I’ve been *slightly* obsessed with smash burgers for awhile now. The term became popular with the advent of Shake Shack, but I unknowingly have been eating them for half my life from Culver’s (please tell me you know what Culver’s is and I hope you have one near you.) Smash burgers are exactly my kind of burger. I love the crispy, craggy edges and caramelized crust from being cooked on a griddle or in a skillet, plus I’m really just not that into a medium to medium-rare burger. Call me crazy, but I’ll save that for my steaks!
I highly recommend making these on a cast-iron griddle with low sides (like this one that I used!) because a) the cast-iron helps form that amazing brown crust and b) you are going to smash these with a spatula and need to be able to access the burgers without burning yourself on the sides of a skillet. Been there, done that…and recently, I might add.
There’s a local Gouda maker here in Iowa who sells at my farmer’s market with the best cheese. And they aren’t stingy with the samples either! I like to use a regular young unsmoked Gouda that melts like a dream, but you can use any cheese you want. Psst-it doesn’t have to be Gouda either!
This burger is all about the quality of the meat-and the smash and sear you give it-but don’t sleep on this honey mustard sauce from the brilliant mind of How Sweet Eats. 
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