The Perfect Burger Starts At 200 Grams

The Perfect Burger Starts At 200 Grams

Fast food chains keeping trying to create bigger burgers. Home burger chefs, on the other hand, need to keep the pre-cooked weight around 200 grams to get the proper level of flavour and juiciness.

Photo by ND Strupler

The New York Times went on a search for a perfect burger and found that the magic number of 200 grams (seven ounces in ye olde imperial measures). Larger burgers don’t cook evenly at home: slightly raw in the inside and overcooked on the outside. Focus on the cut of the meat and cooking method to get a bigger taste instead of a bigger size.

Check out the link for other ingredients that will give you that “perfect” burger at home.

Deconstructing the Perfect Burger [New York Times]


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