CUISINARTStuff Cast Iron Burger Press

Ideal para lo que están hechas

So good. I was looking for a good way to make some nice crispy smashed burgers in the cast iron pan. Found it!This thing is heavy duty. Here are a few recommendations:- Never wash with soap. I never use soap on my cast iron stuff. I "wash" them with hot water and a scrub brush. I dry and then coat with a light coating of vegetable oil.- This set comes with some pre cut parchment paper squares. You're going to want to use these, at least for the first side of each burger. The raw meat will stick. These paper squares may seem a bit cumbersome, but you'll get it.- I roll my ground beef mixture in a ball, put it in a very hot cast iron pan, directly on a pat of butter that has already melted a little pool in the pan. Then I press it down firmly to thin that burger out. I typically let the first side sear and cook for about a minute thirty to two minutes. Then I flip the burger and keep pressure on it to keep it flat. Side two is also about a minute thirty to two minutes. They're easy to cook through at this thickness but what you really want to go for is that sear. You actually get a nice light crunch to the outside of the burger that adds some great flavor and texture.- Have a plate with a paper towel on it to set the smasher off to the side. It will have burger juice all over it so this helps avoid the mess.- This is NOT for the grill. You will smash the ground beef right through your grates. This is for flat surfaces only.- DO NOT put this in the dishwasher. You're only asking for trouble in terms of rust and the wooden handle deteriorating.The burger flipper is an added bonus with this set. A nice chisel front edge to this heavy duty tool flips your smashed burger with ease.Would I recommend? 100%. This is the one you want. It's heavyweight, heavy duty and if you take care of it, should last forever. Get smashing!

I only bought this model specifically because of the supposed 1cm raised edge on the burger press. It’s completely flat.

10mm lip around the "smashing" face. Impossible to get a true smashed patty when you can't go thinner than the 10mm lip. Other than that the quality feels very good. Spatula is very solid and the salt/pepper shaker looks good. I won't know for sure though since I'm returning this.

The cast iron smasher works very well and has the perfect weight to properly smash the burgers. The spatula is high quality stainless and the beveled edge works very well to flip burgers and also clean the residue off the grill afterwards. You use one waxed paper sheet for multiple burgers, so the provided packet should last quite a while.