How to Cook Hamburgers on a Gas Grill

Grilling hamburgers is a summer tradition. There are different ways to make the ordinary hamburger uniquely extraordinary. People use different recipes to make their hamburgers taste delectable. It is important to have the proper ingredients and grilling utensils. To get the best looking and tasting hamburger on a gas grill follow some simple techniques. Gas grills need to be cleaned and oiled prior to each application of meat.

1. Decide on the recipe for your hamburger. People use different pastes, mixtures and sauces when grilling. Cookbooks have delicious barbecue recipes.


2. Do your grocery shopping and acquire the essential ingredients and spices. Canola oil works well to season your gas grill and is inexpensive.


3. Have the proper grilling utensils clean and ready. You will need grilling spatulas with long handles, grill brush and tongs. For hamburgers, a medium spatula with a thinner medium weight metal works best. Tongs will be needed to coat and clean your grill.


4. Make sure to have a grill brush for cleaning. The best ones have two surfaces. One side is more bristly for heavy duty cleaning and the other side gets the finer burnt on particles. A scraper edge is nice.


5. Use quality meat with a good fat content. If using lower fat content meat, add water and mix in well. Burgers will absorb the water. Use a brush to add margarine and spices as desired.


6. Heat up your gas grill for approximately 10 minutes on moderately high heat. Keep heat a little lower when grilling.


7. Make sure your grill is clean and oiled. Put nicely rounded, slightly center indented burgers onto the lower portion of grill. Leave alone for at least three minutes to get grill marks. Only turn when necessary. The meat should be 75% to 85% done or have an internal temperature of about 165 degrees. Do not overcook or turn too often. Have grill top down when cooking. Move burgers to the higher rack to finish cooking. Enjoy!