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I make smashburgers on steel often. The work is getting your burger bar together: chopped pickles, onions, cheese, special sauce.

Get your frying pan or steel ripping hot. We're preparing these for 30-60 seconds per side, and you desire it yelling hot for that Maillard response, the sear that makes smashburgers famous.

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I've made smash hamburgers on this thing that people still talk about. Smashing the beef thin makes the most of contact with the hot steel, setting off the Maillard reaction, the chemical process that produces that deep, tasty, browned flavor we all yearn for.

Your very first burger and your fourth get the exact same amazing edge-to-edge crust without the temperature dropping. I 'd understand my household has actually been in the steel company for over 50 years at our shop in Hanover, MA. I understand this material, and I developed these frying pans specifically to solve the heat retention issue that cast iron can't.

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Let it preheat for 10-15 minutes up until it's ripping hot (around 500-550F). This is the same concept behind our pizza steels fill the steel with heat, and it does the work for you.

Season the smashed patties generously with kosher salt and fresh black pepper. Cook for 60-90 seconds.

Prepare for another 30-45 seconds to melt the cheese. Quickly toast your buns on a cooler part of the griddle for 15-20 seconds.

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Cheese melting completely on the Mini Frying pan Cast iron is the standard choice for smashburgers, and it works. After evaluating both side-by-side for over a decade, I changed to steel.

I understand how it stores and transfers heat in a method many individuals never think about. Here's the difference: That implies it recovers temperature faster in between burgers.

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

You get the very same screaming-hot crust on your first hamburger and your fourth. Just cook, scrape, wipe clean. I've checked cast iron, stainless steel, and every griddle on the market.

Wish to take your smashburger game outside? Place your Baking Steel Original directly on your outside grill grates. Preheat the grill and steel for 15-20 minutes on high heat, then smash your burgers right on the steel. You get the same incredible crust with the included benefit of outside cooking which subtle smoky taste from the grill.

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Buddies lose their minds when they see it. They stroll up anticipating routine grilled burgers and instead they see me smashing patties on a piece of American-made steel on the grill. It's an entire thing. Perfect smash hamburgers made on the Baking Steel Original on an outdoor grill I designed each of these for a particular usage case.

It fits on a single burner and is perfect for families or burger night with good friends. Very same heat retention, smaller footprint. Use it in the oven for pizza, or take it outdoors and place it on your grill for smashburgers, steaks, and more.