Guide to Grilling Great Burgers

The last large hurrah for grilling this season is upon us. If you're anything like me, that means you'll be manning the grill and flipping burgers for a hungry crowd depending on you to make the best of their day off from work. With failure not an option in the high stakes of backyard cookouts, some grilling burger tips are in store to ensure bovine excellence. While a few of these tips will likely be a recap of knowledge already dropped, there are a few specifics for burgers done over the flames that are worth bearing out.

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28 Comments | Posted by Joshua Bousel, August 31, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: cooking tips, grilling

How to Make Grilled Patty Melts

Grilling season is upon us, and for me that means taking awesomely-delicious patty melts off of the stovetop and into the great outdoors. What could go better with juicy ground beef, oozy melty cheese, and sweet caramelized onions than a bit of smoke from a real fire? Ok, perhaps cold beer. But that goes without saying.

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10 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, May 19, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: grilling, patty melts

Poll: Do You Grill Burgers with Lump Charcoal or Briquettes?

Memorial Day is coming up, which means many of you will be slapping meat patties on a grill. For those of you who grill, do you go with lump charcoal or briquettes? Take the poll! »

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41 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, May 27, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: grilling, polls

Live Grilling Webcast with Kenji Lopez-Alt and 'Consumer Reports' Today at 12:30

Our own Burger Lab contributor Kenji Lopez-Alt will be featured on Consumer Reports' live webcast on their Facebook page (make sure you're on the "Live" tab) today at 12:30 ET to demonstrate some of his best grilling recipes and techniques....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, May 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: grilling, Kenji Lopez-Alt, webcasts

Labor Day Grilling Recipes

[Flickr: wickenden] It's that time of the year again. Celebrate the end of summer fun by firing up the grill and slapping on some meat patties! Adam has grilling tips for burger-making n00bs. Here are some recipes to get...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 4, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Tagged: grilling, holidays, recipes

Burger Recipes for Labor Day

Behold, the flames of meaty deliciousness! Photograph from roboppy on Flickr Dig your hands into mountains of seasoned ground meat for this Labor Day weekend—with the purpose of making them into burgers, that is. To get you started, here...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 30, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: grilling, holidays, Labor Day

Bobby Flay Burger Grilling Tips

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...

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 4, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: Bobby Flay, grilling, tips

Burger Grilling Tips

If you're a regular on A Hamburger Today, you know this stuff. But many people are just joining the meaty adventure that is AHT. So here I present some burger-grilling tips.

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 23, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: grilling, holidays, Memorial Day

Grilling Tips for Labor Day Weekend

Some of you might have seen this material earlier this summer, just before the Fourth of July, but it's pretty much evergreen and bears repeating for those of you who missed it. Past the jump, tips for making great burgers...

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 31, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: grilling, holidays, Labor Day, tips

Grilling Tips for the Fourth

So, yeah. Tomorrow's the Fourth of July. We thought some quick burger-grilling tips might be in order for those of you with the day off and some time to grill. The Meat: It's the most important part of the...

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 3, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: grilling, tips