Procedure
- Step 1: The Type of Ground Beef to be Used.
- Step 2: Blending Ingredients.
- Step 3: Rubbing Spices on the Beef Patties.
- Step 4: Get Ready to Cook the Burgers.
- Step 5: Season the Burgers.
- Step 6: Grilling.
- Step 7: Finalizing Preparations for The Burgers.
- Step 8: Topping (Optional)
Pressing down on the burgers releases those desirable, flavorful juices that are a good thing and not to be wasted in the flames. Pressing the meat down onto the grill is more likely to cause the paddies to stick, making flipping much more challenging. If you are in a hurry, try putting the grill cover on.
To prevent hamburgers from puffing up during cooking, many sources recommend making a slight depression in the center of the raw patty before placing it on the heat.
Here are the chef's tips to turning out the ultimate, show-stopping burger:
- Use 80/20 ground chuck.
- Make a thumbprint in the middle of the patty.
- Season with salt and pepper ONLY.
- Use canola oil, cast iron and high heat.
- Flip once.
- Get the temperature just right.
- Don't be afraid to mix cheeses.
- Add water to melt the cheese.
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3 oz portion is similar in size to a deck of cards ? 1 oz of cooked meat is similar in size to 3 dice. A 1-inch meatball is about one ounce. 4 oz of raw, lean meat is about 3 ounces after cooking. 3 oz of grilled fish is the size of a checkbook.
If you're making the patties yourself (to save money or because you love making burgers), assume four burgers per pound of meat. For 120 burgers you'll need 30 pounds of ground beef.
When it comes to egg in hamburger patties or meatloaf, the egg serves as a binder to hold the meat and other ingredients together. According to Michigan State University, the higher the fat content, the more the meat shrinks during cooking. You need fat to add flavor and juiciness, but the fat packs on extra calories.
If you want a juicy hamburger, it helps to restore some of that lost moisture. The easiest way is to add water or some other liquid to the burger mixture. We've found that 2 to 3 tablespoons of ice-cold water mixed into a pound of ground beef greatly increases the juiciness of grilled burgers.
The secret to make beef burgers without eggs is chia seeds and good quality ground beef. Although chia is used mostly for sweet style recipes, it is known for making the best burgers. Once you use it, you'll never go back to eggs.
If you're making your own hamburger patties, adding egg to hamburger meat can help hold the meat together for easier cooking. Without the proper binder, the burgers may fall apart in the pan or on the grill.
Whether to add breadcrumbs or not is entirely a textural decision if you're making burgers yourself. It's a good way to “stretch” the meat so you get more patties per kilo of actual meat, but that's a commercial reason to add breadcrumbs, not a culinary one.
