BEST. BURGERS. EVER… These Blackstone burgers are a great way to feed a crowd for your BBQ parties this Summer. This burger recipe calls for ½ pound homemade burger patties that will be seared on the Blackstone and topped with melted cheese and a variety of burger toppings. Let’s cook!
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Is the Blackstone grill good for burgers?
Yes, using a Blackstone is great for cooking burgers because you can cook a lot of burgers at once using the entire flattop. Additionally, the Blackstone provides an evenly hot surface so your burgers will have a good sear with a juicy center that isn’t overcooked.
What temperature do you cook burgers on a Blackstone griddle?
I recommend cooking burgers using the medium heat setting on the Blackstone griddle. If you use the high setting, you take the risk of burning the burgers before they’re done cooking.
How long to cook burgers on Blackstone?
These ½ pound burgers will take 10 – 12 minutes to finish at a medium temperature of 145 degrees F.
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make burgers on a Blackstone.
Blackstone burgers ingredients
- 2 LB ground beef
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 buns
- 4 slices of cheese (American cheese, cheddar, gouda, etc.)
Burger seasonings (mix together in advance)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
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How to make Blackstone burgers
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Detailed recipe steps
1. Divide ground beef. Divide the ground beef into ½ LB patties.
2. Shape burger patties. Since you’ll season the burgers on the griddle, you don’t need to add salt and pepper to the burger meat right now (unless you’d really like to).
So roll the burgers into balls, and then form them into patty / disk shapes.
The thinner you form them into patties, the better, because they plump up when the heat of the Blackstone hits them.
A good guide is to make them 2-3” wider than your burger bun
3. Chill burger meat in the fridge until it’s time to grill them.
4. Prep all Blackstone burger toppings in advance. This is a quick recipe and you’ll be ready to top the burgers soon. Get your burger cheese ready, too!
5. (optional) Grill onions and peppers for the topping. Since they take longer to cook than the burgers, get started on the veggie burger topping first.
See this guide to cooking peppers and onions on Blackstone griddle cooktops or this recipe for griddled onions.
6. Preheat Blackstone Grill to medium heat. We usually heat 1-2 burners so there is space for both the burgers and buns when they’re ready to get grilled.
7. Add half of the butter or oil to coat the griddle and spread it around with a spatula.
8. Griddle Blackstone burgers for ~3-5 minutes on the first side.
Add a sprinkle of seasoning and then the burger meat on top to the flattop.
Then sprinkle the top with more seasonings. Sear until the browned.
9. Flip burgers and sear the other side for ~3-5 minutes more, until they are 1-2 degrees below your desired done temperature. (see chart below)
10. Sear the edges. Since these are thick, half pound burgers, you’ll want to use tongs to lift the burger and sear the sides quickly to brown them as well.
11. Remove burgers from the Blackstone heat. For the medium-cooked Blackstone burgers in the Sip Bite go video demonstration, we transferred the burgers off the grill when they reached 140 degrees F (measured with an internal read thermometer).
12. Flip burgers and finish to done temp (see chart below to find your desired Blackstone burger temp).
13. Griddle buns on the Blackstone, if desired. You can add a little butter to the griddle and place the cut sides of the burger buns down on medium-low or medium heat.
Griddle a couple minutes until browned to your liking.
14. (optional) Melt cheese on burgers. You’ll want to do this quickly in under a minute, so you don’t overcook the burgers.
15. Assemble and top burgers with onions and peppers or your favorite burger toppings.
Blackstone burger done temperature guide
Here’s a look at what temperature to cook your burgers to, based on how “done” you like them…
We cooked the burgers in the recipe video to a Medium done temp.
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Griddled Blackstone Burgers Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
Blackstone burgers ingredients
- 2 LB ground beef 80/20 or 85/15 blend
- 2 tbsp butter substitute avocado oil if desired
- 4 hamburger buns
- 4 slices cheddar cheese substitute American cheese, gouda, etc.
Burger seasonings (mix together in advance)
- 1 tsp salt sea salt or kosher salt, freshly ground preferred
- 1 tsp black pepper fresh cracked
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Burger topping ideas
- 8 slices bacon cooked
- 1 cup lettuce shredded
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
- ½ cup pickles
Instructions
- Divide ground beef. Divide the ground beef into ½ LB patties (or ⅓ LB burgers, or ¼ LB burgers if you’re making sliders – just know the burgers will cook faster on the Blackstone if they are smaller than the demo burgers).
- Shape burger patties. Since you’ll season the burgers on the griddle, you don’t need to add salt and pepper to the burger meat right now (unless you’d really like to). So roll the burgers into balls, and then form them into patty / disk shapes. The thinner you form them into patties, the better, because they plump up when the heat of the Blackstone hits them. A good guide is to make them 2-3” wider than your burger bun.
- Chill burger meat in the fridge until it’s time to grill them.
- Prep all Blackstone burger toppings in advance. This is a quick recipe and you’ll be ready to top the burgers soon. Get your burger cheese ready, too!
- (optional) Grill onions and peppers for the topping. Since they take longer to cook than the burgers, get started on the veggie burger topping first. See this guide to cooking peppers and onions on Blackstone griddle cooktops or this recipe for griddled onions.
- Preheat Blackstone Grill to medium heat. We usually heat 1-2 burners so there is space for both the burgers and buns when they’re ready to get grilled..
- Add half of the butter or oil to coat the griddle and spread it around with a spatula.
- Griddle Blackstone burgers for ~3-5 minutes on the first side. Add a sprinkle of seasoning and then the burger meat on top to the flattop. Then sprinkle the top with more seasonings. Sear burgers until the bottom is browned.
- Flip burgers and sear the other side for ~3-5 minutes more, until they are 1-2 degrees below your desired done temperature.
- Sear the edges. Since these are thick, half pound burgers, you’ll want to use tongs to lift the burger and sear the sides quickly to brown them as well.
- Remove burgers from the Blackstone heat. For the medium-cooked Blackstone burgers in the Sip Bite go video demonstration, we transferred the burgers off the grill when they reached 140 degrees F (measured with an internal read thermometer).
- Flip burgers and finish to done temp (see chart below to find your desired Blackstone burger temp).
- Griddle buns on the Blackstone, if desired. You can add a little butter to the griddle and place the cut sides of the burger buns down on medium-low or medium heat. Griddle a couple minutes until browned to your liking.
- (optional) Melt cheese on burgers. You’ll want to do this quickly in under a minute, so you don’t overcook the burgers. You can add the cheese and then add a burger dome lid (optional, if you have one, to help steam them). Alternatively, you can add cheese to cooked burgers that are resting and it will melt a bit by the time they’re ready to eat.
- Assemble and top burgers with onions and peppers or your favorite burger toppings.
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