Texas Style Cheese Burger

On a recent visit to Maple & Motor in Dallas I got a great and very traditional Texas style burger. In Texas we like our burgers with mustard as the only condiment. So no ketchup, mayo or ranch on a Texas burger.

The burger is super clean and very easy to make. The meat is the star in this burger and I made mine a 2/3 lbs cheese burger because (as you know) everything is bigger in Texas.

Texas Style Cheese Burger

I cook these burger in a heavy cast iron skillet over high heat to get a good sear on...

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Doc’s Brioche Burger Buns

Have you ever had a burger where the bun was falling apart while you were eating it? Or, have you had a burger where the bun was so tough that the patty slit out at the first bite? Well, that’s because the bun was not right.

A great burger bun can’t have too much taste,...

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Frozen French Fries Test

French Fries is an important part of a burger meal and making them fresh is the obvious choice if you want the best quality fries. See my blog about how to make homemade fries here.

When you prepare a burger at home you should of course always try to make your own fries, but someti...

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Sliders – Small Pieces of Heaven

When I am talking sliders, I am not referring to baseball pitching but to this wonderful burger creation called a slider. A slider is a small, sometimes square, hamburger with onions and cheese, and was originally popularized by White Castle, but now many restaurants carry variations of the popular slider.

Small pieces of heaven

Sliders feature a burger cooked on top of onions on a griddle. The onions infuse taste to the meat as they cook and that’s what makes it a slider, not merely the size. Since White Cast...

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Burger Reviews

Big Mouth Burgers, San Francisco, CA

Is there a better holiday than the 4th of July? Once every year we all get to embrace our inner ‘mericans and celebrate the anniversary of our country being all like, “awww naw you didn’t, King!” by eating too much food, drinking enough beer to blind an Irishman and enjoying the war...

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Market Grill, Vancouver, BC

A few of us found it necessary to have an impromptu meeting and we agreed upon, based on the beautiful sunny day and proximity to us all, the Market Grill on Granville Island.

We all enjoyed the fresh toppings and the bun was good quality as well. The fries were top notch, cut in a...

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Texas Style Cheese Burger

September 7th, 2010

On a recent visit to Maple & Motor in Dallas I got a great and very traditional Texas style burger. In Texas we like our burgers with mustard…

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