Learn how to make tasty burger patties and feed a crowd using your Blackstone griddle. 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. | sipbitego.com
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Blackstone burgers, Blackstone grill burgers, Cooking burgers on the Blackstone
4slicescheddar cheesesubstitute American cheese, gouda, etc.
Burger seasonings (mix together in advance)
1tspsaltsea salt or kosher salt, freshly ground preferred
1tspblack pepperfresh cracked
½tspgarlic powder
Burger topping ideas
8slicesbaconcooked
1cuplettuceshredded
2tbspketchup
2tbspBBQ sauce
½cuppickles
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.