Beef Up Your Burger-Making Skills With Tips From These Grilling Experts

When you’re outside and grilling, make sure to pre-heat the grill! Schweid said this is very important because if you put the burger on the grill when it’s not warm the patty will fall apart and stick to the flattop grill. You want to put the flattop grill on medium/high to be sure you don’t overcook the burger. On a charcoal grill, the higher the temperature, the more well-done the burger will be on the outside and the more medium rare you’ll have on the inside. “You want to make sure the grill is not flaring up. The goal is to have a nice balance and control of the grill because when you add the burgers, some of the juice will fall off and ignite the fire. I recommend a BBQ flattop or griddle for cooking outdoors to help control the BBQ and keep the meat cooking at a certain temperature. You’re hitting the burger with a lot of heat when the fat falls into the fire,” says Schweid. Also, a flattop will make it easier to cook bacon, eggs and other tasty burger additions that might fall through a grill otherwise.