How Do You Grill A Perfect Burger?
Burgers are the quintessential menu item for the backyard grill. Getting great results every time is easy if you follow a few common-sense steps. Step 1 Start with fresh ground chuck. Chuck is the most flavorful type of ground beef, and comes from a single cut of beef. Plain “ground beef” can include meat from all over the animal. Step 2 Make sure the chuck has a fat content of at least 15 to 22 percent to ensure juiciness. If you prefer your burgers well done, ask your butcher for a higher fat content. This will allow you to cook them more without drying them out. Step 3 Chill the beef well before forming patties. Wash your hands well, then form the patties. Step 4 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep4 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/ehows/steps/grillburger4_L.jpg’); }); Make each patty by forming about half a pound of ground chuck into a tight ball about the size of a baseball. Firmly press ball into a flat cake, first between your hand
