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Smash Cheeseburgers — American recipe
Smash Cheeseburgers, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Smash Cheeseburgers

Balls of ground beef pressed thin onto a screaming hot skillet so the whole underside turns into brown crust, then stacked two to a bun with melted cheddar. Each patty cooks in about three minutes, and the crust is the entire reason to do it this way.

At a glance

Cuisine
American
Category
Main
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
4 burgers
Calories
About 820 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Easy
Dietary
High Protein

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