Yesterday DR Ron Pulliam said:
Yes, I have had several varieties of smashburgers, and I have loved all of them, for the most part.
I like the crispy patties more than any chewy patty. It's pure flavor. Cheese adds the chewiness, and I love grilled onions and pickles on them, too.
Thank you, sir. A voice out of the wilderness. That makes two of us in this jernt who know and understand smash burgers. Right down to the onions and pickles which of course work on many styles of burger, but they're incredibly well matched to these.
I love many kinds of burgers, but we have here, 15 minutes from my house, one of the greatest and most lovable of original drive-ins whose style of burger has always been this, though it was never called that because the word is a new trendy thing. It's one of the best smash burgers you could hope to stuff into your pie hole. The picture below shows them on a typical summer Saturday evening when they host a "cruise night" for showing off yer vintage automobile. You can't do better on a Saturday than to wander through there admiring the cars and eating your fill of the most scrumptious cheeseburgers, fries, shakes, and homemade root beer.
So yes, they're nothing new, but someone finally gave a name to the method. They're easy to make at home on a very hot griddle or frying pan, and I really steamed up my kitchen when I first tried it. Must revisit that.
Sadly, I'm not too surprised BK's didn't impress. I don't see a fast-made serve-it-hot burger like that retaining all of its qualities on a home delivery basis. You really want to sit right at the counter where you can see them being made, and eat 'em as they come off the grill.
