When cooking hamburgers, whether on the grill or frying, never 'smash' the hamburger. Most people believe that removes grease from the hamburger, but that is not so. The grease melts and cooks out of the burgers with the heat from cooking, so what you are actually 'smashing out' is the natural juices, which makes for a dry hamburger.
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Tip: Hamburger Tips - Making a Good Burger
Archived on 06/25/2009
Tips and recipes for making great hamburgers. Post your ideas.
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Extra Juicy Hamburgers
For extra juicy hamburgers, add 1/4 cup of evaporated milk per pound of meat before shaping.
(01/20/2005)
By Chell
RE: Hamburger Tips - Making a Good Burger
I like to add Worcestershire sauce to mine! :) (01/20/2005)
Some of the best hamburgers that I have ever had had Miracle Whip mixed into the hamburger (01/25/2005)
By Toni
RE: Hamburger Tips - Making a Good Burger
Add 1/3 cup each chopped onion and bell pepper with 1-2 T. whole milk to 1 lb ground meat. Shape into 4 patties and fry in iron skillet with 1 tablespoon bacon drippings.Salt and pepper to taste. Top with a thick slice of grilled onion, cheese, lettuce, tomato and pickles. Mustard and mayo if you want on the bun that has been buttered and toasted on both sides in a frying pan, like grilled cheese. (01/26/2005)
I use 1 lb ground hamburger, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, cracked blacked pepper to taste and either diced chives or onion powder. Take 3 Tbsp. butter and melt in microwave and add 1/4 tsp. minced garlic and parsley, mix well with hamburger mixture form patties and cook as you like on grill, stove top or broiler. Always get rave reviews on this one. Good luck, take care of you and those you love. (02/10/2005)
I think, you should marinate the burger with seasoning.
Q: How many times should I flip the burger to make it the best tasting it can be? (08/08/2007)
By jimbob
RE: Hamburger Tips - Making a Good Burger
How do you keep burgers from getting fatter in the middle while cooking? (11/03/2007)
By Dave
RE: Hamburger Tips - Making a Good Burger
Mushroom and Swiss burgers
Use Campbell's Golden Mushroom soup for the sauce, Swiss cheese. Add these after the burgers are cooked. We love them. You can add more mushrooms if you want. (11/13/2007)
Dave, I just watched an Everday Foods episode that demonstrated pushing with your fingertips in the center of each hamburger patty before grilling. When it puffs it'll come level with the rest of the burger. Limit the handling of the meat for the juiciest of burgers. Apply pepper and plenty of salt just before placing on the grill. Turn only once, cook 5-6 minutes on each side. (07/14/2008)
By MeMe
RE: Hamburger Tips - Making a Good Burger
I make mine with garlic salt, onion powder. Mix well with dales sauce and add little drips of Worcestershire sauce. Then while grilling, I add pepper to both sides. (08/18/2008)
By Brandi
RE: Hamburger Tips - Making a Good Burger
Great tips people. Don't forget to not smush them down. That that takes the juices out. (12/10/2008)
