mrs. blues had to have her slider fix and I was only too happy to oblige her. Now while the weather has warmed and grilling would seem appropos, the only proper way to make a good slider is either in cast iron or on a flattop. CI it is.
A note on buns. As you can see I use Pepperidge Farm Slider Buns which are pretty dang good. The gold standard however are Martin's Potato Rolls which are made in Chambersburg, PA. Too bad that we don't get them here. Good enough they are that joints like White Manna in Hackensack, NJ and Shake Shack in NYC, use them. I've never eaten at either joint, but burger freaks that have will tell you both should be mandatory on your bucket list. Hopefully someone will post about either of them here.
Notice in the piccy the Best Made dill's. Ate these when I was a kid and made right down the road in Fort Worth. What's that on the lid? It looks like WIN to me.
80/20 ground chuck in Black Betty with thin sliced onions and salt and pepper. Get it hot!
Smash 'em and flip 'em with the onions and add some Tillamook cheddar. Why Tilly? Because its that good!
Toast the bun. Splooge on a little mustard. I ain't a fan of mayo on burgers, same for ketchup. Call me prejudice but BK's Whopper has both as condiments and look how that joint is taking a nose dive to hell. Plah!
For the record mrs. blues is a mayo and ketchup gal. Why must I suffer so?
I'll take this over a fast food burger any day and so would you.
Epiphany! Just thought of this as I was trashing fast food burgers. Might have to make me a clone of Le Big Mac. The bun is the tricky part. Could be fun.
Post them burgers y'all!!