Cuisinart CSBK-400 Smashed Burger Kit, Cast Iron

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There is a variety of griddle equipment available for chefs and home cooks to prepare delicious foods easily. However, your needs as a home chef differ from that of a professional chef, and therefore the quality of your equipment should also be important. This is not to say that you should consider low-quality products, but you’ll need to consider several factors before deciding which burger press will be the right fit for your kitchen. You can practice basting by covering your patties, and other foods, with a basting or steaming cover. A basting cover, also called a basting dome, traps heat while your patty is cooking and promotes softness as well as juiciness. Types of Burger Smashers Remove smash burgers from the griddle. Once the cheese has melted, remove the burger patties from the griddle when it reaches at least 135 degrees F as measured with an internal read thermometer for a medium rare finish. This smash burger recipe makes eight patties for four double smash burgers. After a few tries, you'll find the sweet spot for your size preference. I prefer 3-ounce patties for doubles, 2-ounce patties for triples, and 4-ounce patties if making a single. Lauren prefers 2-ounce patties for doubles and I make 2 ounce singles for the kids. A food scale is helpful to portion out the meat but isn't strictly necessary. The larger patties in the photos of this post are 3-ounces and the smaller ones are 2-ounces. The Biggest Smash Burger Mistakes Beginners Make (and how to fix them)– This video shows you 7 of the most common mistakes that people make when cooking smash burgers for the first time… and yes, I’ll actually makes those mistakes on purpose in the video!

Griddle smash burgers on the hot side of the griddle by placing the ball of beef down the griddle then using the burger press, smash the beef patty down as thin as possible for an optimal sear. Season with salt and pepper. To make the sauce, mix together all the ingredients apart from the gherkin brine. Then add enough brine to loosen the sauce (but not so much it becomes runny). Taste and add more salt, sugar or brine to taste. If making smashed cheeseburgers, top the flipped burgers with a slice of cheese. American cheese is the classic option, but sharp cheddar or other good melters work as well. To speed the melting, top the patties with a steam dome, like the one included in our kit. The magic of this burger is the burger crust, which may appear burnt to some, but when done right is actually the result of a maillard reaction, or “ small, simultaneous chemical reactions that occur when proteins and sugars in and on your food are transformed by heat, producing new flavors, aromas, and colors“. That means you get enhancing searing and crisping where the hot oil and flattop hit the ground beef.Until I fell in love with a chef. He would come over and cook me delicious meals right in my own kitchen. My mind was blown. It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature. Like all burgers, smashed burgers take well to all kinds of toppings, Unlike most, they also are delicious with what you might call and under-ings, namly thinly sliced onions into which the patty gets smashed. Keep reading to learn how to do it. If your smash burger press is made of stainless steel, here’s how you can use it to make the perfect burgers at home: If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no worries! Here are some tips for making sure that your smash burger balls are properly portioned:

Hey home chef, hope that answers all your questions about the new Traeger Griddle smash burger kit. If you’ve ever watched any of my YouTube videos, then you know that I always recommend preheating your griddle on low. A smash burger is a burger that has been smashed down with a burger press or a spatula. Smashing a burger enhances its taste and can increase juiciness. The pressing or smashing of a patty increases the surface area touching the flat surface and thus increases the amount of carmelization. This creates more flavor.Sauteed mushrooms. Add to the umami flavors found in a smashed burger with the umami found in mushrooms. Since then, I’ve been on a mission to figure out easy ways to make restaurant style food at home and share it here on Sip Bite Go. Season the press with a little vegetable oil. Wipe the surface of the press with the oil to season. As soon as your patties hit the grill, the next step is to smash them down. A weighted grill press, such as the one included in our Traeger Smashed Burger Kit is your best bet because its handle and heavy weight means less elbow grease for you. But you can use anything with a heatproof flat surface for smashing.