Gas griddle smash burgers- Mojoe Griddle inspired


 

Jeff Holmes

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We have a local greasy spoon and I've been trying to replicate them for a long time. Their's float in grease so this is a bit different but equally as good in a different way. As a matter of fact, these were EXCELLENT!

I've been wanting something for gas grill that I can cook messy bacon and all other breakfast food. It seems like whoever cooks breakfast, never gets to eat at the same time everyone else does- which is usually me! And, the stove top only has so many burners and they vary in size. Also, I just haven't liked my CI griddle made by Lodge. After I seasoned it, it had a good cooking surface but I still didn't like it. For the aggravation, it didn't add much cubic inch in the area department.

After I started seeing Cam Stone's MoJoe Griddle, I came to the realization that you can cook on sheet steel and it's virtually non-stick, pretty much on the first cook (no-stick as Cam puts it). So, I asked him if he had any plans for a gas grill version but I think he's focused on his cooking in the wilderness- which makes me envious BTW.

So, while I was fabricating the round Mojoe Griddle clone, I thought I would go ahead and measure my grates and make two custom pcs that fit my S-670.

I love these!! I can't wait to cook breakfast on them. You can have sausage, bacon, eggs, taters, even pancakes, and just about anything else you can think about on there at the same time. Cam alludes to this in one of his videos about the chef not having to eat a cold meal by their self or the sausage is cold and the eggs are hot.

So, here's my gas grill version......oh, did I say the burgers were absolutely to die for? I used a little fresh ground pepper and salt (little too much salt) but, really, I don't think you'd need either with the malliard reaction. The neighbor came over (he's one who helped me get hooked on Weber) and said, "Man, those are great! You're the best cook I know, bubba." I told him I don't bring him the things that turn out like garbage.



Hamburger balls to smash. I used an ice cream scoop to make them balls with a flat side.




That thar malliard action



I couldn't keep up with how fast these were cooking.

 
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My flat spatula is at the other house, the one you see in the pic was great to scrape them and move them with. However, the I just used a plastic spatula/pancake turner that didn't have slots in it. I put oil on the bottom side of the spatula to help them keep from sticking. The trick is to let the ball set on the griddle and cook for a bit, then smash it. The next trick is to not lift up (it'll tear the burger to pcs) but to smash it and pull it off by pulling the spatula parallel to the burger (pull the spatula towards you belly, don't lift up). Then let them cook a bit and flip them. I put the cheese on right then.
 
I just had a 6" disk of 1/4" plate catch my eye (on the desk behind me).... I'm not a metal worker but I used a few of these as pivot points (built a jig for some sensors I build & sell)..... we were thinking of making some plinking targets with the leftovers. Anyway, weld a knob onto something like this?

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To pick them up with? You mean a knob like a drawer pull? Yeah, if it's steel to steel, it's easy to weld. Welding is easy. Getting good at it takes knowledge and experience.

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Oh, you mean to smash them with? Hmmmm, could work ok. I think the grease popping might hit your hand but if you welded a long handle on it, just like a heavy duty spatula.....
 
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Maybe a handle like a drawer.... I dunno tho, been a while since I tried it.

Someone posted some smash burgers here a while back, & when I tried them inside on my CI grills I just used a big glass beer mug for the smash part.
 
Awsome lookin burgers Jeff. If I didn't have my grill grates I'd do the same thing for my gasser. Of course with the grill grates, I can't cook eggs and pancakes. That's because of the holes.
 

 

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