On Tuesday John took our cast iron grill and heated it up on our gas grill. When it was piping hot he took balls of seasoned ground beef and put them on the grill. Then he squished the balls of ground beef until they were thin-ish. These smashburgers cooked briefly on the grill. The idea is to get the outside and edges crispy.

In the meantime I sautéed some onions and made a Caesar salad. I added a handful of kale to the salad greens so that the salad would have some heft.

So what was the verdict on the smashburgers? All three of us voted for John’s traditional thicker medium rare burgers. They are much juicier. And as much as I liked the sautéed onions I like the bite of the raw ones better. Next time we have hamburgers (Fourth of July) we will go back to our favorites, or as the grandkids call them, Zaydeburgers.