[rabidralph]

Okay, let’s hear some burger recipes. I have been buying my hamburger from the local butcher shop in town, rather than buying the meat from the grocery store. It tastes a lot better than store-bought because it’s probably fresher but I don’t know. I use Montreal Steak seasoning on the meat and they taste really great on the grill. A friend of mine puts a little bleu cheese in each patty, along with some Worcestershire sauce and other seasonings.

[Fungi]

OK. I'll give you one you will not believe. Have to write it down. But it requires a sauce which is a family heirloom recipe and I will not divulge. The rest is yours.

We are too prone to make everything around a store bought beef patty, a mistake in my opinion. Make it yourself; it takes more time but the results are worth it.

[tet68]

I use a recipe from Herter’s “Bull Cook and Historical
Recipes”. Use quality beef seasoned with NUTMEG. Even
is good on steaks, and cook in BUTTER, you can even
put a pat on the finished steak or burger. Deeelish!
Lard is good to cook them in too.

[Jacquerie]

I ground some chuck steak a few years ago and will never go back to packaged hamburger. When grilled, ground chuck doesn't contract around the circumference and rise up in the middle like pink slimed hamburger.

Generally left out of hamburger discussions are the buns. Sunbeam-like, tasteless buns serve to hold the burger and nothing more. They bring nothing to the party.

Take a look a King Arthur Flour's recipe for cheeseburger buns. They are fabulous and compliment great burgers.

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/no-knead-cheese-burger-buns-recipe

[Jimmy Valentine]

Try this one. Mix two raw eggs with 3-4 pounds of fresh ground beef Add pepper and salt and tighten the mix with Progresso Italian bread crumbs. Make and cook patties as per usual.