The Art of Impressing Judges with the Perfect Burger

This week on Barbecue Brawl, it's all about final feast and impressing your friends and judges. For a perfect burger, we start by seasoning our burgers with a generous amount of kosher salt and cracked black pepper, as well as any other seasonings you may like. One of the biggest mistakes people make when making burgers is being afraid to use salt - the meat has a lot of fat in it and needs the salt to bring out flavors and prevent shrinkage.

When seasoning your burgers, it's essential to liberally apply the salt on both sides to ensure even flavor distribution. A thumb print in the center of each burger can help gauge the temperature by releasing and puffing up - this will tell you if your burger is at the medium point. By using a sufficient amount of salt, you'll be able to judge the temperature more accurately.

Before placing the burgers on the grill, make sure to put them under the lid with a spatula, as an open flame can panic the cook and cause the burger to flare up excessively. Instead, grab your spatula and give those a quick flip - don't move the burgers around too much when they're on the grill, as this will lead to steaming rather than charring.

With the burgers now nicely flipped, it's time for cheese! For an authentic touch, we always go with two slices of cheese. The idea is to get a complete melt on the cheese, so don't be afraid to add extra cheese if needed. After adding the cheese and placing the lid back on, you'll have perfectly medium burgers - whether you prefer your burger rare or well-cooked, there's a good balance in between.

The secret to achieving perfect burgers is mastering the art of timing. Cook for about three minutes on the side with char and aside, and let the cheese melt after flipping. When done correctly, your burgers will be both perfectly cooked and deliciously charred. Whether you're competing against judges or enjoying a casual barbecue with friends, the key to success lies in embracing your inner chef and pushing yourself to perfect those burgers.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis week on barbecue brawl it is all about final feast which about impressing your friends and the judges so how do we impress a judge a perfect burger is a great way to start i have some on the grill back here that i just seasoned with some salt and pepper and we got them going you can see there's a little bit of a flare up if you have a flare up on the grill you can't panic put your lid on flare up will end the thing that you need to do before they go on the grill though is liberally season each side with a good amount of kosher salt and i like to do some cracked black pepper and any other seasoning that you may like one of the biggest mistakes people make with burgers is they are afraid of using the salt burger meat it has a lot of fat in it it needs the salt to bring out the flavors then so you the burgers do not shrink and it's easier to judge the temperature put a thumb print in the center of each burger the thumb print will kind of release and puff up and your burger will not shrink on you and you know that you're at about the medium point there i'm going to remove this lid oh where there's smoke there's fire grab our spatula and we're going to give these a flip don't move the burgers around too much when they are on the grill because then you're going to steam your burger and not char steamburger bad chard burger delicious so we give them a quick flip and you can see that nice char on there that is what we're looking for at this point i would put on my cheese i always go two slices of cheese because you can't have too much cheese and you want to get a complete melt on the cheese so flip add cheese lid goes back on that's going to take about two minutes and you're going to have perfectly medium burger if you like your burger medium rare rare go less if your friends like it well cook it a little bit more medium is my happy place so you're looking for a good char about three minutes aside and the cheese after the flip perfect burgers every time all right guys tune in to barbecue brawl for more tips tricks and of course delicious youthis week on barbecue brawl it is all about final feast which about impressing your friends and the judges so how do we impress a judge a perfect burger is a great way to start i have some on the grill back here that i just seasoned with some salt and pepper and we got them going you can see there's a little bit of a flare up if you have a flare up on the grill you can't panic put your lid on flare up will end the thing that you need to do before they go on the grill though is liberally season each side with a good amount of kosher salt and i like to do some cracked black pepper and any other seasoning that you may like one of the biggest mistakes people make with burgers is they are afraid of using the salt burger meat it has a lot of fat in it it needs the salt to bring out the flavors then so you the burgers do not shrink and it's easier to judge the temperature put a thumb print in the center of each burger the thumb print will kind of release and puff up and your burger will not shrink on you and you know that you're at about the medium point there i'm going to remove this lid oh where there's smoke there's fire grab our spatula and we're going to give these a flip don't move the burgers around too much when they are on the grill because then you're going to steam your burger and not char steamburger bad chard burger delicious so we give them a quick flip and you can see that nice char on there that is what we're looking for at this point i would put on my cheese i always go two slices of cheese because you can't have too much cheese and you want to get a complete melt on the cheese so flip add cheese lid goes back on that's going to take about two minutes and you're going to have perfectly medium burger if you like your burger medium rare rare go less if your friends like it well cook it a little bit more medium is my happy place so you're looking for a good char about three minutes aside and the cheese after the flip perfect burgers every time all right guys tune in to barbecue brawl for more tips tricks and of course delicious you\n"