How do you top your burger?

by Nicole Weston, Posted Aug 30th 2006 @ 11:01AM

Labor Day is less than a week away and is the last big grilling day of the summer season. It is a weekend of picnics and barbecues, which means that hot dogs and hamburgers will be popping up on everyone's menus. These hamburgers already made an appearance on my grill, but I'm sure that I'll be cooking up a few more over the weekend. I used sharp cheddar and provolone (except for the lone cheese-less burger topped with bbq sauce in the back), adding the cheese during the last few seconds of cooking, keeping the burgers on the grill just long enough to melt it onto the patty.

Cheese is just the start of a good burger, though. Some of my favorite toppings are basics, like lettuce, tomato, onions and avocado, though bacon, pickles, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise and barbecue sauce are always out alongside the grill for anyone who wants them. You can't go wrong with those options, but what else do you put on your burgers to make them the best they can be?

Filed Under: Food Porn, Spirit of Summer, Food Quest, Feast Your Eyes, Ingredients, Methods
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8-30-2006 @11:26AM Nalin said... During a Food Network special on burgers, they visited Louis Lunch in New Haven, CT where they claim to have invented the burger. They only allow customers to get cheese, tomato and onion on their burgers. I tried it at home once and it was perfect so now that's all I do with homemade burgers.
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8-30-2006 @12:22PM kent said... In London, GBK (Gourmet Burger Kitchen - http://www.gbkinfo.com) do a great Kiwi burger - as does pretty much any greasy takeaway in NZ...

The key ingredients in the GBK Kiwi burger - beetroot, egg, pineapple, with cheese and salady stuff too of course.
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8-30-2006 @1:05PM smoocher said... jalopeano peppers and/or franks red hot
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8-30-2006 @12:43PM Kevin said... I purchased a meat grinder attachment for my Kitchenaid this year. It makes ALL the difference using fresh ground chuck for my burgers. Not only is the taste sensational, but I can enjoy a rare burger and feel safe knowing the meat was fresh ground and bacteria free.

I top mine with onions (grilled or raw) munster or gruyere cheese and a fresh baked bun. Heaven!
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