Gallery: Adventures at In-N-Out: We Make a Shooter's Sandwich with 16 Burger Patties

The In-N-Out Shooter's Sandwich

8 Double Cheeseburgers in one ready-to-transport-package.

Step 1: Find Yourself a Boule

Start with a good large sourdough boule. The one we used was a two pound loaf. It made a sandwich big enough to serve 8.

Step 2: Find Yourself an In-N-Out

It helps if you're on the West coast.

Step 3: Slice the Top Off The Boule

If you tell the good folks at the bakery that you're planning on making a bread bowl out of it, they may even do it for you.

Step 4: Order Your Fillings

We went with mustard-cooked Flying Dutchmen (that's two patties with two melted slices of cheese, no bun or rabbit food) with added chopped peppers and grilled onions. We also got sides of In-N-Out spread and pickles.

Step 5: Hollow Out Your Loaf

Save those innards for crumbs!

Step 6: Layer In Your Meat

We shingled five Flying Dutchmen into the boule for a total of ten patties.

Step 7: Pickles!

Next a layer of pickles. I'd strongly recommend drying them carefully before you do this to avoid extra sogginess.

Step 8: Sauce It

... and a layer of spread...

Step 9: More Beef and Pickles

...three more Flying Dutchmen and another layer of pickles (we ended up with four extra Flying Dutchmen—this is a good thing)...

Step 10: More Sauce

...and a final layer of sauce before...

Step 11: Put A Lid On It

...closing her up. Apply the lid with firm but gently downward pressure, then place the sandwich in a paper bag or wrap it in butchers paper and foil.

Step 12: Press It

Find a large, heavy, flat object to weigh down your sandwich. A cutting board weighted down with cans is a good idea. I used an overturned table. Make sure to place the sandwich on a surface you don't mind getting greasy or cheesy in case of blowouts. I'd strongly recommend again weighting it down with a bucket of water on top. My sandwich got compressed unevenly, leading to a toppled table in the middle of the night.

Step 13: Unwrap it

The next morning, unwrap the beast. If all went well, you will have minimal oozing or flooding.

Step 14: Slice It In Half

Give it a slice in half and admire the unabashed beefy beauty that is within.

Step 15: Cut Into Wedges And Consume

Slice the sucker up and eat as is, or reheat in an oven or toaster oven to crisp up the edges.