The Best Turkey Burgers

Name: The Best Turkey Burgers
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 , turkey thigh, about 2 pounds, skinned and boned (or 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless thighs) cut into 1-inch chunks; arranged on sheet pan; frozen until semifirm, about 30 minutes; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons, Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil or canola oil

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1998

Main Courses

Turkey

Grilling & Barbecue

For juicy and flavorful burgers, either grind your own turkey in the food processor or add ricotta cheese to lean, commercially ground turkey.

SERVES4

TIME40 minutes, plus 30 minutes freezing

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a healthful, lower-fat turkey burger recipe that also tastes good, we discovered that the best-tasting burger was made from boned and skinless turkey thighs. This meat was flavorful and it was only 10 percent fat. Because ground turkey ...

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