8 Grilled Burger Tips You Didn't Know You Needed

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Back in the 60-70s, Heinz would broadcast a commercial for its Worcestershire sauce with a recipe for the "Sizzle Burger," which was a golden-age version of what you've suggested. I've been doing this since I started cooking for myself as a teenager in the mid-70s. People thought I was weird back then-- but now it's mainstream.

Dude, I remember back in the day when you first started. Now look at you! 2mil subs!!! Gratz man! Keep it going!

One tip that was given years ago is to always use TWO slices of cheese on a burger. It's never let me down.

LMAO. I used to grind beef for Whole Foods, and 2 things... 1) we never 'mixed' or 'worked' the ground beef. You grind it once, toss it back into the grinder and then grind out 1 lb at a time putting each pound into a tray before shrink wrapping the tray 2) by law, every pack of ground beef (whether fresh ground or prepacked) HAS to have the weight printed on the label. Also, it's illegal to include the weight of the packaging in the price (that's what the 'tare weight' is when you look at either the label or receipt). That weight is subtracted from the total weight. It's also illegal to even grind meat from different cases in the same grinder without sanitizing the grinder in between. That way if someone gets sick you can literally trace the meat back to the exact batch (and in some cases, the exact cow). That information is entered onto an internet connected device (usually a modified iPhone) and stored so that inspectors can reference it when they come in to inspect the store. Brisket is 70/30, Chuck is 80/20 and Sirloin is, usually, 90/10. Assuming you have equal amounts of each you're basically making 80/20. Do the math, 70 + 80 + 90 = 240, 240 divided by 3 = 80. Of course, there is some variation, but even if you were using a fat tester the composition would depend on which 'pinch' of meat you were testing. Also, if you grind Sirloin and it tests out as 89/11, then it's 85/15. You can't sell it as 90/10 even though it's as close as you can get.

the number of cows in ground beef DIDN'T weird me out until now...

Congrats on 2M subs dude. You are Awesome!

You can pulse in a food processor - put the cubes of beef in the freezer for 25 minutes. 35 pulses, batch if needed.

Thank you for seasoning those tomatoes. I know you didn’t show it but I noticed 😊

Sonny tks for all the great cooking thru the years. Kudos to your entire team that puts it all together

i take 50/50 brisket meat and fat trimmings and add a trimmed beef heart (around 2 lbs of heart) which brings the mix to about 80/20. If youve never incorporated ground beef heart into your ground beef, its amazing. Beefy and healthy. Looks awesome too

I just love your video's. You seem like such a cool dude and you make sure everything is fun and simple. Please don't ever stop.

What happened to your 50 states 50 plates series? You like stopped after 6 episodes.

I love the garlic/butter mix to brush on ...❤thankyou 😮

Love you Sonny! You have such helpful videos and great humor too!

Tip #1 - Also, stores can add fillers to ground meats, more commonly ground turkey, but it happens with all ground meats.

If your ever having a bad day just remember this mans arch nemesis is a fridge. 😂

Never thought about how many different cows were in my burger before, now I can't stop. Thanks a lot, now I have to order a grinder attachment for my kitchen-aid. Okay, I've been considering one for awhile, this just helped push over the edge. This and a video on another channel that showed how to grind your own hot dog filling and use it to make smash dogs, lol.

Dale's Seasoning is a great soy based marinade that works in many applications where Worcestershire and soy sauce would be used. I have zero connection to whoever makes it, but it's on my short list of essentials that I recommend trying. Like Durkee's on a ham (or even a turkey) sandwich.

Love this! So much great information here! Thank you! Love that grill and grill lighter, too! 🥳🥳