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Perfect Burgers - Tip of the Day

by Gena Knox, Posted Jul 27th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Thought you've made the perfect burger, but instead you get some uneven mass of meat?


Dimpled burgers ready for peppering. Photo: quinn.anya/flickr
Next time, trying making a slight depression in the center of hamburgers before cooking.

The heat from the grill causes the meat to contract. If you make a quarter-inch dimple in the center of the raw meat, you'll get a uniform, flat burger that cooks evenly.

Gena Knox is the founder of Fire & Flavor and the author of "Gourmet Made Simple." She's blogging about grilling this summer for Slashfood. For more information on Gena, visit her Web site GenaKnox.com. For more grilling tips, visit the AOL Food Grilling page.

Filed Under: Tip of the Day
Tags: burger, dimple, fire and flavor, FireAndFlavor, gena knox, GenaKnox, grilling

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