Burgers
Studio Apartment Electric Grill Burgers
Studio apartments make grilling a real math problem. You have no hood vent, no outdoor space, and probably a smoke detector within six feet of the kitchen. The winning move is a small countertop electric grill with a sloped drip channel. Fat drains off the cooking surface before it can burn, which is the single mechanism responsible for 'smoke' on most grills. What you get instead is a true crust and grill marks without any of the vaporized grease that triggers alarms. Cooking for one is freeing, no worrying about staggered doneness, no compromising on sear quality because you crowded the grate. Six ounces of 80/20 beef on a hot grill, three minutes per side, cheese in the last minute, done. It is the simplest high-quality dinner you can make in a studio.
Ingredients
- 6 oz ground beef (80/20)
- Pinch kosher salt
- Pinch black pepper
- 1 slice American cheese
- 1 potato bun
- Ketchup, mayo, pickle chips
Instructions
- 01
Form the beef into one 6 oz patty slightly wider than the bun. Thumb-dimple the center.
- 02
Preheat the indoor grill to high for 5 minutes.
- 03
Season the patty on both sides right before it hits the grill.
- 04
Cook 3 minutes on the first side undisturbed.
- 05
Flip, add cheese, close the lid (or cover loosely with foil), and cook 3 minutes more.
- 06
Toast the bun on the grill for the last 30 seconds while the burger rests on a plate.
Pro Tips
From our kitchen
- ★Studio apartments do not have range hoods, so pick a grill with a grease-drain channel. Pooled fat is what smokes; drained fat does not.
- ★The George Foreman GGR50B is the cheapest grill on our list that genuinely works for a solo studio setup.
- ★Crack a window anyway. Even a smokeless grill aerosolizes a tiny amount of fat, and a 400 sq ft space holds onto that smell for days.
We recommend for this recipe
George Foreman GGR50B 15-Serving Indoor/Outdoor Grill
The George Foreman GGR50B 15-Serving Indoor/Outdoor Grill's 240 sq in surface and removable stand for indoor/outdoor use and george tough nonstick coating make it our pick for this recipe. the 500F searing heat builds the crust this cut demands.
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