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Title: Grilling Burgers Perfectly Every Time
By: Rachel Mork

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Grilling Burgers Perfectly Every Time

Barbecue & Grilling-14

No backyard barbecue is complete without grilling burgers,but how do you turn this simple summer fare into something sumptuous? Making the best burgers begins long before you light the charcoal. Start by choosing the right beef and knowing how to prepare it for grilling and then focusing on your grilling technique.

Buy the Best Beef
When it comes to grilling hamburger, you want to choose beef that has a fat content between 15% and 20%, so look for beef labeled 85% or 80% lean. Leaner meats dry out quickly during the grilling process, resulting in burgers that have a tendency to crumble.

If you want the best burgers, choose high-quality chuck over less expensive ground beef.

If possible, ask your local butcher to grind the beef for you or buy whole chuck and grind it yourself at home. Having chuck ground fresh helps ensure you’re getting a quality product from a source you can identify, something you can’t do with plastic-wrapped packages of beef at the supermarket.