The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

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SMASHING BURGERS


VERSUS SMASHED


BURGERS


“Never, ever    press   down    on  your    burger!”

How many times have you read that in a book or heard a
TV chef say it? “It squeezes the juices out!” they cry. “It
turns your lunch into a hockey puck!” they scream. You’ve
heard it so many times you can’t help but believe it’s true,
right? Well, OK, Mr. Smarty-Chef, I’ll believe you, but first
you must answer me these questions three:

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