Sunday Smash Burgers

bamakettles · August 02, 2021, 12:57:58 PM

Craving more deck time and a nice smash burger I decided to have a go with my OTP with SNS plancha for a cook. I found the plancha griddle plate to be rusty on Saturday so I got my wire wheel and drill out and took the cooking surface back to bare metal. I re-seasoned it while cooking my ribs on Saturday so it would be ready for Sunday afternoon. Burgers were amazing with bacon and white american cheese, garden tomatoes, vidalia onions, lettuce and the usual mayo, mustard and ketchup. Buttered and toasted brioche rolls held everything in place and these did not disappoint. Had a quick rain shower to cool things down a bit, but that was before lighting the coals. All in all a wonderful Sunday on the deck.

Cheers!

JEBIV · August 02, 2021, 01:00:28 PM

grate looking burgers !!

bamakettles · August 03, 2021, 09:15:33 AM

Quote from: JEBIV on August 02, 2021, 01:00:28 PM
grate looking burgers !!

Thank you sir, having the last one for lunch today........

SMOKE FREAK · August 03, 2021, 05:45:51 PM

Excellent burgers.
I love my charcoal fired (Hunsaker) griddle.

What kind of peppers are those that keep showing up on your plate?

TXFlyGuy · August 04, 2021, 03:28:59 AM

Those look awesome! I glad that I did not have to clean up after the grilling was finished!

My kettle gets a thorough / complete scrub down after each cooking session.

bamakettles · August 04, 2021, 03:57:18 AM

Quote from: SMOKE FREAK on August 03, 2021, 05:45:51 PM
Excellent burgers.
I love my charcoal fired (Hunsaker) griddle.

What kind of peppers are those that keep showing up on your plate?

Thanks! My wife grows many different varieties of peppers. These are cayenne peppers that give a little heat. As summer wears on they are getting much hotter and lately I've only been able to finish about a half of one. We've got more than we know what to do with - jalapenos included. I've made poppers till we're sick of them lol.....

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bamakettles · August 04, 2021, 04:00:02 AM

Quote from: TXFlyGuy on August 04, 2021, 03:28:59 AM
Those look awesome! I glad that I did not have to clean up after the grilling was finished!

My kettle gets a thorough / complete scrub down after each cooking session.

Thank you sir! I've learned to clean the griddle to remove salt, then oil to prevent rusting. The rest of the kettle gets much less attention...

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Mr.CPHo · August 04, 2021, 05:12:17 AM

I really liked your choice of kettle for that cook

bamakettles · August 04, 2021, 05:28:27 AM

Quote from: Mr.CPHo on August 04, 2021, 05:12:17 AM
I really liked your choice of kettle for that cook

Thanks a lot! I've got two of these and they are the go to for smash burgers - or any griddle types of cooks. I love having the tables which are always used. Plus, pressing down on the burgers works great on the OTP - perfect height and no wobble.

SMOKE FREAK · August 04, 2021, 06:19:58 PM

Quote from: TXFlyGuy on August 04, 2021, 03:28:59 AM
I glad that I did not have to clean up after the grilling was finished!

https://weberkettleclub.com/forums/Smileys/default/shocked.gif

Cleaning a well seasoned griddle is no big deal. I love mine.

AZ2FL · August 05, 2021, 06:08:29 AM

Tell your wife, nice looking pepper garden!

How can you be sick of jalapeno poppers? They're wrapped in bacon! yummy

I'm requesting smash burgers on the SGI menu this October.

bamakettles · August 05, 2021, 06:32:13 AM

Quote from: AZ2FL on August 05, 2021, 06:08:29 AM
Tell your wife, nice looking pepper garden!

How can you be sick of jalapeno poppers? They're wrapped in bacon! yummy

I'm requesting smash burgers on the SGI menu this October.

Will do Robert, thanks....It's her outlet and she hand digs everything with a pick-axe. Stress relief! We've got to think of something to do with all the peppers. Will probably dry the cayennes and pickle the jalapenos. Now we have tabascos coming up and producing from last year's peppers that fell to the ground. You know how hot those things are lol....

Smash burgers at the beach? Not sure I'll drag that plancha along, weighing in around 25lbs but we'll see. I think my big red could take the weight if I bring it too. Wife says we want oyster shucking lessons too BTW....Neither of us have done that before.

AZ2FL · August 05, 2021, 09:37:57 AM

Don't worry about smash burgers at SGI!

Have you tried to make sweet pickled or candied jalapenos? Both are very tasty. Yes, your wife's pepper paste is freaking HOT!

I'll bring shucking knives and old dish clothes for the oysters. Maybe a fried oyster po boy sandwich too.

bamakettles · August 05, 2021, 01:29:07 PM

Those sound interesting for sure....I'm not the pepper putter upper so whatever she wants to do with them, but I will suggest those for sure.

Looking forward to all kinds of seafood while we're there. Gunna be a good time!

SMOKE FREAK · August 05, 2021, 05:35:51 PM

Quote from: bamakettles on August 04, 2021, 03:57:18 AM
Quote from: SMOKE FREAK on August 03, 2021, 05:45:51 PM
Excellent burgers.
I love my charcoal fired (Hunsaker) griddle.

What kind of peppers are those that keep showing up on your plate?

We've got more than we know what to do with - jalapenos included. I've made poppers till we're sick of them lol.....

Look into fermenting peppers. Doesn't get much easier.

I've got a lot of green chiles in the ferment now.
Might post up some pics when they be done.

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