The Best Burger

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5 from 4 votes

You'll enjoy how flavorful and delicious this best burger recipe turns out!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: The Best Burger Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 525kcal

Ingredients

1½ pounds ground beef (80/20 blend)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise,
2 tablespoons A-1 steak sauce
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
4 bakery-style hamburger buns
2 tablespoons softened butter
8 slices American cheese (I used Kraft brand Deli Deluxe American)
Garnish: sliced tomato, sliced onion, green leaf lettuce, and dill pickle slices

Instructions

Preheat your outdoor gas, or charcoal grill, to 450°F. Make sure that your grill grates are clean prior to placing your burgers on the grill.
In a large mixing bowl, using your hands or a wooden spoon, combine the ground beef, mayonnaise, A-1 steak sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper just until all the ingredients are incorporated into the beef.
Using the side of your hand, gently portion the beef mixture into 4 equal portions.
Shape each ground beef patty into a circle that is approximately 4½-5 inches round and about ¾-1 inch thick. Gently create a well or indentation in the center of your burger patty. This helps prevent your burger patty from puffing up in the center while being grilled.
Place your burger patties onto the hot grill, with the lid closed, for 5 minutes on the first side. Flip over your patties and grill for an additional 5 minutes with the lid closed.
While your burger patties are grilling, you can slice open your bakery hamburger buns and generously butter both sides. When it is time to place the cheese slices onto the grilled burger patties to melt, you can place your hamburger buns (buttered side down) onto the grill to toast while your cheese is melting.
Place 2 slices of American cheese onto the top of each burger patty, and close the lid of the grill for an additional 2 minutes to allow the cheese to melt before removing the burger patties from the grill.
Allow your cooked burger patties to rest for 1-2 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute back into the burgers before serving them.
You can top your burger patties with a piece of lettuce, a slice of tomato, a slice of onion, and some dill pickle slices.

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Notes

Handle the meat as little as you possibly can. The more you work the meat, the tougher it will get.
You can also broil the burgers in the oven until the meat is cooked through.
Don't press down on your burgers too hard with a spatula, prick them with a fork or turn too frequently as you will lose precious juices from the meat.

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