How to Make a Smash Burger at Home | Bon Appétit

The perfect burger is simple, lacy-edged, and smashed. Bon Appétit editor in chief Adam Rapoport has mastered the craft.


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[MrLoverThe]

I like how he talked for three minutes but never actually went through the process of cooking it. Amazing.

[cellblocker]

never trust a man that takes the the time to put on a tie, but ignores the belt

[gilmourwaters]

So after watching “how to make a smash burger”, I do have one question: HOW DO YOU MAKE A SMASH BURGER??

[AvatarRoku]

not enough cooking footage... this was more an interview than a cooking video.

[Paintplayer]

I dig this. Best burger I have ever had was a $4 smash burger from a street vendor. Just special sauce, American cheese, house made pickles, and a little iceberg. Let the beef do the talking

[PhilMeadJams]

Hate to go against the grain with these comments, but I followed the general concept of your suggestions.

Literally one of the best homemade burgers I've ever had. Freaking fantastic and so simple.

[Kevin_]

Everybody has their own way with the meat but I refuse to serve a guest a cold ass bun or roll for their burger. Toast those buns.

[Contrerasj]

This series is so chill. Adam needs to come back with his own series where he makes at-home easy recipes like this!

[luminousmoon]

It's weird that people have such an aversion to American cheese, but I think the issue is that they hear "American Cheese" and think "Kraft Singles". There's lots of good American cheese that actually is real cheese. Land o' Lakes makes a pretty nice real American cheese, it's usually sold in the deli case. That's what you should get for an application like this.

[LeninVieira]

There's no law saying "this is the right way To make a perfect burger"
If i feel like adding fries on it, fuck yeah

[highdesertsunset]

black griddle thin crunchy and beefy are best .... Blakes Lottaburger Northern New Mexico

[bartelR]

thumbs up but i still need my onions! :)

[ATLDroneGod]

I don’t care much about the burger. I am in love with this guy’s style. 👌🏼

[gb]

the traditional smash burger is probably my favorite way to cook a burger. It has so much added flavor from the char

[fgfg]

As soon as he said a good burger must have mayo, my respect for him went up 10-fold 👌👌👌

[gkyeah]

I have to agree with him. Simplicity makes this great.

[katekatekates]

his gonna have to get a job at a place who makes smash burgers now

[jaythrash]

If you want a simple burger, cook 1/2 pound of ground Chuck, "season" it with salt and pepper, put it on a great value bun with no toppings other than a couple of slices of provolone. One on the top. One on the bottom. Beef cheese nd bread. The 3 main flavors of a burger that aren't hidden by other toppings.

[yummboy]

Thank you, thank you. thank you! This really needed to be said, shown and done! There is no substitute for this sort of old-fashioned drive-in burger, unless it is hand-cut fries or onion rings to go with it!

[svenhoek]

Burgers are a perfect food example for measuring a chef's skill, intelligence, palette, ego, even age. Usually the more complicated, the more tall, the more grandiose the burger, the worse it tastes, the harder it is to eat, and the more I want to never return to the establishment.