Do you press down on your hamburger patty with spatula while cooking?

It's a no-no.

http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/do-not-press-burgers/

 

No sir. I put my burgers on the grill and let them cook. I like'em done medium, pink on the inside. Smush'in'em down just presses the juices out of them.

 

No way Jose. They gotta be juicy

 

Never

 

So much cuisine wisdom up in here.

 

They've been saying no for years but yeah a little. You just hearing of this?

All the godly juices don't disappear.

 

I try not to but it's tempting to do it

 

When I don't give a shit, I'll do it just to make the fire bigger on the grill. My burgers are 50/50 with ground bacon, so they make pretty intense fires.

But yeah, rule if thumb is to leave it alone. Bizzare how tiga is just figuring this out, so I guess turtle don't come in burgers.