Michelin-starred chef reveals why you should NEVER put a burger on a barbecue and reveals the best way to cook it instead

Daily Mail ^ | 6/27/23 | Bridie Pearson-Jones

[Political Junkie Too]

I have a Traeger pellet grill, which is indirect heat akin to a convection oven. I use Grill Grates to char my food. That said, I have to say that I must turn my Traeger down to 375 degrees to cook hamburgers.

I used to cook steaks on the Treager, too, but now I use the slow cook method in my countertop oven. I cook a 1.5" thick steak at 250 degrees F for about 45 minutes (or 129 degrees internal), and then sear it for 1 minute a side in bacon fat on the stove in a large cast-iron skillet. This gives it the perfect cook all throughout.

For the bacon fat, I cut up 3 slices of thick cut bacon into half-inch pieces (for bacon bits for my baked potato), and then use the rendered fat to sear my steaks. The next day, I will sauté onions in the bacon fat and then cook hamburgers in it.

I also just bought a French fry cutter, so I buy large russet potatoes and make my own fries in the counter-top oven in its air fry setting.

Yum Yum.

-PJ

[nesnah]

I go to Burger King late at night and dumpster dive.

Seriously, cook your damned burger however the phuck you want.

This is friggin’ America. Stop the damned whining. Geezus...

[TexasGator]

“To a degree, a well versed cook can cook various items in any number of ways.”

But if you make your living as a grill star, you aren’t going to show how to cook on the stove.

[TexasGator]

“Raichlan is the Supreme God of BBQ! Ill listen to him before this butthole.”

He confuses grilling versus BBQ!

[telescope115]

Ya! I’ve got that book, and catch him on tv when I can. I love grilling burgers, and anything else I can put on it.
I have a gas grill for the convenience, but NOTHING beats charcoal wether it’s briquettes or real wood charcoal. AND the smoke, too!

[telescope115]

Wood chips. Soak em and smoke em, before the meat goes on.

[telescope115]

I think this chef has an unimaginative palate.

You’re being diplomatic- he sounds like an elitist snob to me.

[telescope115]

We have one of those, but I’ve never figured out where to put the charcoal…

[SamAdams76]

For me, the ultimate burger is cooked on a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat.

Five minutes, flip, another 4-5 minutes. I never push down on the patties either. You get a medium-rare juicy burger every time.

I make 8-oz patties with grass fed beef.

[wgmalabama]

My wife would disagree on the burgers. Most things do well in cast iron but not burgers.

[neverevergiveup]

Now you’ve gone too far. I am so hungry looking at that.

[Adder]

He is an idiot.

He should learn to cook.

[CodeToad]

British. Their food is bland at best.

[CodeToad]

“Krystal.”

Have you had one lately? They taste like boiled veggie burgers. *yuck*

[CodeToad]

“Most things do well in cast iron but not burgers.”

I think the high heat a cast iron has gives burgers a fantastic taste. Smash ‘em or make ‘em thick, either way, the high heat is what makes it great. I prefer a grilled burger, but a cast iron pan fried burger is great too. I also love a nice crust with a medium center. A well done burger just loses too much flavor.

[Dr. Sivana]

He is referring to grilling, not smoking.

He also whined about how long it took to smoke a burger. I doubt it takes the 12 hours he claimed. I have also had burgers in the same venue both smoked and grilled. A small pub called the Office in Columbus Georgia sometimes grills the burgers, sometimes not. I could tell the difference and the grilled ones were better.

[jacknhoo]

I know how to cook burgers on the grill and in the skillet or griddle.

They’re all a delicious way to prepare burgers and when done right are juicy and very flavorful meat. He’s obviously not a good grill chef, that’s his problem.

[NorthMountain]

I don’t care how many “michelin stars” this dude has ...

He’s wrong.

Dead wrong.

Meat cooked over open coals is superior.

[Dr. Sivana]

That said I live near a Culvers and their grilled butter burgers are to die for imho.

Steak 'n' Shakes Wisconsin Butter Burger is even better. At Culver's see if you can get the "Three Cheese Burger", which is NOT the same as a triple cheeseburger. The Three Cheese burger has three different kinds of cheese and is sometimes the daily special. You are allowed to order it even when it isn't on special.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Guga disagrees and so do I.