Belly Up To The Burger Bar

[MelroseHawkins]

If I'm just cooking a few burgers and I have time, I use a well seasoned cast iron pan on my grill. Get it good and hot and either cook some bacon on it or use safflower oil (high smoke point). Then drop the burgers, close the lid for a couple minutes, flip and close the lid and then 90 seconds or so before I pull it drop some cheese and close the lid. They come out restaurant quality. Just season the burgers with S&P.

You sir, deserve a Thumbs Up!!

I've got an Infra-red grill which is a beeotch to clean so that would solve that issue. I've recently made a griddle to place over the grate that I used to have to always clean. Now that I think about it, I do have stashed away in my outdoor supply a cast iron griddle. I think burgers cook much better on a griddle or in a cast iron pan than over an open flame. The open flame idea really only dries meat out, IMO. Restaurants don't typically use open flame but many use a griddle. Now we are seeing more griddles (Blackstone) available for outdoor cooking. This may be my next "grill" purchase. Can do eggs, hashbrowns, runny stuff. In addition, can cook for a large party if wish.

 

[EstronHawkKing]

I have never dined at a 5 Guys Burgers, but have heard the prices are outrageous. Something like a cheeseburger, fries and large drink is around $18.00

 

[EstronHawkKing]

I went to Wendy's like 2 years ago just to get a Frosty and when they asked me what flavor I wanted I was dumbfounded. The smartass kid working there informed me that he was unaware that Wendy's used to only have one flavor of Frosty's. I don't know what the hell these schools are teaching these kids anymore. I guess I haven't been to Wendy's in at least 20 years other than that one time for a Frosty.

They have vanilla frosty's now, Get with the times dude!
Where I live, I went to a Wendy's one night. I walked in and over the PA system the staff was playing hard core rap music. I was pretty turned off by this and sent an email to corporate. They informed the manager and she got in touch with me. She was not happy with the staff and she sent me a coupon for free meal. The Wendy's double stacks are good, and they have good fries and frosty's.

 

[RobHowe]

Late-night slider at George's

 

[okeefe4prez]

You sir, deserve a Thumbs Up!!

I've got an Infra-red grill which is a beeotch to clean so that would solve that issue. I've recently made a griddle to place over the grate that I used to have to always clean. Now that I think about it, I do have stashed away in my outdoor supply a cast iron griddle. I think burgers cook much better on a griddle or in a cast iron pan than over an open flame. The open flame idea really only dries meat out, IMO. Restaurants don't typically use open flame but many use a griddle. Now we are seeing more griddles (Blackstone) available for outdoor cooking. This may be my next "grill" purchase. Can do eggs, hashbrowns, runny stuff. In addition, can cook for a large party if wish.

Yeah, look, bruh, just get a cast iron rig to cook on, use a good meat and toast your buns however you want to and you will churn burgers that are as good as any restaurant, if not better. Sure, it takes a few minutes, but by the time you drive somewhere and wait, you ain't losing any time.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Culver's is pretty good for fast food.
My motto has always been no matter where I go, order a burger the first time. Because if you can't cook me a decent burger, what on God's green earth makes me think you can cook me a steak?
I like to make my own. I used to eat green chili cheese burgers in the south west.
Roast a poblano pepper, skin it, put it on after flipping burger, then pepper jack cheese. On a toasted bun with mayo.
Speaking of which why the crap don't more places toast the hamburger buns? Just lightly, not all dried up.

Culvers is surprisingly good and reasonably priced. I can take my ex there and escape fairly well fed for under $12.....

Win Win

 

[EstronHawkKing]

Cheeburger, Cheeburger shake selections.....

 

[thedukeofearl]

Big Kahuna Burger for me.

Add a tasty beverage and you are Gold

The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast

I thought there were gold bars in the briefcase

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/whats-in-the-briefcase/

 

[Robowe]

For the youngsters ... from 1978.

 

[thedukeofearl]

When I do my burgers at home on the grill (even if in cast iron), I butter the buns with Irish butter and then hit them with a touch of garlic powder. Then, I grill them for 30 seconds and turn to get good criss cross patterns on them for another 30 seconds. They come out perfect. It's like eating burgers on a makeshift piece of garlic bread. Of course, I eat mine with mayo as well. Dukes brand is the best for burgers.

Damn, Ken

Irish Butter

And Dukes brand

 

[EstronHawkKing]

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville in Key West, FL serves up a tasty cheeseburger, fries and large pickle dill. Wash it down with a Landshark Lager

 

[okeefe4prez]

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville in Key West, FL serves up a tasty cheeseburger, fries and large pickle dill. Wash it down with a Landshark Lager

Not sure which is more depressing in this picture, the burger or the bar.

 

[MikeyLikesIowa]

I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet, but it's Red Robin for me. Give me a Burnin' Love burger with some campfire sauce for my bottomless steak fries and a root beer float to top it off.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville in Key West, FL serves up a tasty cheeseburger, fries and large pickle dill. Wash it down with a Landshark Lager

You were cruising until you got to the Landshark. Yuk!

 

[InGoodCo]

Not sure which is more depressing in this picture, the burger or the bar.

serious lol in my office. I've only been the Margaritaville in Vegas and that was not by choice and the food was pretty generic. To each their own tho.... i just got a good chuckle.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

You sir, deserve a Thumbs Up!!

I've got an Infra-red grill which is a beeotch to clean so that would solve that issue. I've recently made a griddle to place over the grate that I used to have to always clean. Now that I think about it, I do have stashed away in my outdoor supply a cast iron griddle. I think burgers cook much better on a griddle or in a cast iron pan than over an open flame. The open flame idea really only dries meat out, IMO. Restaurants don't typically use open flame but many use a griddle. Now we are seeing more griddles (Blackstone) available for outdoor cooking. This may be my next "grill" purchase. Can do eggs, hashbrowns, runny stuff. In addition, can cook for a large party if wish.

I shit-canned my grill for a Blackstone griddle and haven't looked back. To wit:

--Can cook a week's worth of bacon at one time
--Haven't dropped one, single, f-ing veggie since moving to griddle
-Can do whole breakfast on same surface and actually enjoy the hell out of doing it
--There is literally no better way to do boneless/skinless chicken breast than on the griddle

Do it, you will wonder why you waited so long.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

I have never dined at a 5 Guys Burgers, but have heard the prices are outrageous. Something like a cheeseburger, fries and large drink is around $18.00

You heard wrong

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Late-night slider at George's

The George's in Iowa City? God, I LIVED in that place junior year.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet, but it's Red Robin for me. Give me a Burnin' Love burger with some campfire sauce for my bottomless steak fries and a root beer float to top it off.

Forgot about Red Robin. Definitely good stuff.

 

[okeefe4prez]

serious lol in my office. I've only been the Margaritaville in Vegas and that was not by choice and the food was pretty generic. To each their own tho.... i just got a good chuckle.

Everything about the picture says "directly off a Sysco Truck to your belly." My guess is that if you got a $1 royalty every time some lame Baby Boomer has put up a picture of one of those gut bombs on Facebook with the caption "Cheeseburger in Paradise" you'd have over a million bucks.