Recipe Information

• Prep Time: 10 Minutes
• Cook Time: 10 Minutes
• Total Time: 20 Minutes
• Servings: 4
• Category: Main Course

Ingredients

• 2 lb 80/20 Ground Beef
• 3 Tbsp favorite steak rub
• 1/4 Cup butter

Tool

• Hamburger press (use something with a little weight and a flat surface if you do not have a hamberger weight)
• Piece of wax paper
• Large spatula
• Flattop addition for grill or smoker or cast iron pan

Instructions

1. Mix ground beef with 1 Tbsp of the seasoning you choose to use (if you don’t have anything on hand use equal parts salt, pepper, and garlic powder)
2. Break up the ground beef into quarter pound balls
3. Preheat your smoker, grill, or flattop to 400 degrees (if not sure of temp make sure if you drip some water on surface that it sizzles and dances)
4. If using smoker or grill put down your flattop add on or your cast itron pan so it can get hot
5. Place a dollop of butter on flat cooking surface and place a ground beef ball on top. Place wax paper over burger then press down on it with hamburger press for 10 seconds. Remove wax paper and sprinkle on some rub to the burger
6. Repeat this process for as many burgers as you have room to cook at once
7. Allow to cook for 2 - 3 minutes then flip
8. After flipping sprinkle with some more rub and then put cheese on top
9. Cook hamburger until it gets to 165 degrees for safety reasons
10. Remove burger from grill
11. Serve and enjoy!