I guess I haven't been keeping up with all the latest bbq terminology/fads/whatever, so I'll admit I had to do some research to find out what the heck a SmashBurger was. OK, easy enough and I have the tools to make one in my backyard. Let's see how we did.
The Goldens' Cast Iron comes standard with a Searing Plate. I've only used it as a diffuser, have never attempted to cook on it. Until today!
Since I halfheartedly seasoned it when I got the grill it was in DIRE need of a seasoning and some rust removal. It hangs on a wall in my garage but has built up quite a bit of rust. I'm somewhat embarrassed to even post this, but here goes. Before pic -
Nasty. But some (ok, a lot of !) elbow grease, #0000 Steel Wool, even some sandpaper and it was looking much better -
I took care of both sides. The opposite side has no lip so grease can be pushed off the edge. I actually own TWO searing plates, the other one doesn't have the slot for the grate lifter. I've never used it and I think getting it out of the grill with just the Goldens' Welders Gloves would be quite a task. I flipped it to the non-lip side and set it in place in the grill -
Here's the side with the lip just for reference as it was being seasoned in the grill -
I don't recall what the grill temp was at, but the Searing Plate was up to task -
I'm sure it hit temps higher than that during the cook, no time to pull out the IR gun.
Plenty of room for burgers, bacon and peppers. I also had the Brioche buns on with these, no time to take a pic.
Just about done, with a pile of mozz. These burgers cook quickly! -
Served with a side of fries, baked beans and a Sammy Summer Ale -
A really excellent burger and quite a lot of fun to make! I think I may be using the Searing Plate on the Goldens' quite a bit more.
Thanks for checking out tonite's dinner!
-lunchman
The Goldens' Cast Iron comes standard with a Searing Plate. I've only used it as a diffuser, have never attempted to cook on it. Until today!
Since I halfheartedly seasoned it when I got the grill it was in DIRE need of a seasoning and some rust removal. It hangs on a wall in my garage but has built up quite a bit of rust. I'm somewhat embarrassed to even post this, but here goes. Before pic -
Nasty. But some (ok, a lot of !) elbow grease, #0000 Steel Wool, even some sandpaper and it was looking much better -
I took care of both sides. The opposite side has no lip so grease can be pushed off the edge. I actually own TWO searing plates, the other one doesn't have the slot for the grate lifter. I've never used it and I think getting it out of the grill with just the Goldens' Welders Gloves would be quite a task. I flipped it to the non-lip side and set it in place in the grill -
Here's the side with the lip just for reference as it was being seasoned in the grill -
I don't recall what the grill temp was at, but the Searing Plate was up to task -
I'm sure it hit temps higher than that during the cook, no time to pull out the IR gun.
Plenty of room for burgers, bacon and peppers. I also had the Brioche buns on with these, no time to take a pic.
Just about done, with a pile of mozz. These burgers cook quickly! -
Served with a side of fries, baked beans and a Sammy Summer Ale -
A really excellent burger and quite a lot of fun to make! I think I may be using the Searing Plate on the Goldens' quite a bit more.
Thanks for checking out tonite's dinner!
-lunchman