Hickory Smoked Stuffed Burgers & Stuff For Memorial Day

[smoking b]

This year I didn't have a bunch of people over for Memorial Day so I decided to do something simple...

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• smoking b
• May 26, 2014

I started by putting a few hickory pellets in the AMNPS & lighting both ends.

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• May 26, 2014

I then put some of my burger in the smoker to get some good smoke flavor - the smoker was not turned on.

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• May 26, 2014

I cut a couple spiral dogs & put them back in the fridge.

At this point I cut up some Vidalia onion & cooked it. It was about an hour & 45 minutes that the burger was in the smoker so I got it out & started some Stubbs.

It was then time to start stuffing burgers...

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• May 26, 2014

I forgot to get a pic of the start of the burger forming but here is the Vidalia onion

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& in the burger.

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I added some smoked sharp cheddar

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& mozzarella too.

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After that I pressed a top on it & gave it some spices.

I made 3 more stuffed burgers & 3 regular burgers for them to tower over & then the charcoal was ready.

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Here are all the burgers on the grill.

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& here they are with the spiral dogs, a few regular dogs & an Italian Face Melter that I made 

Now everything is off the grill & ready to eat 

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Here is one of the stuffed burgers.

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Nice & thick & juicy.

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Makes a nice sandwich 

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Here is my plate - stuffed burger, spiral dog, Italian Face Melter, BBQ chips, plain chips

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baked beans & macaroni salad.

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Closer look at that Italian Face Melter. Mmmm...

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& here is a closer look at one of the stuffed burgers 

Then it was time for dessert...

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• May 26, 2014

Earlier today I made some of my Easy Chocolate Mousse

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So I had to have a couple of these after my meal 

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• May 26, 2014

These things are very hard to stay out of!

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• May 26, 2014

Closer view - very good dessert!

& that's it for my easy Memorial Day Meal - thanks for checking it out 

 

[seenred]

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• smoking b
• May 26, 2014

Man that's gotta be the King of all burgers!!  Nice job B!!

Red

 

[pc farmer]

Holy big burger. Love it.

Great meal man

Looks like my menu tonight too.

 

[jp61]

 Niiiiiice!

Hope you didn't dislocate your jaw bone eating that burger! Now that's a burger!

 

[smoking b]

 
Man that's gotta be the King of all burgers!!  Nice job B!!

Red

Thanks Red 

  It's my King Kamehameha Burger! 

Holy big burger. Love it.

Great meal man

Looks like my menu tonight too.

Thanks man 

  It was a really good meal & those burgers are VERY filling!   

 

[jp61]

Drool activator..... Looks delicious!

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• smoking b
• May 26, 2014

 

[smoking b]

 

 Niiiiiice!

Hope you didn't dislocate your jaw bone eating that burger! Now that's a burger!

Thanks Joe 

  My jaw held up fine - I could get it open just enough to fit the burger in! 

 

[beeflover]

That is a burger!!!!!! Man o man do I like it!!! Looks great!

 

[smoking b]

 
Drool activator..... Looks delicious!

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• smoking b
• May 26, 2014

Lol thanks Joe 

  It tasted just as good as it looks!  

 

[smoking b]

 
That is a burger!!!!!! Man o man do I like it!!! Looks great!

Thanks man 

  They are serious burgers! 

 

[tonyabeachlover]

I showed this to my bf and he said that was a man sized burger! Wonderful food again Smoking B! :)

 

[smoking b]

 
I showed this to my bf and he said that was a man sized burger! Wonderful food again Smoking B! :)

Thanks Tonya 

  Tell him he's right - they are definitely man sized burgers! 

 

[chef jimmyj]

That all looks great. I have to get one of them Burger Stuffers...

Just a word of Caution!,,,There are many REALLY BAD Bacteria that multiply to huge numbers at temps between 85 and 115°F in as little as 1 hour! While the bacteria will be killed when you cook the burger, the damage may already be done as some bacteria generate deadly Toxins as they do their thing. These toxins are not destroyed by heat or at least not by the temps that we most often enjoy burgers at. Cold Smoking is not recommended for uncured ground meats of any kind, but if you must do it, because they taste great...Make up the Stuffed Burgers a day ahead and FREEZE them. At Frozen temps the burgers will take an hour of heavy smoke at summer time cool smoking temps with a Greatly reduced risk to you and your loved ones health. The still partially frozen Smoked Burgers can then go directly on the Grill to finish as desired. This can be done with any burgers, stuffed or not as a 8 to 12 ounce partially burger will cook in a time frame only slightly longer than defrosted burgers. Stay Safe this Summer...JJ

See this post for greater details...http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/163310/smoked-burgers-tasty-or-toxic

 

[brooksy]

That's my kind offer meal SB!!AWESOME LOOKING!

 

[joshpiper]

Now that is what u call a burger! Very nice!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Nice meal as usual SB ! All of it looks awesome & that Italian Face Melter has me intrigued, I love spicy food ! Thumbs Up Looks like some good eatin with the final plated pic & that dessert..... Yum ! Great job ! :2thumbs: :cheers:

 

[smoking b]

 
That all looks great. I have to get one of them Burger Stuffers...

Just a word of Caution!,,,There are many REALLY BAD Bacteria that multiply to huge numbers at temps between 85 and 115°F in as little as 1 hour! While the bacteria will be killed when you cook the burger, the damage may already be done as some bacteria generate deadly Toxins as they do their thing. These toxins are not destroyed by heat or at least not by the temps that we most often enjoy burgers at. Cold Smoking is not recommended for uncured ground meats of any kind, but if you must do it, because they taste great...Make up the Stuffed Burgers a day ahead and FREEZE them. At Frozen temps the burgers will take an hour of heavy smoke at summer time cool smoking temps with a Greatly reduced risk to you and your loved ones health. The still partially frozen Smoked Burgers can then go directly on the Grill to finish as desired. This can be done with any burgers, stuffed or not as a 8 to 12 ounce partially burger will cook in a time frame only slightly longer than defrosted burgers. Stay Safe this Summer...JJ

See this post for greater details...http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/163310/smoked-burgers-tasty-or-toxic

Thanks Jimmy 

  I should have been a little more specific in my post. This was burger that I ground myself & that I know was handled properly & it was frozen when it went in the smoker. That's why it is all in clumps in the picture - I hacked it off a bigger chunk. I use a mailbox mod so the AMNPS adds no heat & the hottest my smoker got inside was 74* at the end when I got the burger out. I didn't think I was doing anything dangerous the way I went about it... 

 

[smoking b]

That's my kind offer meal SB!!AWESOME LOOKING!

Thanks man 

  It tasted great! 

 

[smoking b]

 
Now that is what u call a burger! Very nice!

Thanks 

  They fill you up good!

 

[smoking b]

Nice meal as usual SB ! All of it looks awesome & that Italian Face Melter has me intrigued, I love spicy food !

Looks like some good eatin with the final plated pic & that dessert..... Yum ! Great job !

Thanks Justin 

  Yeah I was stuffed! I have the recipe for my Italian Face Melters & Extra Hot Italian in this thread  if you're curious...