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The Burger Lab: An Even Better Way To Make Any Cheese Melt Like American (This Time in Slices!)

I wanted full-flavored American cheese that not only behaves like American cheese once it's melted on a burger, but I wanted cheese that behaves just like American in every other way. American cheese that you can double stack inside a grilled cheese sandwich that oozes out into gooey puddles when you bite into it. American cheese that you can melt on the stovetop with a can or Ro*Tel for the ultimate upscale-trashy cheese dip. American cheese that you can pick up cold from the fridge, stack with a pile of bologna, and roll up into the best-ever midnight snack (don't other people do this?).

56 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, September 26, 2011 at 9:30 AM
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The Burger Lab: The In-N-Out, Telway, White Manna Ultimate Animal-Style Slider Mashup

What happens when you combine the best elements from three of my favorite burgers in the world into one glorious mashup of a sandwich? That was exactly the idea behind my offering at this year's Serious Eats All-Star Sandwich Festival, and man, was it tasty.

22 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, July 25, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: In-N-Out, sliders, Telway, The Burger Lab, tiny hamburgers, White Manna

The Burger Lab: How To Make Any Cheese Melt Like American (Almost)

Can we figure out a way to get any cheese to melt smoothly like American cheese in the same amount of time that it takes our buns to toast and our burger to cook? Is that too much to ask?

73 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, July 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM
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The Burger Lab: Building A Better Big Mac

The goal this week is to build a better Big Mac by taking that great concept—two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions, all on a sesame seed bun—and fixing up everything that's wrong with it.

107 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, May 13, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: Big Mac, McDonalds, The Burger Lab

The Burger Lab: What's The Best Bun For My Burger?

The ideal soft burger bun should be pillowy, squishy, and tender, with a tight but soft crumb and a distinct sweetness. It should hold up nicely to the burger's juices, but should never be tough or cottony. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you don't want a burger that disintegrates half way through your meal. We picked the 7 most common nationally available brands for our lineup, plus our write-in wildcard favorite.

49 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, April 15, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: buns, The Burger Lab

The Burger Lab: What's The Best Way To Grind Beef?

For the grinding meat, my usual go-to is the KitchenAid meat grinder, but is that always the best method? What about the food processor? Hand chopping? Or—dare I say it—pre-ground beef?

46 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, April 1, 2011 at 8:00 AM
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The Burger Lab: The Pueblo Slopper (And How To Make Pueblo Green Chili)

Long story short: A "slooper" is something best not googled (seriously), but a slopper, on the other hand, is an entirely new breed of goop-on-bread. A breed that I knew would haunt my dreams until I got to try one.

28 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, February 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: chili, Colorado, green chili, Pueblo, Slopper, The Burger Lab

The Burger Lab: Cheeseburger Dip

A little while back I asked the folks over on the Food Lab's Facebook page what their favorite dips were. Amongst the top answers: cheeseburger dip. Apparently, that's a thing. I'd never heard of it, so did a bit of research and discovered that apparently all it is is Velveeta, a can of Ro*Tel tomatoes, and cooked ground beef.

65 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, January 28, 2011 at 10:30 AM
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The Burger Lab: The Fake Shack, Mach Two—The Double Shack Stack Cracked

The Double Shack Stack is glorious, all 1,130 calories of it. And this week, we're going to figure out how to make one at home.

47 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, January 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: burger, Double Shack Stack, Shack Stack, Shake Shack MSP, The Burger Lab, The Food Lab

The Year That Was: Top 10 Burger Labs in 2010

The initial idea was to round up the 10 most popular posts on A Hamburger Today from 2010. Unsurprisingly, they all ended up being Burger Lab posts, save for one. (Yes, we love Kenji a lot.) So instead, we present you with the 10 most popular Burger Labs posted in 2010, as determined by unique pageviews.

Post a Comment | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, December 29, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Tagged: The Burger Lab, The Year That Was, The Year That Was 2010