Bobby Flay Burger Grilling Tips

Posted by Adam Kuban, July 4, 2008 at 1:00 PM

The site Yumsugar ran seven great burger tips that one of its bloggers picked up from Bobby Flay at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado, a while ago. It's good advice here on the Fourth if you haven't yet started your fire. My favorite:

When forming the patty, make an indent with your thumb in the middle. This will ensure that the meat plumps nicely. Flatten the patty before placing on the grill. Never press down on the patty or flatten it while cooking. This will release the precious juices that are essential to a burger's flavor.

What's going on with the indentation suggestion is that the center of a burger usually swells when it cooks, leading to football-shaped patties. Indenting it ensures that even when it does puff up, even thickness is maintained.

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4 Comments:

d00d is a master

suburbangourmet at 12:49PM on 07/05/08

Cook's Illustrated first published that tip in 2000!

http://www.cooksillustrated.com/login.asp?name=&did=661&LoginForm=recipe&iseason=

kenjialtci at 11:03AM on 07/06/08

Ok, I thought anyone that has made more than one burger patty knew that. Not to be too snarky, but I hope we weren't all waiting for Bobby Flay to tell us this all these years!

S Azcuy at 5:59PM on 07/07/08

Yeah,
He may have stated the obvious, but, if you only KNEW how many restaurant grill cooks just LOOOOVEEE the old spatula press move............INSTANT FIRING............

If you use 75/25, griddle cook the burger, DO NOT PRESS IT, even a well done burger can be juicy as all heck. I HATE well done, but cooked properly, it can drip down the elbow nicely.....in fact, a well done burger will drip MORE than a rare.....in fact, far more..

gabagool at 9:58PM on 07/14/08

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