How to make hamburger patties with ground beef

Press the balls down to make flat burger shapes about ½ inch 127cm thick. Its important to use proper technique when making your own ham.

Shape the mixture into 6 equal-sized balls using your hands.

How to make hamburger patties with ground beef. In this video well go over how to properly form a hamburger patty from freshly ground beef. Its important to use proper technique when making your own ham. The way to make hamburger patties stick together without egg or anything else is to use ground beef with at least 8020 ratio.

Beef with a higher fat content should not fall apart when preparing your patties as the fat helps with the natural binding process. Start with the Right Beef The best burgers are made from freshly ground high-grade beef chuck in an 8020 mix meat to fat. Spread the beef out flat and season with salt and pepper.

Shape the mixture into 6 equal-sized balls using your hands. Press the balls down to make flat burger shapes about ½ inch 127cm thick. Make a small indentation in the center of the burger.

Start with fresh ground beef at 80 lean. Break apart enough beef for each patty and form gently. Chill formed patties in refrigerator for 15 mins before cooking.

Doing this without adding any egg and your patties should stay together. How to make burger meat patties. Divide the ground beef.

When dividing the beef keep in mind that the higher the fat content of the mixture the more. Form meat into a loose patty. Keep the burger patty with oatmeal mixture to fully absorb the flavor.

Mold patty using the 12 measuring cup. Once the mixture is ready heat oil in a fry pan. Cook each side until the desired doneness is achieved.

Of course if you just want to make 4 patties youll be good with 1lb of beef but preparing a bunch of hamburger patties is a great way to use up a bulk package of ground beef. Then youll put the ground beef in a mixing bowl. 99 of the time I use a glass pyrex bowl to mix meat in.

Press the meat down in the bowl into an even disk. Use a knife to cut and divide the hamburger patty mixture into 6 13 pound grill or skillet patties or 12 thin griddle patties.