Burger Recipes and Cooking Tips for the Fourth of July

Lamb burger. [Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

Still scrambling for burger ideas for tomorrow's holiday? Here's a list of awesome burger recipes and cooking tips from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, our Burger Lab expert.

And if you want more than burgers (...that's reasonable), here are our suggestions of Fourth of July party mains, sides, salads, and desserts.

Recipes

• The In-N-Out, Telway, White Manna Ultimate Animal-Style Slider Mashup »
• Building A Better Big Mac »
• The (More) Ultimate(est) Perfect Sliders »
• In-N-Out Double-Double, Animal-Style »
• The Best Lamb Burgers »
• The Spotted Pig's Chargrilled Burger »
• Foolproof Jucy Lucy »
• Turkey Burgers That Don't Suck »
• The Fake Shack »
• The Fake Shack, Mach Two—The Double Shack Stack Cracked »
• Mastering the Art of Burger Blending with Eight Cuts of Beef »
• Vegan Burgers That Don't Suck »

Cooking Tips

• The Burger Lab's Top Ten Tips for Making Better Burgers »
• How to Shape a Burger For Grilling or Broiling »
• What's The Best Way To Grind Beef? »

Burger Extras

• How To Make Any Cheese Melt Like American (This Time in Slices!) »
• In Search of the Best American Cheese »
• What's The Best Bun For My Burger? »
• Cheese Sauce for Burgers, Fries, and Chips »
• How to Make Perfect Thin and Crisp French Fries »

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