Making Five Guys Cheeseburger At Home | But Better

Sure it’s Five Guys Burgers and Fries… But it all starts with the burger. We’re making it all homemade with a little bit of *spice*.

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[tux]

Hey Joshua, you should start a series called "But Simple" where you simplify extravagant dishes so regular home cooks can make them at home without spending the entire day in the kitchen. Love your stuff, keep it up!

[askmiller]

One of the tricks with five guys is there are some things you just can't order on their burgers unless you're eating it in the store and getting it out of the wrapper as soon as possible. Mushrooms and grilled onions are great on their burgers, but those two drench the buns if you take more than like 5 minutes to get it out of the wrapper.

[holdmeclosertonydanza]

I was really proud to serve the food when I worked at Five Guys. There wasn't a single freezer in the building, and all the veggies and patties and fries were all hand prepped, hand made. Quality food, imo.

[stretfordendred]

I actually like the squashed bun. It makes the sandwich more cohesive! I don't think they are going for presentation points anyway. He's right about the salt though. No matter how many flavourings you put into something, salt is the magic that unlocks all the flavour!

[Gsyncro]

I've been watching this channel for a while now and now just realized that two days before this video uploaded I'd just bought a 1/2'' piece of steel plate for the BBQ and that changed this year's BBQ game!! Since then, everything gets cooked in the charcoal BBQ and stuff like the onions and mushrooms really do get their time to shine on the hot plate!! Meat is also amazing! I heat up the cast iron ribbed plate over the charcoal and just mash the patties with it on the plate, they sear instantly and you get all the beautiful tasties from the stuff you cooked just before...

[jacobbuffington]

Fun facts about Five Guys: I worked at 5 guys for 2 years. We smash all our patties in house. We don't season any of the meat. We use kosher hotdogs and slice them before the grill. Every patty is between 6-8oz per bc we ball them first and weigh them then smash them.
Do NOT get a cheese burger. The upgrade isn't worth it because the most inexpensive ingredient at 5 guys is actually the cheese slices. It's not worth the extra 2$ for a cheeseburger. Every burger at 5 guys is a "double" unless you specifically get a "little" cheeseburger. Also for the fries.
We cut them and shift them through a 10k potato cleaner around 4 to 6 times in water until the water runs clear. All potatoes are hand cut in a slicer not by a machine. Usually there's a designated slicer for the morning shift to cut all the potatoes for the day. For every bag we cut is roughly 3 gallons of cut potato fries. On busy days we might cut 12 bags a day. We have to cut it, fill the tank up, filter out starch and shift it then turn the shift machine off drain it and do that about 3 more times. Then do that for every bag. Then fill up buckets and put the fries in that buck and put them in the cooler walk in. Every fry you eat is cut that day in house. As fresh as it gets. The area we get the potatoes from is written on a dry erase board every few days after we get a new batch.
We do have a secret menu item. The grilled cheese burger. Yes exactly as it sounds. 2 grilled cheese that make the buns then the actual burger with cheese and whatever else you want on it.
Food hack. Bring the fries home and use the air fryer to reheat them and it's perfect. Use HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH. For dipping. There is no ranch at five guys but it's by far the best thing for them.
One more thing. To cook the fries they "precook" them by feel. We squeeze the fries right out of the fryer with a gloved hand to feel the texture of the outside. Then they cool for minimum 5min before making the final cook where the inside is soft like mashed potatoes. There's not a single timer it's all based of feel by the fry cook that day so every batch of fries you get is special. They have a standard for a perfect fry every day because it's so important to them.
Rant over. Enjoy your 5 guys

[VonJulio]

Five Guys burgers look exactly like that when they get delivered. All smooshed and sad but still tastes good

[samuelradford]

I used to work at five guys. I'd always season my patties for me with either s&p or the Cajun fry seasoning. Also, the burger doesn't get "smashed" until after the flip. They have a special tool to make sure the patty isn't smashed too flat

[CraftyZA]

There is a reason a lot of fast food chains under season their foods. fries and patties mostly. They then include some extra salt packet along with your serviette. And when looking at the health or nutrient specs, your meal is super low in sodium, while the chain knows you just going to add the extra salt anyways. As long as they do not add it to your food, they do not have to declare the sodium intake as part of the product.

[klarca]

Idea for a next Bit Better: make your version and wrap it, go to the place whose item kn the menu you tried to improve, order it and then try both of them. This way you won’t have the advantage of making something fresh and not having to drive it around town wrapped in foil :)

[themayorreturns]

I think my main issue with 5 guys (other than the price) is that even when you order to eat in, the foil the burger is wrapped in makes the bun all soggy. I'm not a fan of wet bread.

[Raysboostin]

Cooked mushrooms on a burger is underrated. Gonna have to make this one myself. 👌🏼

[liammckenna]

Personally I'm a fan of how soft Five Guys' buns get, as dense as the burger is it's still easy to bite into.

[justinzeiler]

I need a bloopers reels or like a behind the scenes like side show with episodes. Something where we get more Josh and the crew involved. Big fan and love what yall do!!

[branmitch]

I manage a five guys here in Tennessee, and you can order seasons on your burger. Salt pepper and even Cajun. You can even tell us where you want it And when. On the patty before we cook it or after. Or on the veggies

[mattotis]

My first Five Guys experience that I can recall was in Cedar Rapids IA. Pretty sure they even had their own building, no strip mall. Lovely burger, delicious fries and shakes. I'm glad you like it too, and moreso that you still did a But Better challenge with them. Well done on the burger too.

[saffron]

Hell yeah ive been requesting this for long (as a five guys employee myself)
also the reason we dont season the beef is because corporate claims it "takes too long" because we only get 7 minutes to get an order out starting at the moment the ticket is printed
i personally think that's bull and I can easily think of several ways to season the beef and still have enough time

[DW-unyg]

Looks delicious! I love a really flat burger though, I always smoosh my burgers down 😅

[brush]

putting the mayo at the top makes it so it hits your tongue first when you bite, it's part of their flavor profile, having it on the bottom will make the flavor apparent after a couple chews which you can work with, but you would have to switch some stuff up. It sounds crazy, but people get paid to develop this kinda stuff

[WaterBabyKendra]

Just ordered a cast iron grill presser or whatever it’s called and love using it. Also use it to cover small pans or pots to keep things warm or melt something