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Yes. I've totally bought into the smash burgers meme and they've never let me down once. I'm also a pretty terrible cook and don't follow the instructions too closely (e.g. I smash them before putting them into the frying pan since I don't have a big/flat enough pan). Delicious every time.

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I used to press burgers in patties and take a lot of care to not over massage the ground meat together. Learned about smashburgers, and it's just the most effective way to make a burger. You make small balls of ground beef, press it on a hot metal surface and let it cook (rapidly). You build it up to the given weight you want (2 2.5 oz patties produce about a quarter pound burger after the water cooks off and fat renders). Top each pattie with cheese, dress the buns, put the burger between dressed buns and you have a pretty good sandwich.

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