I made burgers using 3 celebrity-chef recipes, and the best was most fun to make

Lucien FormichellaJul 3, 2020, 21:54 IST

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I tried following burger recipes from three celebrity chefs — Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, and Ina Garten.
Each burger was easy to make, especially Flay's, which only called for one kind of meat.
Brown's recipe seemed complicated at first, but following it was easier than I thought it'd be.
In the end, all of these burgers were delicious, but the one I made from Garten's recipe was a little better than the others.
My main takeaway is that the secret to a great burger is using ground chuck and ground sirloin.

Finding a good burger is easy, but finding a great burger is a task unlike any other.

In an attempt to find the best one out there, I tried burger recipes from three celebrity chefs: Ina Garten, Alton Brown, and Bobby Flay.

Read on for how these burger recipes stacked up.

First I decided to grind my own meat for all three recipes.

One of the recipes required this. Lucien Formichella for Insider

A few pulses in the food processor was all it took to get a great consistency.

I might've frozen the meat too much. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Brown's recipe only required three ingredients.

Alton Brown is one of my favorite stars on the Food Network. Jason Merritt/GettyImages

His recipe was easy, but very precise.

The brown meat is sirloin — don't worry, that color is natural. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Bobby Flay's recipe only called for one kind of meat

Bobby Flay's recipe was also simple. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Though larger than the one I made using Brown's recipe, this burger didn't seem perfect to me.

Bobby Flay's burger was meant to be about 6 ounces. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Garten's recipe required the most ingredients, but it sounded pretty fun.

Ina Garten's recipe required an egg. Michael Loccisano / Getty

My first attempt at Garten's burger was a bit of a fail.

The result was edible, but clearly not what she was going for, so I made it again. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Take two of Garten's burger went much better.

When done right, the mix looked much better. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Cooking these burgers was easy.

The darkest patty (top) was my first attempt at Ina Garten's burger. Lucien Formichella for Insider

I also decided to cut up some lettuce, tomato, and red onion.

Bobby Flay's is on the bottom, Alton Brown's is on the right, and the initial Garten burger attempt (obviously) is on top. Lucien Formichella for Insider

I think Flay needs to change his definition of perfect.

Or he may want to rename his burger. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Brown is onto something by using two kinds of meat.

This burger had a nice flavor. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Garten's secret ingredient is devious and delicious.

The burger wasn't exactly pretty, but it was delicious. Lucien Formichella for Insider

Overall, Garten's recipe was the best.

Ina Garten's burger was the tastiest, in my opinion. Lucien Formichella for Insider

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