Perfecting the Flat-Top: Professional Burger Skills

I make smashburgers on steel often. They are bad ass and once you attempt it by doing this, you'll never return. I created the Baking Steel back in 2012 for pizza but honestly, smashburgers might be the thing I prepare on steel more than anything else these days. The work is getting your hamburger bar together: sliced pickles, onions, cheese, unique sauce.

Get your frying pan or steel ripping hot. We're preparing these for 30-60 seconds per side, and you want it screaming hot for that Maillard response, the sear that makes smashburgers famous.

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I've made smash burgers on this thing that people still talk about. Smashing the beef thin optimizes contact with the hot steel, setting off the Maillard response, the chemical process that produces that deep, tasty, browned taste we all long for.

Your first burger and your fourth get the same amazing edge-to-edge crust without the temperature level dropping. I 'd know my family has been in the steel business for over 50 years at our shop in Hanover, MA. I understand this material, and I constructed these frying pans particularly to solve the heat retention issue that cast iron can't.

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Let it preheat for 10-15 minutes up until it's ripping hot (around 500-550F). This is the same principle behind our pizza steels pack the steel with heat, and it does the work for you. Gently divide the ground beef into 4 x 4 oz (115g) balls. Do not exhaust the meat; just form it into a loose ball.

Right away smash them very thin (about 1/4 inch) with a stiff spatula or press. To avoid sticking, you can place a small piece of parchment paper in between the meat and the spatula. Season the smashed patties generously with kosher salt and fresh black pepper. Prepare for 60-90 seconds. You'll see the edges turn a deep, crispy brown.

Cook for another 30-45 seconds to melt the cheese. Briefly toast your buns on a cooler part of the frying pan for 15-20 seconds.

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Cheese melting perfectly on the Mini Frying pan Cast iron is the conventional option for smashburgers, and it works. I used cast iron for several years. After checking both side-by-side for over a years, I switched to steel. And appearance, I'm not just a guy with a viewpoint. My family has actually run because the 1960s.

I comprehend how it stores and transfers heat in a way most individuals never believe about. Here's the difference: That suggests it recovers temperature faster between hamburgers.

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Steel doesn't drop. You get the very same screaming-hot crust on your first hamburger and your 4th. It warms up quicker and distributes heat more evenly. No hot spots, no cold areas. Just constant, edge-to-edge browning. No seasoning, no babying. Just cook, scrape, wipe tidy. I've evaluated cast iron, stainless steel, and every frying pan on the marketplace.

Desire to take your smashburger game outside? Position your Baking Steel Original straight on your outdoor grill grates. Pre-heat the grill and steel for 15-20 minutes on high heat, then smash your burgers right on the steel. You get the same incredible crust with the added advantage of outside cooking and that subtle smoky taste from the grill.

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They walk up anticipating routine grilled hamburgers and instead they see me smashing patties on a slab of American-made steel on the grill. Perfect smash hamburgers made on the Baking Steel Original on an outside grill I developed each of these for a specific use case.

It fits on a single burner and is ideal for families or burger night with buddies. Same heat retention, smaller footprint. Use it in the oven for pizza, or take it outside and location it on your grill for smashburgers, steaks, and more.