The Best Way to Put Bacon on Burgers

This Forever Changed How I Eat Bacon on Burgers

Bacon on burgers may not be your thing. It wasn't mine for years. I didn't like the texture, ratio, or structure it would give to the burger.

Then @adventuresofafatguy got inspired by an old episode of @guyfieri on DDD going to @hodads1502 and spotted a clip of them boiling the bacon.

We didn't know how long to boil it for, or what other steps were involved, so after a couple tests and a chat about our findings, THIS is the recipe we found.

Recipe:

2-3 strips of bacon per burger (Depending on how bacony you like it)

Boil the bacon for about 5-7 minutes. It doesn't take long, but without this step, the patty just doesn't hold together at all.

Give it a rough chop and then make a pile on a cast iron pan or flattop grill. Make it the same diameter that you want the final patty, but 2-3 times as thick. Then as the bacon shrinks and comes together, it will form a thin smash patty.

Place a weight or lid on the patty while it cooks for 3-4 minutes, and when it is golden brown on the edges, give it a flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side.

These are actually great to make ahead of time and just toss on the burger as people want them. Like little bacon discs. Crispy and delicious.

Enjoy!

#burger #bacon #smashburger #cheeseburger #cooking #recipe #grill

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This Forever Changed How I Eat Bacon on Burgers

Bacon on burgers may not be your thing. It wasn't mine for years. I didn't like the texture, ratio, or structure it would give to the burger.

Then @adventuresofafatguy got inspired by an old episode of @guyfieri on DDD going to @hodads1502 and spotted a clip of them boiling the bacon.

We didn't know how long to boil it for, or what other steps were involved, so after a couple tests and a chat about our findings, THIS is the recipe we found.

Recipe:

2-3 strips of bacon per burger (Depending on how bacony you like it)

Boil the bacon for about 5-7 minutes. It doesn't take long, but without this step, the patty just doesn't hold together at all.

Give it a rough chop and then make a pile on a cast iron pan or flattop grill. Make it the same diameter that you want the final patty, but 2-3 times as thick. Then as the bacon shrinks and comes together, it will form a thin smash patty.

Place a weight or lid on the patty while it cooks for 3-4 minutes, and when it is golden brown on the edges, give it a flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side.

These are actually great to make ahead of time and just toss on the burger as people want them. Like little bacon discs. Crispy and delicious.

Enjoy!

#burger #bacon #smashburger #cheeseburger #cooking #recipe #grill

[Um-yjgq]

I love that we could all collectively agree that this is a solution to an issue that never existed.

[l_ndonmusic]

“The bacon quilt may look promising, but it takes a long time to cook…”

He says as he gets his pot of water to boil the bacon and then manually grinds his bacon

[jbillz]

The second bro said "I used to hate bacon on burgers" I knew we were dealing with a psycopath

[derogren]

This completely changes how i feel about bacon on a burger: i went from excited to mortified

[MH-bbfl]

"But dad, what if someone prefers their bacon boiled?"

"Son, we ask them politely but firmly to leave."

[damedanedameyodamenanoyo]

Yes, officer. This is the man that boiled his bacon.

[Eques_Umbra]

"I used to hate bacon on burgers."

That's one way to activate someone's fight or flight response.

[guilhermebrazfaria]

I have never met someone that had so much trouble eating bacon in his life.

[PharaohsNews]

I like how the end consequence of the bacon quilt is the "ratio", as if im somehow inconvenienced by having extra bacon to my burger.

[xander-with-a-z]

It’s like when life gives you lemonade, and you try to make it lemons.

[reanaa]

Nothing like turning something easy into something hard and time consuming. Bravo. You seem to have done it.

[nightcritterz]

I've never had an issue with just putting bacon strips on a burger. If they're crispy enough, you'll just bite right through them. I just make sure they don't hang off the side. Interesting idea, though, I must say.

[krisdreemurr]

i would be concerned if someone ate those 4 bites specifically and then got mad cause they didnt have any bacon

[CADjockey]

Lemme see if I heard you right: the basket weave takes too long to cook, but boiling water to then boil the bacon, only to chop it up and cook it on the flattop; that's quicker?!?!

[nicenoob]

"You have four whole bites with no bacon."
I have never met a single person in my entire life who eats a burger like that, and if you do, you're a sociopath.

[TrailMix]

Lmao “the bacon quilt takes too long, that’s why I prefer this method that takes longer”

[caratsomnia]

This man really be starting villain origin stories for everyone here after saying to boil bacon🤣

[-boondoggle-]

“I used to hate bacon on burge-“
*closes video*
…
*re-opens video out of curiosity*

[lordcraycray]

I love that the solution to the problem is already in a television show, but we learn about it because the host’s friend saw it in an old rerun.