The Best Classic Burger Recipe – Perfectly seasoned juicy homemade hamburgers. This easy recipe only needs a few ingredients.
How do you make a great burger?
I’m a firm believer that a truly great hamburger doesn’t require a lot of ingredients. You only need a handful of seasonings and some good ground beef. The beef you use for burgers makes all the difference.
What type of beef is best for burgers?
A lot of my recipes call for lean ground beef. Not this one! The best beef for making hamburger patties is 80% lean and 20 % fat ground beef. You really need the fat in the meat to make juicy flavorful burgers.
The Best Hamburger Recipe
*Note: The full printable recipe card is at the bottom of this post.
- Add 80% lean ground beef to a large bowl.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Mix with your hands until well combined.
- Divide the beef into fourths.
- Use your hands to form 4 hamburger patties ¾ inch thick.
- Use your thumbs to make an indention in the middle of the patties.
- Grill over medium-high heat for about 4 minutes on each side.
- Serve on hamburger buns.
- Top with your favorite traditional burger toppings (lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, etc.)
How to make a great Cheeseburger.
This burger recipe makes awesome cheeseburgers! Just add a slice of cheese to the top of each burger patty about 1 minute before they are ready to come off the grill. This will give the cheese enough time to melt. I highly recommend sliced provolone cheese on these.
What should I serve with hamburgers?
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The Best Classic Burger Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds 80% lean 20% fat ground beef or ground chuck
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Optional: 4 slices of cheese
- 4 hamburger buns
- Optional: hamburger toppings - lettuce tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard, mayo, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to 375 degrees F (medium-high).
- In a large bowl, add the beef. Sprinkle evenly with the Worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Use your hands to mix the ingredients until they are just combined.
- Divide the meat mixture into fourths. Take ¼ of the meat mixture and use your hands to press it into the shape of a hamburger patty that is about ¾ inch thick. Make an indention in the middle of the patty to prevent bulging in the center of the hamburger as it cooks. Repeat with the remaining meat mixture, making 4 hamburgers.
- Place the burgers on the grill. Cook 4-5 minutes on the first side. Flip the burgers over and cook an additional 4-5 minutes, until the burgers have reached the desired doneness.*
- If adding cheese, lay a slice of cheese on each burger patty about 1 minute before taking the burgers off the grill, so the cheese has a chance to melt.
- Serve the burgers on hamburger buns with optional hamburger toppings.
Notes
Nutrition
Check out all of my great ground beef recipes.
This hamburger recipe is a family favorite! We all love the flavor, and it’s become a go to meal in our house. With the Arizona heat making it too hot to grill outside, I tossed the patties in the air fryer the other night and was pleasantly surprised. They cooked perfectly and still had that juicy, delicious taste we love. Definitely a win for busy (and hot) weeknights!
My kids love this recipe. They call them Dad’s burgers. “Dad’s burger are the best”
I modify down to 1lb and serve as quarters.
Love these. Too big of a patty for me, but will modify for my preference.
The best burgers ever!
I made some of these tonight. They were one of the best burgers I’ve had. Not smothering the ground beef flavor, just adding a mix of flavors to it. I had to fry them tonight, too cold out to BBQ. Can’t wait to try some that way. Thanks!!
I’ve used your recipe so many times I figured I should leave a rating! Excellent burgers, my whole family loves them. Thanks! 🍔
Made this yesterday and it was delicious! My sister in law raved about it. Nice juicy. Cooked on a pan. Thank you for this!!
Best recipe ever….
Great recipe! Easy and everyone loves it
This recipe is my go-to when I have a taste for a homemade burger! My family loves the burgers so much that I have to double the recipe!
Will this recipe freeze well? Thanks
Yes, I freezes well when you freeze them raw… wrapped in wax/parchment paper.
I made these hamburgers this evening, and they were very flavorful and juicy. Next time, though, I will cut down on the black pepper. This is just my preference, and others may not agree. I made these on my newly purchased indoor grill, and I will do so again!!
Perfect seasoning for my little family.
The flavor was spot on! Delicious, juicy burgers. I didn’t have a grill so I used my air fryer.
I will make our burgers this way from now on. They were perfect!! My husband had eaten 1/2 of his in no time, he NEVER does that.
Awesome thanks