How to Make the Best Burger Recipes on Your Grill this Summer

Delicious grilled burgers

Looking for some ways to spice up your burger recipe? Read on for some tips on how to make the best burgers you've ever made on your grill this summer.

Things You'll Need

• Gas or charcoal grill
• hamburger meat
• burger recipe
• spatula
• hamburger buns
• condiments

Instructions

1. Preheat your grill. If you have a charcoal grill it will take a while for the grill to heat up. For a gas grill, turn it on a few minutes before you want to put the burgers on.

2. Don't go too lean. You need a little fat in your meat to get moist, juicy burgers. When you make hamburgers, you should never use ground beef that is more than 85% lean.

3. Keep it cold. Make sure you keep the hamburger meat chilled until you are ready to form the burger patties. And then put them back in the refrigerator until you are ready to grill them. This will help to hold the shape of your burgers.

4. Hands off. Don't handle the meat too much when you are making your hamburger patties. Keep your mixing quick, simple and to the point. Over mixing and over handling will result in tough burger meat.

5. Never squish and don't cut. Try not to squeeze down on a burger with a spatula to see if it's done-all the juices will ooze out and make the hamburger dry. And resist the temptation to cut into a burger to see if it's cooked. Instead, touch it with your finger to see if it feels firm. An uncooked burger will feel soft.

6. Here are some of the best summer burger recipes for your grill:

   Blue Cheese Burgers
   Blue cheese lovers will love this combo of beef and blue cheese

   2 pounds ground beef
   2 cloves minced garlic
   1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
   2 tablespoons steak sauce
   4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
   Salt and pepper, to taste

   In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Be sure not to over mix the meat. Shape into hamburger patties. Grill burgers on preheated grill.

   Onion Burgers
   These burgers have a bold, oniony taste.

   2 pounds ground beef
   1 package dry onion soup mix (Lipton Recipe Secrets or any other brand)
   1 large egg
   1/2 cup water

   In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Shape into hamburger patties. Grill burgers on preheated grill.

   Jalapeno Burgers
   These burgers have a southwestern kick to them. Not for the faint of heart!

   2 lbs. ground beef
   1 small onion, finely chopped
   1/2 cup jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
   2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
   salt and pepper, to taste

   In a large bowl, lightly mix all ingredients. Shape into hamburger patties.
   Grill burgers on preheated grill. Top with cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese.