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Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef, chilled
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 4 ounces American cheese, cut to roughly 1 inch squares
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
Method
- Preheat grill to 400°F.
- 1. Place beef, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix well. Portion into eight even units. Shape each portion into a thin round patty that's slightly larger than the cheese slice.
- 2. Fold cheese slices in half twice so you have a little stack of quartered cheese slices. Place a folded cheese stack on 4 the patties, covering cheese with remaining 4 patties.
- 3. Tightly crimp the edges of the patties together to form a tight seal.
- 4. Did you make a tight seal? I hope so, because it needs to be TIGHT to avoid a blowout as the cheese melts, creates steam, and tries to find its way out of its meaty prison.
- 5. Preheat a cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan to medium heat (or fire up a medium-hot bed of coals on your backyard grill), and cook burgers over heat 3 to 4 minutes on first side. Burger may puff up due to steam from melting cheese. This is normal. Do not be alarmed.
- 6. Flip, and using toothpick, prick top of burger to allow for steam escape. Allow burger to cook 3 to 4 minutes on this side.
- 7. Remove patties from pan or grill. Bun those suckers, slap some condiments on, and dig inches.
