PM on 05/13/2011

so good

[castironfoodie]

01:10 PM on 05/13/2011

I use the tip of making a "divot" to prevent swelling with great success. I used to have pretty significant swelling when making turkey burgers.

One other technique I've used is to add a panade, a very little milk and torn up bread, to the mixture. This is used a lot in meatballs and meatloaf.

[c-tom]

01:44 AM on 05/13/2011

Rule #7 I've recently started making the patties this way and it really helps to get an evenly cooked burger.

[Havana Thinks]

01:36 AM on 05/13/2011

ground sirloin in a hot skillet with a tablespoon of butter is the way to go, son.

[exxman]

04:00 PM on 05/14/2011

It seems like the butter would burn in a skillet hot enough to brown the meat. Now a little butter on top of the patty after it has rested could be nice.

[Havana Thinks]

10:19 PM on 05/14/2011

Ground sirloin has very little fat. It is necessary to add some in order to create a moist, tasty burger. It will be dry unless butter or a mixture of 3/4 sirloin and 1/4 ground beef is used.
1. hot skillet = I meant a skillet which is placed directly on the burner with nothing in it. The temperature of the burner should be @ 5-6 or, medium + 1 level prior to putting the skillet on. That is why I said hot skillet. Do not use high because you are correct, it will burn everything.

2. Meat should be formed into patty with as little touching as possible. Season with Johnny's, not Mccormic, not Lawrys -- I repeat, use Johnny's if you want the best burger.

3. Put a tablespoon of butter which you cut with a knife into already heated skillet as it begins to melt and the water leaves the butter add the patty. Season the top of the patty with Johnny's do not be in a hurry. Let the bottom patty cook and create a bit of a crust. Maybe 3 mins.

4. Flip to the already seasoned top side. If you need more butter, add some. It will not hurt because you are going to heat the hamburger buns and use butter for them as well.
That is how to make the perfect sirloin burger, moist, yet with crust and tasty. Please try it and enjoy. You won't go back to plain hamburger.

[frank day]

06:30 PM on 05/12/2011

If you're grilling, use 80/20 burger.

Lean is fine in a skillet, but you need more fat on the grill.

[BrooklynChef]

06:05 PM on 05/12/2011

The best way to cook a burger is NOT on a grill. And, if you are going to use one, it best be a charcoal or wood-fired one. IMHO

[RV1025]

07:08 PM on 05/12/2011

As a burger junky, grilled is my favorite way by far. Unless I'm feeling lazy, that's the only way to make them. At restaurants I usually don't order them unless they grill 'em.

Flat-top/skillet is better than a microwave, but still, no charred/smoky taste...

[BrooklynChef]

08:21 AM on 05/13/2011

I would prefer broiled. You get a better coverage of crusty sear without the flare-ups that can cause charring.

[drsolo]

08:52 AM on 05/13/2011

I use Wrights liquid smoke in the pan and a dash of Lea and Perrin's Worcestershire. I buy local Pick and Save deli hamburgers with cheese mixed into the meat. Put them on a lightly toasted thin sandwich round which doesnt drown out the hamburger. There are better than anything I get in any restaurant in the area.