How to Always Make the Perfect Burger

Make the very best hamburger thanks to the tips from the chefs in this article from The Wall Street Journal. You can leave your barbecue in the shed. According to these experts, you can make much better burgers in a pan.

The chefs’ most important tips? The meat: use ground meat from a shoulder cut. The heat: the meat develops an umami flavor when heated to between 93 and 149 degrees Celsius. For this, use a pan that can get really hot, such as a cast-iron pan or griddle.

The flavor enhancer: tomato ketchup is the secret to the sweet taste that takes you back to your childhood. The bun. A good hamburger is incomplete without a brioche bun or soft potato bun.

Text: Nora van den Heuvel
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