The Best Hamburger Recipe and Burger Tips

By Ellie

4 Person

20 Minutes

353 Calories

Solve all your burger grilling problems! These easy tips for flavorful, juicy, hamburgers will make you a grilling legend. My easy trick to make perfect patties will amaze you - no tools required! You can change this recipe up for pineapple/teriyaki burgers in a flash and they are so good.

Ingredients

Cheese pineapple and assorted hamburger condiments
Seasoning salt or kosher salt for grilling
2-3 tbsp. ice water optional
1 tsp. liquid smoke
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs or gluten free Panko bread crumbs
1 egg
1 pound hamburger 20% fat (this is the perfect fat content so no substitutions!)

Method

01

Gently combine all ingredients with your fingers just until they are mixed. Over mixing will destroy the tenderness.
02

To form the patties, take the lid to a gallon jar or use the mason jarring. Line it with plastic wrap so it overhangs the edges. Place this on a kitchen scale and zero it. Then add the amount of meat you want to use gently press the meat flat. Press an indentation into the middle of the patty. This will help your burger cookout a flat. Set the burger / plastic wrap aside and keep using the lid and new wrap until you have the number of burgers you want.
03

Start with a clean, oiled grill and grill several minutes on the first side before flipping for about two additional minutes. Salt patties as you go with seasoning salt or kosher salt. Add cheese about two minutes before the burgers are done on the second side.
04

Note: All grilling times depend on the heat and even cooking of your grill.

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01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 353 Kcal
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 10 Mins
Total Time 20 Mins

02 Ingredients

Cheese pineapple and assorted hamburger condiments

Seasoning salt or kosher salt for grilling

2-3 tbsp. ice water optional

1 tsp. liquid smoke

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. black pepper

1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs or gluten free Panko bread crumbs

1 egg

1 pound hamburger 20% fat (this is the perfect fat content so no substitutions!)

03 Method

Step 1

Gently combine all ingredients with your fingers just until they are mixed. Over mixing will destroy the tenderness.

Step 2

To form the patties, take the lid to a gallon jar or use the mason jarring. Line it with plastic wrap so it overhangs the edges. Place this on a kitchen scale and zero it. Then add the amount of meat you want to use gently press the meat flat. Press an indentation into the middle of the patty. This will help your burger cookout a flat. Set the burger / plastic wrap aside and keep using the lid and new wrap until you have the number of burgers you want.

Step 3

Start with a clean, oiled grill and grill several minutes on the first side before flipping for about two additional minutes. Salt patties as you go with seasoning salt or kosher salt. Add cheese about two minutes before the burgers are done on the second side.

Step 4

Note: All grilling times depend on the heat and even cooking of your grill.

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