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Question about hamburgers??

Your Eggcellency
Your Eggcellency Posts: 10
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
This is my first cook on the BGE and I`d like to know if I can cook hamburgers below 400 since i`m suppose to stay below that for a few cooks..Any suggestions?Any good recipes? May have to use the gas grill!Ha THANKS..Enjoyed meeting some of the guys at Dillard!!

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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    Your Eggcellency,[p]Cook them at 400...you'll be fine. Just don't let the temperatures rage at 600+ and you shouldn't have any problems. [p]I like to make burgers with about 1/3 pound patties and dust them with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. I add a slice of sharp cheddar just as they are finishing up.[p]About 6-7 minutes per side to a nice medium doneness.
  • Rollocks
    Rollocks Posts: 570
    Your Eggcellency,[p]
    Why do you need to stay below 400º for the the first few cooks. I broke in both my grills with high 750º sear for steaks.

  • Your Eggcellency,
    burgers are great when cooked longer at lower temps. ..i like to do mine at around 300 degrees on a raised grid (if you don't have one no big deal). ...1/2 pound burgers can take around 30 minutes or so to be done this way, but great flavor and very juicy. . .[p]couple of keys to a great burger[p]1. use 80/20 ground beef (double ground brisket is great too, but you want the fat content for great flavor and moistness)[p]2. DO NOT PRESS DOWN ON THE BURGER while on the grill. .. all you are doing is pressing the juices out of the meat![p]3. add whatever seasoning you like (i like some dizzy cow lick or raising the steaks), and i always add a couple of tablespoons of worceshtishire sauce but add whatever you like[p]4. only flip the burger once and again DON"T PRESS DOWN ON IT. ..[p]lower temps make for a great burger :)[p]here are some avocado burgers i did a while back. ..yum[p]IMG_0961.jpg[p]IMG_0963.jpg[p]IMG_0966.jpg[p]IMG_0965.jpg[p]

  • mad max beyond eggdome,YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!Thanks, looks great,Marty

  • Your Eggcellency,[p]DON'T USE THE GAS GRILL![p]Try some low and slow Burgers. I cook burgers both ways, quick and hot or low and slow, depending on time and mood.[p]I love this low and slow recipe I got from Mad Max below.[p]Joey[p]MAD MAX’S “Big Honkin Naked Burgers!” (slow style)
    • both dizzy cowlick and redeyeexpress are fantastic on burgers. ... i like to mix in a good dose of worchesteshire sauce or bbq sauce into the ground beef (always go at least 80/20 ground beef, never the leaner, dryer stuff). . ..make up some 1/2 pound patties, then hit them with a good coating of the rub. .. .i've found from others here on the forum that i like doing the burgers rather slowly. ..raised grid direct at around 300 degrees dome temp. ..takes a little longer, but dang the flavor is good. .. . i don't even put them on buns or with cheese anymore. ...call them 'big honkin naked burgers'. ..good stuff. ..
    they can take up to a good 15 minutes per side. ..more of roasted burger than a grilled one ...the juice will litterally flow out of it. . ..

  • Rollocks,Because of the glue on the gasket..Marty

  • Legally Blind Egghead,
    dang, i'd forgotten about that posting. .. at least i was consistent!! . . LOL

  • TRex
    TRex Posts: 2,714
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    <p />Your Eggcellency,[p]I cook mine at 350. And these days, thanks to some repeated pictorial influence from certain forum members, I do them as I've outlined at the link below.[p]Good luck and welcome![p]TRex
    [ul][li]Burgers[/ul]
  • Rollocks,[p]Glad it worked for you. [p]My second cook I went to 700 degree dome and melted glue and had to replace the gasket.[p]Steaks were vert good though.