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LunchGrilled Cheese Smash Burgers (Patty Melt)
Get ready to have a smash hit at your dinner table when you make these Dan-O-Myte grilled cheese smash burgers! These grilled cheese smash burgers offer up mouthwatering flavor in every bite with their crisp crusty, and juicy patties.
Dan-O’s Seasoning Ingredients
- 4 - 1/4lb balls Ground beef
- 4 slices Brioche bread
- 6 slices American cheese
- Mayo
- Dan-O’s Original
Instructions
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Open in Pepper →The Case for Smashing Instead of Grilling
Every top-saved burger recipe on Pepper points in the same direction — smash the patty on a screaming-hot cast iron and you get the crust that a grill can't match.
Home cooks who make burgers every week roll 3- to 4-ounce balls of 80/20 ground beef, drop them on the hot surface, smash once, and don't touch them until it's time to flip.
Everything else — sauce, cheese, bun, pickles — is personality. The technique is the through-line.
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Season the beef early
Salting the ground beef the moment it hits the pan draws out flavor and helps it brown instead of steam.
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Rest before serving
Meat improves with a 5-10 minute rest after cooking — juices redistribute and the plate holds together better.
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