Quick! Smashburger Advice

[George K]

Gonna smash some ground beef down for burgers.

Most recipes call for ghee - I don't have any handy.

What's a good alternative?

• Canola?
• Vegetable?
• Bacon grease?

[Aqua Letifer]

Bacon grease or GTFO

[Mik]

Yep. Or you can clarify your own butter. I normally have a jar of ghee since it’s so handy.

[LuFins Dad]

Is this even a question? Did you seriously just ask if you should use bacon grease to fry a burger?

[LuFins Dad]

Now… How was it?

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Quick! Smashburger Advice:

Is this even a question? Did you seriously just ask if you should use bacon grease to fry a burger?

Yes...much to my shame, I've never tried it.

In point of fact, I have fried burgers only a few times.

I don't have a wide spatula for smashing, so I read a tip - take some non-stick foil and wrap around the bottom of a saucepan. Use that to smash the burger. Worked really well.

The downside is a lot of spatter and a lot of smoke.

Now… How was it?

I have a stovetop griddle that I used and they came out really nice. Only used salt and grilled onion. Oh, a piece of cheese as well. No ketchup, mustard or anything else.