10 Tips for Perfect Burgers

Attention to a few details will transform your burgers from good-enough to spectacular. Even if you decide not to use all ten of these tips, any one of them will up your burger performance, so employ as many as you like. Start With the Right Meat For juicy burgers, get ground chuck with a fat......

The History of Hamburger Meat

Urban legend, perhaps spurred by the name, credits the Mongols with the creation of the raw beef delicacy called steak tartare. As the story goes, Tartar horsemen would wedge pieces of raw horsemeat underneath their saddles to dine on still raw but nicely tenderized at the end of a long day. Written culinary history suggests......

Choosing the Best Meat for Hamburger

When it comes to making an amazing burger, ground beef is the popular choice of meat. But there are others. You can even mix and match your meats! But first, to make the best burger, there are several factors to consider. Percentage of Fat This is one of the big ones. Fat provides moisture and......

How to Make Hamburger Patties

Making good hamburger patties may seem like a straightforward process, but more goes into cooking impressive burgers than just slapping a disk of grilled meat between a bun. While you can vary the type of meat and seasonings, or even make stuffed hamburger patties, following these simple steps leads you to juicy, great-tasting burgers every......