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The Best Burger You'll Ever Make

May 29, 2026 7 min
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This video provides a step-by-step guide to making a high-quality double cheeseburger, from baking the buns to grinding custom meat blends and making a secret sauce.

Nick demonstrates how to prepare a restaurant-grade double cheeseburger, starting with scratch-made brioche-style buns. He explains the benefits of grinding a custom mix of chuck, short rib, and brisket for better flavor and texture control. The assembly involves homemade quick-pickled cucumbers, caramelized onions deglazed with water, and a savory secret sauce. The cooking process finishes with searing the custom patties in a cast-iron pan and assembling all components.

Recipe

Double Cheeseburger
3 servings hard

Ingredients

buns
  • various all-purpose flour
meat blend
  • various chuck
  • various short rib
  • various brisket
quick pickles
  • various cucumbers
caramelized onions
  • various onions
secret sauce
  • various mayonnaise
  • various dijon mustard

Equipment

  • stand mixer
  • meat grinder attachment
  • glass bowl
  • skillet
  • cast-iron pan
  • parchment paper
  • ring molds

Steps

  1. 1
    Mix bun ingredients in a stand mixer, incorporate butter, and let the dough rise. 0:10
  2. 2
    Shape dough into balls and bake until golden brown. 0:54
  3. 3
    Grind meat cuts together to form a patty blend. 2:37
  4. 4
    Shape meat into patties wider than the buns and add a center dimple. 3:42
  5. 5
    Caramelize sliced onions in a pan with butter and deglaze with water. 4:06
  6. 6
    Prepare quick pickles by pouring a hot brine over sliced cucumbers. 5:05
  7. 7
    Mix mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, pickles, spices, and lemon zest for the secret sauce. 6:38
  8. 8
    Sear patties on a hot cast-iron pan, add cheese, and cover to melt.
  9. 9
    Assemble the burger on toasted buns with sauce, lettuce, tomato, patties, pickles, and onions.

Finishing

  • Serve with a side of crispy fries
  • Press down the burger before the first bite

Key Points

  • 0:09 Making brioche-style burger buns from scratch.
  • 2:25 Creating a custom meat blend of chuck, short rib, and brisket.
  • 4:05 Preparing quick-pickled cucumbers and caramelized onions.
  • 5:58 Preparing the burger's secret sauce.
  • Cooking and assembling the double cheeseburger.

Worth watching if: You want to improve your burger-making game by learning professional techniques like custom meat blending, proper bun baking, and creating flavorful toppings from scratch.

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