Tonight's dinner.

[George K]

I've never made "smashburgers", so I thought I'd give it a try today.

Had some 80/20 ground beef. Divided into ¼ lb portions and rolled them into a ball. I preheated a on-the-stovetop griddle, and added some butter. Face-down buns on the griddle.

Then, the ground beef...

Came out great. Mrs. George's was hockey-puck perfection, and mine were a bit more juicy. I was able to make a double-cheeseburger with my patties.

Onion, lettuce, tomato...wonderful.

A tip I saw on America's Test Kitchen - rather than using a spatula or other gadget to smash the burger, put some non-stick aluminum foil on the bottom of a saucepan (I used a skillet) and use that to smash the burger. It worked really well.

Oh, some crinkle-cut fries in the air fryer as a side.

Shoulda taken a photo.

[Mik]

Yum! Smash burgers are great.

[George K]

@Mik said in Tonight's dinner.:

Yum! Smash burgers are great.

You make them in a skillet, or what?

I hate it when the place gets smoky.

[Mik]

I make them on a cast iron griddle.

[George K]

@Mik said in Tonight's dinner.:

I make them on a cast iron griddle.

On the stovetop?

[Mik]

Yup. I keep thinking about an outdoor propane griddle, but I need to stay away from that sort of food.

[Mik]

A very close friend of 40 years - my best man - is here. Baby back ribs, my favorite cole slaw recipe and, of course, corn on the cob.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/220987/baked-bbq-baby-back-ribs/

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/240784/easy-coleslaw-dressing/