How to Make Your Burger More Like a (Great) Restaurant Burger

Gawd! I'm so sick of cilantro and people putting it in and on everything from tacos to peach cobbler.

Everyone has their own taste, but, to me, cilantro is bitter, pungent and overpowering...ruins anything it touches.

805 OF THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE ALLERGIC TO "WHEAT". SOTHE SOY ALLERGY GARBAGE IS CRAP

Always add Pork and Lamb, and Bacon ends if available. Always ground your own meat so you can cook rare without worry!

ok...cook restaurant quality burgers at home? are you serious? a burger is probably the simplest thing in the world to make

2 all beef pattys-ya!

Chefs love salt, which is a large reason why restaurant food generally is so much more unhealthful to eat than food prepared at home.

There, fixed that for you.

You had me up until the Brioche bun was mentioned. Brioche is truly an abomination for any real hamburger. Try a potato bun instead.

We never mixed different beef products in our burgers. We just ordered plain ol' ground beef from our supplier. Nothing special about it at all. We never got the lean ground chuck though. There's a lot of flavor in the fat so don't eliminate it. 15-20% fat content is just fine.

We also had no tricks to melt the cheese. We just laid it on the grill till it JUST started to melt and then transfered it to the beefburg. Thinner beef patties always worked well. We got 6 to the pound and squished them to about 5" diameter. After cooking they were about 4" diameter.

Quality ingredients are EVERYTHING. Fresh lettuce (no MSG), fresh tomatoes, Hellman's mayo, etc. Is anybody else here getting hungry?

Season ahead of time. Salt will help draw proteins to the surface which will aid in creating a nice crust on the burger.

Most home made burgers always taste better than what you get out. Especially if you have your own Bar-B-Que. Also your picture shows a slice of american cheese, instant fail.

Why would anyone want a restaurant-quality grease patty? By the time you add all the crap you've put your heart through the equivalent of a waterboarding torture.

So this entire article is just links to other articles? FAIL. You're doing it wrong, sir.

Most of you people suck. It's just a headline for an article, trying to tell some people how to cook a better burger. Don't take it so literally. I'm SURE your moms cooking was better, don't feel the need to be "that guy" and point it out. No one cares. Go leave comments under some other article.

ground angus beef, chopped onion, and a packet of ranch dressing powder...very good.

anyone try the Kiluea Burger at Islands? Talk about flavor. Certain its all in the sauce but its awesome!

Yea, I would see about the seasoning if they did have a #6 in the list...

Restaurant cooking generally tastes better than home cooking? Don't know where you're eating or what you're cooking, but my home cooking is better than most any and everything I have ever eaten out except in a truly gourmet restaurant. This includes the chains and lots of locals. But then, I love to cook....

Hey Lori, yes, I'm going to go feed my cow some corn and soy right away. Oh, and while I'm at it, I'm going to have to shoot my cow up with antibiotics because my cow can't digest corn or soy and it will make it sick so it will need antibiotics to stay alive, but when I kill it I will make sure to look for the delicious taste of the antibiotics in there. Mmmmm, good! Since when has cutting corners and the use of cheap filler become gourmet?

When you cook or eat a great burger you should not be concerned with your health but with the taste, at least that is the way I see it. If you are still concerned about your health, have one every month instead of everyday day. To make a good hamburger the meat should not be too lean, the fat is what tastes good, the seasoning is important too, salt enhances the taste, so there you go fat and salt the two main enemies of your health! In any case I don't want to die healthy, because I know some people that never enjoyed any of that great food and they do get sick too!

Home cooked burgers are always better then the restaurants. Restaurants always need additives and tricks to make their cheap beef taste better. Homemade is pure and simple and you know what you're getting. Someone above posted that they add sausage to their patties. Sausage is most likely pork. I'd be angry and grossed to know that someone was adding pork to my burger.