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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Hi all. I don’t usually like to bring back old threads but I felt compelled to let everyone know what is going on with my burger woes. First, I want to thank everyone that helped me with their tips, tricks, and processes. I want to let everyone know that as time went by, I wasn’t gaining any...
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    Never Ending Quest

    Thanks, Bob. I understand the raging debate over gas vs. charcoal but I gotta tell ya, the best burgers I've ever eaten in my entire life are cooked over gas. Apparently, I'm not the only one that thinks so because the burger comes from only one place in the country and it's known to be one of...
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    Never Ending Quest

    Thanks, Colin. Actually, my S-310 is the last generation model, so it has an east/west burner configuration. I don't know, I *think* my grill is in good working order.:confused: With the lid down it can peg the thermometer at 750 degrees within 20-25 minutes. Open the lid, however, and it's...
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    Never Ending Quest

    Thanks, THoey. Would you say it's normal for these grills to have absolutely no cooking ability with the lid up? I mean, my grill literally won't do anything with the lid up. Creating a char requires temperatures greater than 300 degrees. I'm guessing the temperature on my grill at the grate is...
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    Never Ending Quest

    Hi THoey, yes, I've heard of them and done some research but I'm a little leery, mainly because my cooking grate already sits way too high above the burners to cook anything. Raising the cooking surface even higher from the heat source than it is now doesn't seem productive. My grill simply...
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    Never Ending Quest

    Thanks, Phil, still working on perfecting my technique, although, admittedly, I've been struggling. Here's the story of my life: I go out and order a burger in a restaurant or one of my favorite burger joints and I always end up saying to myself "why don't my burgers taste this good?"
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    Never Ending Quest

    Funny!:D Thanks, Russ. I'll keep experimenting. I'm going to try propping the lid open a bit and see if I can't get a good crust that way.
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    Never Ending Quest

    Hello all. In my never ending quest to create a really great backyard grilled burger I've discovered an issue that I'm not really sure is an issue. Thanks to Danny B for posting this link. http://amazingribs.com/recipes/hamburgers/index.html I've spent a lot of time on Amazingribs.com and I've...
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Great idea! So, here's my process. We'll start with the meat. It's from Publix, 1 lb. 80/20 ground chuck. You can tell in this pic. that I don't over-work the meat, you can still see the grinding in the patties. The weapon of choice. It's a Weber S310. It's not quite a year old but it's...
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Hi all. I just wanted to bring back this thread and let everybody know the progress I've made on my grilled burgers. To recap, I just can't get that wonderful, bold, char-grilled flavor in my grilled burgers. Well, I've had a salt revelation. Although my burgers aren't the burgers that I covet...
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Thanks, Dave. I think I'm finally getting somewhere! The other night I grabbed a pound of ground chuck and formed 2, 1/2 pound patties. Just before throwing them on a searing hot grill, I liberally salted them with kosher salt. I actually salted them too much as the burgers were clearly salty to...
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Thank you all for taking the time to reply. I'm still battling with this and I've got a story that will make all of you think I'm just nuts. My Brother is visiting from out of town and I thought I'd take him to one of my favorite burger joints, here, in Fort Lauderdale. They have amazing...
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Jim, sometimes I do and sometimes I don't, and although you're right, it does change the taste of a burger, it's not the flavor I'm missing. Danny, for the most part we buy our ground beef from Publix. We only buy chubs of ground chuck. I've experimented with many, many, different kinds of...
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Thanks, everyone, for the tips.
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Danny, that is a wonderful site, thank you!
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Thanks for everyone's input. I've thought long and hard about the psychological aspect of it but too many things don't make sense. Usually when we go out and I have a grilled burger, they're pretty flavorful. Most backyard grillers I know can produce a pretty good burger but my Folks are like...
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    Smokey, char-grilled flavor. Why is it missing from my burgers?

    Why is it some people are able to flatten out ground chuck, throw it onto a grill, and end up with this magnificent, smokey, char-grilled flavor? This is a flavor that I haven't been able to replicate in my 30 years of grilling burgers. I've been through many grills, both charcoal, and gas, but...
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    Hello From Fort Lauderdale.

    Just bought a Genesis S310, love it so far. It's been used about 12 times, mostly steaks, burgers, and chops. It's getting welll seasoned. I love grilling, but I wish I could get better burgers.

 

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