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I make smashburgers on steel frequently. 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 want it screaming hot for that Maillard reaction, the sear that makes smashburgers famous.

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I've made smash hamburgers on this thing that people still discuss. Smashburgers in the house are off the charts. Here's how I do it. More area equates to more flavor. Smashing the beef thin optimizes contact with the hot steel, triggering the Maillard reaction, the chemical procedure that produces that deep, mouthwatering, browned flavor we all crave.

Your very first hamburger and your fourth get the exact same unbelievable edge-to-edge crust without the temperature level dropping. I 'd understand my household has actually been in the steel service for over 50 years at our store in Hanover, MA. I comprehend this material, and I developed these frying pans particularly 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 exact same principle 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.

Cook for another 30-45 seconds to melt the cheese. Quickly toast your buns on a cooler part of the frying pan 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 years, I switched to steel.

I understand how it stores and transfers heat in a way many people never ever consider. That knowledge is precisely what led me to develop the Baking Steel in 2012, and it's why I created the Skinny Frying pan particularly for stovetop cooking like this. Here's the distinction: That means it recovers temperature faster between burgers.

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You get the exact same screaming-hot crust on your first burger and your 4th. Just cook, scrape, wipe clean. I have actually checked cast iron, stainless steel, and every frying pan on the market.

Pre-heat the grill and steel for 15-20 minutes on high heat, then smash your hamburgers right on the steel. You get the exact same extraordinary crust with the included advantage of outdoor cooking and that subtle smoky flavor from the grill.

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Friends lose their minds when they see it. They walk up anticipating regular grilled burgers and instead they see me smashing patties on a slab of American-made steel on the grill. It's a whole thing. Perfect smash hamburgers made on the Baking Steel Original on an outside grill I developed each of these for a specific usage case.

It fits on a single burner and is ideal for families or hamburger night with good friends. is compact and best for 1-2 burgers. It's fantastic for little kitchen areas, apartment or condos, or solo cooking. Exact same heat retention, smaller sized footprint. is the one that started all of it. Use it in the oven for pizza, or take it outdoors and location it on your grill for smashburgers, steaks, and more.