Brian in the Kitchen Recipes
BRIAN IN THE KITCHEN brought to you by Stittsworth Meats
August 7 2026
Bacon, Double-Cheese Smash Burgers
Image From sucklebusters.com
1.5 lbs Ground beef 80/20
4 each buns brioche recommended
12 slices bacon
8 slices American cheese
1/2 each sliced yellow onion
2 tbsp SuckleBusters Campfire Steak Seasoning
1 oz dill pickles
1 oz ketchup
1 oz mustard
Cook the bacon
Set griddle or cooktop to medium-high heat
Place 8 – 12 strips of bacon on the griddle
Turn and cook both sides until crisp, then remove from the heat and reserve
Leave the bacon grease on the griddle for cooking the burger patties
Make tinfoil tent domes
Using 1 10" x 10" sheet of aluminum foil, make a dome large enough to cover a patty
Make 1 tinfoil dome per patty and set aside for later use
Cook the Smash Burgers
Incorporate 2 tbsp Campfire Steak Seasoning (from sucklebusters.com) evenly throughout the meat
Divide the meat evenly into 4 – 6 oz balls
Place the 4 balls on the griddle and smash flat with large spatula or the botton, flat area of a large cooking dish
The goal is to smash the patties until they are slightly larger than the buns
Once a dark crust is formed on the bottom of the patty, flip the burger over
Place 2 slices of cheese on top and then tent with a foil dome
Check your burger patty for doneness with an instant-read thermometer, remove from heat when done, reserve