Well-Done Bacon Cheeseburgers on a Charcoal Grill

Name: Well-Done Bacon Cheeseburgers on a Charcoal Grill
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 strips, bacon (about 1/2 pound); 1 large slice, high-quality white sandwich bread, crust removed and discarded, bread chopped into 1/4-inch pieces (about 1/2 cup); 2 tablespoons, whole milk; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 3/4 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1 medium clove, garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 teaspoon); 2 teaspoons, steak sauce, such as A-1; 1 1/2 pounds, 80 percent lean ground chuck; , Vegetable oil for cooking grate; 6 ounces, cheese, sliced, American or cheddar; 4 , hamburger buns or rolls

0 comments

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2006

SERVES4

TIME1 hour

has video

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While developing a well-done hamburger recipe that would still be tender and moist, we opted to pack the patties with a panade, a paste made from bread and milk that's often used to keep meatloaf and meatballs moist. To punch up the flavor ...

This is a members' feature.