Tricks of the Trade for the Perfect Hamburger

Here are just a few simple tricks of the trade to keep in mind the next time you are making hamburgers;

• Add a teaspoon of soy sauce, ketchup, or worchestire sauce to a pound of meat.  This will add flavor and moisture to the meat.
• Avoid overworking the meat.  When you overwork the meat, the meat can become tough and dry when cooked.
• Choose meat that has a higher fat content.  If you choose a meat with a 7% fat content, your burger will loose all of its moisture during the cooking process.
• Hamburgers tend to swell in the center during the cooking process, with this in mind, use your thumb and press down the center creating a well.  This should fix the puffy burger problem.
• Make sure you create your patties slightly larger than your buns so when they shrink, they will be the perfect size.