My All-Time Favorite Burger Recipe (Extra-Crusty Burgers) | Kenji's Cooking Show

Of the thousands of burgers I've cooked in my time and the dozens of burger recipes I've published or put on restaurant menus, this is my all-time favorite. Correction: This is the current iteration of my favorite branch of the burger evolutionary tree. This is a style of burger I love more than a big, fat, juicy backyard burger. More than the Oklahoma Onion Burger. More than a Quarter Pounder. Even more than my beloved smash burger. This is the extra-crusty burger. What makes it extra-crusty? What makes it so delicious? And most importantly: why don’t I make it more often? We’ll get to all of that, but let’s first take a brief stroll down the tallow-scented cobblestones of memory lane. Read the rest of the article and get the recipe at my free Patreon, here:   / 125349797   Joining my Patreon, purchasing my books, or using the affiliate links below is the best way to support my work. You can get any of my books (The Food Lab, The Wok and Every Night is Pizza Night) wherever books are sold, or you can order signed and personalized copies to be shipped anywhere in the world from here: https://booklarder.com/search?q=kenji I have a podcast! It's called The Recipe with Kenji and Deb and I host it with my friend Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen. In each episode we talk about the recipe development process--how we take a dish from conception to ready-for-someone-else's-kitchen to show you what goes on under the kitchen hood when it comes to recipe development. You can get it here: https://www.therecipepodcast.com/ BOOKS The Food Lab: https://booklarder.com/products/the-f... The Wok: https://booklarder.com/products/the-wok And my Kid’s book, Every Night is Pizza Night: https://booklarder.com/products/every... You can also buy my books anywhere books are sold, or from these online retailers: https://www.kenjilopezalt.com/books SUBSCRIBE Instagram:   / kenjilopezalt   Tik Tok:   / j.kenji.lopezalt   Patreon:   / kenjilopezalt   Website: https://www.kenjilopezalt.com/ AFFILIATE SALES: The following products linked or tagged in my posts or videos generate affiliate sales revenue for the site. This fact does not impact my review or recommendation process, and in general, we favor third-party affiliate links over direct affiliate links in order to avoid any conflicts of interest. Read more about my editorial standards here: http://www.kenjilopezalt.com/bio Boos Cutting Board: https://www.amazon.com/John-Boos-R03-... Lamsonsharp fish turner: https://www.amazon.com/Lamsons-Slotte... Iwatani Portable Butane Stove: https://www.amazon.com/Iwatani-Casset... Nordicware Quarter Sheet Pan: https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Na... Compost Bin https://www.amazon.com/BLUE-GINKGO-Ki... Kan 10"" Chef Knife: https://kankitchen.com/products/chef-... Heavy Cleaver: https://www.amazon.com/SHI-BA-ZI-ZUO-... Oxo Bench Scraper: https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Multi-purp... CREDITS Shot by: Michael Weiner Edited by: Alex Oh Produced By: Kenji Lopez-Alt, Lena Davidson