The Best Hamburger Around

Ingredients:

- 2 lbs Rocklands ground beef

- 1 dozen free range eggs

- 2 tsp salt

- 1 tsp pepper

- 2 tbsp ketchup

- Condiments and toppings to taste

- Buns

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Technique:

1. Slice cheese, onion, tomato, pickle and chop lettuce (save the "hat" of your onion, about 1/2 inch thick)

2. Preheat grill on high, clean grates, then set grill to medium.

3. Place ground beef in medium metal mixing bowl. Add egg yolk, salt, pepper & ketchup

4. Mix thoroughly, make into 6 or 8 equal size balls (for 1/3 or 1/4 pound patties respectively). Flatten balls by rolling them in your palm. Once about 1 inch thick, press center of patty with thumb and palm and stretch the patty outwards, like a pizza. Ideally, patties will be about 1/4 inch thick (almost opaque) and quite wide (about 5 - 6 inches). Repeat with each ball.

5. Using your onion "hat," rub down your hot grill grates just before placing patties onto the grill. Allow 2 - 3 minutes to cook with the lid down, until patties turn slightly grey and have some liquid pooling on top.

6. Flip (do not press with spatula), add cheese, and immediately turn grill off. Let cook for 1 minute, or until cheese is melted.

7. Remove from grill, set on bun, top, and serve. Best with salty kettle cooked chips and a fresh garden salad.