Each week, we’ll be sharing a comprehensive list of links to help you master a cooking technique. Culinary greatness, here you come.
Today: Build the ultimate burger for your Fourth of July party.
For an all-American cookout, burgers are a must. And though dressing them up (with, say, bleu cheese and caramelized onions) is our favorite part of the process, it’s crucial to start with a solid base of burger-building knowledge.
Chill the beer, light the grill, and cook up burgers worthy of your Fourth of July celebration -- we've got you covered with these links.
- Before you start, review these ten tips to take your burger to the next level. (Serious Eats.)
- For more tender burgers, grind your own meat at home. (America’s Test Kitchen.)
- For those of you building a vegetarian patty, consider this guide your new best friend. (Food and Wine.)
- Next, you’ll want to shape the perfect patty. (Bon Appetit.) Here’s a video to walk you through it. (PopSugar.)
- Once you get the burgers on the grill, here’s how to make sure they don’t get puffy. (Food52.) Or too dry. (The Kitchn.)
After you learn the basics, get fancy: beet burgers, lamb burgers, tuna burgers, and bean burgers are all fair game, too!
What are your tips for making the ultimate burger? Tell us in the comments!
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