How to Cook a Deep-Fried Burger with George Motz | Burger Scholar Sessions

In our season finale, Burger Scholar George Motz teaches you how to cook a regional specialty from Tennessee: The deep-fried burger! At a place called Dyer's in Memphis, burgers are smashed paper thin and dipped in a skillet filled with hot beef tallow—a method that harkens back to the dawn of the original hamburger. Grease is an heirloom at Dyer's. When you bite into a burger from there, you're biting into history. That's because the same grease has been used since 1912! Here is your master class for making a Tennessee deep-fried burger.

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[FirstWeFeast]

Like if you want another season of Burger Scholar Sessions! What other regional burgers do you want to see George cook?

[patrickmarriott]

Imagine how many burgers he has eaten in his life and look how excited he is after taking his first couple of bites. I wish I enjoyed anything that much, not just food.

[maxwills]

So pleased George Motz is getting a lot of screen time!

[mathius]

I'm from Memphis and I remember my dad telling me about how when Dyer's changed locations about 40 or 50 years ago, they had a police escort to transport the grease to the new spot. Their burger is seriously one of the most unique burgers I have ever had.

[grandCurator]

Get someone who looks at you the way George Motz looks at a burger

[JonnyN]

Waiting for him say, “grease is a condiment.”

[vshane]

This guy is the only reason I watch your channel anymore. He's a treasure

[boryavasili]

Hope they bring this back for another season, definitely weren't enough episodes in this one.

[CptRussiaXD]

I don't think I ever appreciated burgers as much until George came along

[EFeKT]

George eats the burger and says "This is heaven", and I wholeheartedly believe him. I WANT THAT BURGER NOW.

[AkodoNoEyes]

He’s commented in one of his earlier Burger Show appearances that he’s ate over 10k burgers and he still gets excited and loves them.

He’s such a genuine guy.

[stuffhere]

Please dear God, give us the gift of a second season with this delightful man.

[CharlestonAES]

This man is a national treasure.. I am so glad he has a show

[StewChicken]

This show just makes me happy.
1. BURGERS.
2. Motz and his knowledge and comedy.

[phone]

WHOA, wait, hold on just a minute. You're just gonna "they haven't changed the grease since 1912" us and then ROLL CREDITS?

[richardb]

George's pure joy when eating a burger is infectious, dude needs a full time show - I just wanna see him travel all over, cooking, tasting and teaching the histories of America's greatest gift to the world!

[Boom]

Motz is the best thing right now during this time. We need more people like George Motz.

[alphaex]

Just made this regional burger. My lord, best burger I’ve had. Thank you for sharing Mr Motz!

[iggy]

Fun fact: When Dyer's in Memphis moves locations, they have their vat of grease escorted by armed guard to it's new location.

[jiffah]

This guy is just as much a national treasure as the burgers he loves so much!!!