A thin beef patty smashed flat on a hot griddle for max crust.
Have you considered in-n-out, Burger King, Wendy’s, what a burger, Burgerville, The Habit, Five Guys, Shake Shack, Smash Burger or any of the hundred other burger chains?
Little Homemade Smash Burger. Roasted Tomato & Garlic chutney. Blue Cheese sauce. Pickles. Lettuce.
A thin beef patty smashed flat on a hot griddle for max crust. The 2020s's burger of choice — In-N-Out style that took over hipster burger joints nationwide.
"Smash burger + American cheese + white bun = the correct way."
A 'smash burger' is a style of burger where a ball of beef is pressed flat ('smashed') onto a very hot griddle, creating a thin, crispy patty with a deeply browned crust. Originating in American diners in the mid-20th century and popularised globally in the 2010s via Shake Shack and TikTok. If your teen is talking about smash burgers, they are talking about food. Harmless culinary vocabulary.
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(US) A smash burger with thinly sliced yellow onions piled on top of the ground beef.
(slang) A greasy hamburger.
(colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
(US) A hamburger made with butter, whether it is mixed with the meat or applied to the bun before toasting.
A smash burger, also written smashburger, or smashed burger, is a type of hamburger in which a ball of ground beef is pressed firmly onto a hot griddle or skillet, creating a thin patty with crisp edges and a browne…
A 'smash burger' is a style of burger where a ball of beef is pressed flat ('smashed') onto a very hot griddle, creating a thin, crispy patty with a deeply browned crust. Originating in American diners in the mid-20th century and popularised globally in the 2010s via Shake Shack and TikTok. If your teen is talking about smash burgers, they are talking about food. Harmless culinary vocabulary.
'Smash burger' is a culinary term for a burger cooked by pressing a ball of ground beef flat onto a hot griddle, producing a thin, deeply browned, crispy-edged patty. The technique has roots in American diners (mid-20th century) and was popularised globally in the 2010s via chains like Shake Shack. Register: informal, food and restaurant. In formal writing the term is recognised. A common learner mistake is to assume any thin burger is a 'smash burger'; the defining feature is the smashing technique on a hot surface.
“Have you considered in-n-out, Burger King, Wendy’s, what a burger, Burgerville, The Habit, Five Guys, Shake Shack, Smash Burger or any of the hundred other burger chains?”
“Little Homemade Smash Burger. Roasted Tomato & Garlic chutney. Blue Cheese sauce. Pickles. Lettuce.”
“A smash burger, also written smashburger, or smashed burger, is a type of hamburger in which a ball of ground beef is pressed firmly onto a hot griddle or skillet, creating a thin patty with crisp edges and a browned surface.”
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A hamburger patty (or the resulting hamburger) that is pushed down onto the grill or griddle in order to sear the meat.
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