What is the optimal size in prepping for a grill or griddle? I'm thinking at least 4 oz. Anyone have a preference on this?

If its for a group 4oz is good, just me I like 8 oz

I'd say it depends a lot on the percent/shrinkage.

I'll usually go 1/3 pound. That's just right after shrinkage.
With 1/4 pound, unless you make them very thin, with cooking they will shrink to smaller than bun size.
I like my meat all the way to the edge of the bun.

sounds good, but sounds like you're using a larger bun, too

6oz.

Yep, large restaurant style sesame seed buns.
Go big or go hungry!

i'll try three 6 oz'ers on the griddle...see how that turns out

i love the sesame seeds

I like em on the griddle. Put a metal bowl over the patty to keep em juicy.

Pro tip of the day. 👍🤪

interesting

1/3 lb. if we have em on buns, it’s sourdough English muffins. Can’t stand the party white foamy things.

does anyone use one of those presses to shape them perfectly?

Only rookies😛

A half inch thick and four inches in diameter.

I use of these.

Bought it at the Walmart’s many years back.



Made in good ol’ USA.

You should just get the frozen pre-squoze burgers.

can you get em in turkey burger?

i will measure out the weight, then form them by hand, should be able to avoid screwing that up

I have a LEM burger press.

Works good for making a bunch ahead of time.


Lately just been doing the smash deal on the flat top.

I like two thinner patties instead of one thick since there are twice as many grilled surfaces that way.

You don’t boil them like a hot dog? 😆

bender, if you don't mind the grown-ups are trying to have a conversation here

Not a bad way to do it.


I usually just make one patty.....6 ozs.

Salt. Smash. American cheese.

Dry toasted bun.

No, I know the difference between the two.

That’s the way we’ve been doing them too. Something different and we really like them.

Go big, or go home !



















Commercially bought burger, with brisket;

Griddle/CI I like two 3oz balls, smashburger style.

Grill I like one 8oz patty.

I make them about 1/3 lb. each. Once in a while I will make doubles and I make 1/4 lb. patties for that. It's tough to beat a flat top burger!!

"waiter, i didn't order this..."

You're making a mighty convincing argument for a trip up to the frozen tundra.

About.......that much in a ball.
Baseball, maybe.

Why would I get out the scale?

Wife and oldest daughter, smaller.

Gonna smash them? Smaller.


Would love to watch you guys do a complex process.

Like.....


tying shoes!

I just make them a little larger than the bun and about 3/4" thick and I don't mash on them while cooking. I like my burgers juicy. Mine are ground deer with beef fat.

We make 3 patties out of a pound. Works for us.

Don't like big buns, hun.🤣

I always get the cheap buns just big enough to hold everything together and squish them flat after assemblage.

With all that damn goodness in the middle why waste stomach space on the bread.

Hamburger press makes two 1/3lb at a time.

5-6 oz. Smash them pretty thin and make them concave.


Buns- I’ve used the sandwich thins for years now. By far my favorite bun for a burger.

i been liking the smash burger thing lately. about 1/4 lb of 90% smashed flat on my presto electric griddle served on a toasted sesame see bun with some raw onion, dill chips, mustard and ketchup. deep fry some ore ida krinkle cuts in the fry daddy and you got some good eatin'

1/3 pounders. Easier to keep medium rare to rare. Smaller ones are harder to cook red/pink. Nothing worse than a well done burger

got a 3 lb pack of 80/20...went with my consultant's advice again, 6 oz'ers...future hamburgers for the freeze

yikes, 6 ozs is one hefty burger, kids don't try this at home...the thing was dripping beefy goodness



melty, melt...



the fixins...

put one on for bender, he must'a got caught in traffic...LOL





big fan of caramelized onions, also...they cook down quite a bit, you really need one medium, sliced onion for each of these bad boys...

Fug im hungry

There is a place a bit down the road, The Kendalia Store, that makes a simple but perfectly proportioned burger. No fries but a bag of chips are available.

NICE !!!!

Great looking burger.

think i'll do it again friday, have a coupon for wrinkle crinkle fries

another yuge burger...these 6 oz'ers are killers...think i could drop it down to 5 oz...sprinkled a bit of Lawry's on them, everything bun (I'm not eating the second one til Sunday)

You’re doing well. Keep up the good work.

thank you mister bender i can't tell how much that means to me