It was hard to get a good picture, sorry it’s not that amazing of a photo 😅 thoughts on how to better photograph a smashburger are welcome if something comes to mind

Just some cheap buns
Two smashed pattes on each (w/salt and pepper)
American cheese
Sliced poblano
And ketchup & mayo

I used to really like doing fresh jalapeno, but now generally have to avoid spicy food for dumb reasons so poblano has been a nice substitute.

For the patties you just roll ground beef into a ball roughly the size of a golf ball, maybe a tad bigger if you want, get your cast iron super hot, and then place your patty ball on the cast iron, and smash it down with a suitable metal implement- I use a flat, non-slotted cookie scraper and use the butt of a silicone spatula to press down on the top of the spatula since it’s hard to get good leverage on the cookie scraper without putting your hand too close to the sputtering hot pan

  • Sophocles@infosec.pubEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Looks delicious! There are a couple of techniques to get good pics of food; here are a couple I can think of off the top of my head:

    Take the picture in an area void of distractions like an empty table
    Center the item of interest in the middle of the plate and make sure it’s clean of crumbs or fingerprints
    Use garnish to make colors pop (e.g. like green chives on white mashed potatoes)
    Take the pic in good lighting, sunlight from a window is best
    Get close enough to the food to fill the whole frame, leaving a little space on the edges . Get even closer to get good food textures

  • Routhinator@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I was wondering what a “smash” patty was. After reading the description they… Are just patties. Flattening a ball of hamburger has always been part of making patties… I guess you can call it “smashing”.

    Looks delish, regardless.

    • remon@ani.socialEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I think the difference is that a traditional patty is shaped before you grill it. A smash burger is shaped by being smashed directly on the grill.

    • Cris@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      When you smash it into the griddle or pan instead of flatting it before cooking the patty ends up thinner and browns really deeply, getting crispy lacey edges that crunch slightly as you bite into them

      Smash burgers turn out fairly distinct from regular burgers where you form the patty in advance :)