Top your next homemade hamburger patty with tasty griddled hamburger buns… Today, you’ll learn how to toast buns on the griddle in just a few minutes…
Special thanks to Traeger Grills for providing Sip Bite Go with the Flatrock grill for review and recipes like this one for making griddle cooked buns. All opinions are my own.
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Why toasting buns on the griddle is a good idea
Everyone likes toasted buns on their burgers, right?
I’m more of a fan of just toasting the INSIDE of the buns, which you can do perfectly right on your outdoor griddle flattop, while making your burgers.
See this recipe for Philly cheesesteak smash burgers…
Once you learn how to perfectly cook hamburger buns on the griddle…
Then you can assemble something delicious like this breakfast burger…
Topped with a perfectly made on the griddle sunny side up egg.
New to flat top cooking?
Scroll to the bottom of this post for step-by-step video instructions.
Ingredients
All you need are hamburger buns!
You could also use a little butter, which would be tasty…
But usually I cook hamburger buns on the flattop in a place where I cooked something else, so they can pick up flavor…
For example, they’ll pick up a little avocado oil or butter if I griddle buns in the spot that was just used to griddle onions.
So I don’t find it necessary to add butter or oil to griddled burger buns most of the time.
See popular smoked food recipes on Sip Bite Go…
Do you need a griddle dome to toast buns?
While it’s totally optional, you’ll get more of a steam effect if you cover the hamburger buns with a smash burger dome while they cook.
See the dome in this smash burger Flatrock smash burger kit…
See the griddle burger with griddled buns video…
How to toast hamburger buns on the griddle
Now I’ll walk you through how simple it is…
- Preheat the Traeger Flatrock, Blackstone, or whatever griddle grill burner you have, to low heat (~300 degrees F).
- Grease the griddle, if you want. I don’t always add butter, sometimes I just put the burger buns right on the griddle, because I usually cook the buns in an area of the griddle that was cooking something else and already had some avocado oil or butter (and a ton of flavor, like griddled onions and peppers). But you can add butter, and to do this, add a small pat and spread it around on the griddle.
- Use a dome, if you want. To do this, add dome over burger buns while they cook on the griddle. It will help steam the buns.
- Toast buns on the griddle until done to your liking. I prefer to only griddle the inside of hamburger buns, not the outside, but you can flip ‘em and griddle the outside a bit, too. They should be done within just a few minutes.
Gourmet burger recipes from Sip Bite Go to check out…
- Smoked burgers
- Breakfast burgers
- Onion smash burgers
- Philly cheesesteak smash burgers
- Blackstone burgers
- Burger sliders
- See how to make hamburger patties step by step
- GUIDE: how long to grill burgers
- Sous vide burgers
- Mayo seared sous vide burgers
- Sous vide lamb burgers
- Smoked bacon wrapped burgers
- Bacon wrapped burgers
- Cheeseburger pizza
- See more Blackstone griddle recipes
- Learn how to toast buns on griddle
- See the best burger recipes…
Meat thermometer recommendations
Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly.
On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:
- Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
- ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill.
It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature.
How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.
While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!
Try these easy griddle recipes…
- Smashed breakfast burgers
- Griddled bacon
- Griddled onions
- Griddled chicken breast
- Griddle corn on the cob
- Quesadillas on the griddle
- Onion smashed burgers
- Philly cheesesteak smash burgers
- Steak fajitas on griddle
See new griddle recipes for beginners…
Griddle cooking tools in the SBG setup…
Main griddle equipment
- Outdoor flattops: Blackstone Griddle + Traeger Flatrock (gifted).
- Indoor griddle: Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Grill Pan
Other helpful grilling tools, accessories, ingredients…
- Heavy-duty Traeger tongs
- Traeger Tray (love for prep and to carry ingredients to the grill)
- Meat Church Texas Sugar BBQ
- California Avocado Oil Blend
Traeger Flatrock guides
- Traeger Flatrock grill review
- Tips for seasoning Traeger Flatrock grills
- Guide to Flatrock grease bucket
- See demos for the Traeger Flatrock grill cover
- Check out popular Flatrock accessories and the Flatrock smash burger kit
Meat thermometer recommendations
Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly.
On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:
- Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
- ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill.
It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature.
How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.
While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!
Are you a foodie, too?
Hey home chef, hope that answers all your questions about making griddle buns for your hamburgers.
Enjoy cooking and chat soon on Instagram / TikTok / YouTube.
– Jenna
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Griddle Hamburger Buns Recipe | Sip Bite Go
Equipment
- Traeger Flatrock Griddle
- Griddle Accessories Kit
Ingredients
- 4 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Preheat the Traeger Flatrock, Blackstone, or whatever griddle grill burner you have, to low heat (~300 degrees F).
- Grease the griddle, if you want. I don’t always add butter, sometimes I just put the burger buns right on the griddle, because I usually cook the buns in an area of the griddle that was cooking something else and already had some avocado oil or butter (and a ton of flavor, like griddled onions and peppers). But you can add butter, and to do this, add a small pat and spread it around on the griddle.
- Use a dome, if you want. To do this, add dome over burger buns while they cook on the griddle. It will help steam the buns.
- Toast buns on the griddle until done to your liking. I prefer to only griddle the inside of hamburger buns, not the outside, but you can flip ‘em and griddle the outside a bit, too. They should be done within just a few minutes.
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