The Perfect Hamburger at Home (2 Ways)

Summary by Krater

The host compares two burger styles: an Oklahoma smash burger and a thick, juicy steakhouse burger, demonstrating how to make pickles, burger sauce, and onions, and ultimately concluding that both are excellent but the thick burger offers more complex texture and flavor.

From the video

Answers: Which is better: a smash burger or a thick burger?

• Oklahoma smash burger
• thick and juicy steakhouse burger
• homemade dill pickles
• burger sauce recipe
• thinly sliced onions for burgers

Ingredients

• 1 cup white distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 5 pickling cucumbers
• 2 cloves garlic
• fresh dill
• 3/4 cup mayo
• 1/3 cup yellow mustard
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1-2 tbsp chives
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch MSG
• 1 yellow onion
• red onion
• airloom tomato
• 1 lb (for smash burger) and 1.5 lb (for thick burger) 75 to 80% lean ground beef
• black pepper
• American cheese
• 2-3 tbsp unsalted butter
• fresh thyme
• lettuce

What it concludes

• Both the smash burger and the thick burger are delicious, but the thick burger offers more complex texture, allowing you to taste the beef at a much higher level.
• As long as you have great technique, you can make an amazing thicker burger that can rival and defeat the smash burger.