The Smash Burger Manifesto.

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I guess you never realize how much goes into a smash burger until you come up with a video idea, do the research, film it, and eat lots and lots of burgers. Hope you all enjoy.

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-- My Perfect Smash Burger --
Ingredients:
Two 3 oz (85 g) balls of 80/20 beef + Salt & Pepper
Browned onions (1/2 onion + 2 TBSP butter)
Slice of American cheese
Martin's potato roll
Lettuce
Tomato, thinly sliced

Heat your cast iron pan or griddle to medium heat for about 5 minutes. Right before cooking the smashed burgers, but them on high heat.

Sprinkle your balls of meat with salt and pepper right before and plop them on the griddle. Immediately smash the burger into the griddle, applying firm and even pressure. Lift up and do not touch the burger. It needs to remain untouched for crust development.

After a minute or two, the crust should have developed. Flip your metal spatula upside down and scrape all along the edges to make sure that the brown crust is intact. Once the crust is released, flip the burger over.

Moving quickly, add some browned onions to one burger and a slice of American cheese. After another 30 seconds. Add slide the other patty on the cheese and assemble the burger in the following layers:

1. Toasted Bottom Bun
2. Burger Sauce
3. Smash Burger #1
4. Browned onions
5. American Cheese
6. Smash Burger #2
7. Burger Sauce
8. Tomato
9. Lettuce
10. Burger Sauce
11. Toasted Top Bun

-- My Favorite Burger Sauce --
Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise - (105 g)
1 TBSP ketchup - (20 g)
1 TBSP mustard - (20 g)
1 TBSP sweet relish - (20 g)
1 chile in adobo sauce, minced
1 TBSP fresh onion, grated / minced - (10 g)
¼ tsp smoked paprika - (1 g)
⅛ tsp celery salt - (.5 g)
⅛ tsp kosher salt - (.5 g)
¼ tsp fresh cracked pepper - (1 g)

1. Mix everything together in a bowl.
2. Stores in the fridge for about a week.

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MISCELLANEOUS DETAILS

Music: Provided by Musicbed
Filmed on: Sony a6400 w/ 18-105mm F4
Voice recorded on Behringer Ultravoice
Edited in: Premiere Pro #SmashBurger

Research Sources:
1. https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/03/t...
2. https://www.scienceofcooking.com/mail...
3. https://aht.seriouseats.com/2012/09/t...