The best order to stack your burger tops (2024)

The big keys to making a good burger are centralby using the correct meat and grilling technique. But once you master these basics, the architecture of your burger can also improve its taste and overall eating experience.

Many people structure their burgers voluntarily and there really is no wrong way to do it. But there are ways to make it more or less likely that you'll have problems with things like soft buns, suboptimal flavor blends, and, most annoying of all, runaway toppings; it's no fun when the toppings splatter and fall out while you're trying to get your delicious meat sandwich into your mouth.

There are many opinions about the best order to stack toppings on a burger. People have their specific method and their specific motivations for that method. It is a topic that is as debatable aswhat are the best war movies of all time.

That said, here we add our own contribution to that debate, a researched and field-tested argument that the following is the most sensible strategy for building your burger.

From the bottom to the top:

• Bottom bun.
• First optional condiment.Divide your condiments (mustard, ketchup, mayo, etc.) between the top and bottom buns. This preserves their signature flavor, prevents an abundance of mess that will drip and splatter as you eat, and creates a sort of "mortar" on the top and bottom that helps keep the toppings in place. If you're using mayonnaise, Alton Brown recommends putting it on the bottom bun because its greasiness will create a barrier that prevents the bun from soaking up the burger's juices and becoming soggy.
• Salat.Due to its placement on top of the bun, the lettuce acts as a shield, preventing the patty's juices from seeping into it and making it soggy. Not allowing the lettuce to come into direct contact with the hot patty also prevents it from wilting, which helps maintain its crispness.
• Tomato.Slippery vegetables such as lettuce and tomatoes are best placed under the burger and are less likely to slip when used as a base than when sitting on top of the burger. Place half your toppings on the bottom of the burger and the other half on top, so the burger doesn't become top-heavy and therefore unstable, while the weight of the patty and the texture of the bottom will help keep the tomato in place.
• Burger patty with melted cheese.For the best flavor, cheese should be melted on the patty after it has finished cooking.
• Ui.The melted cheese that the onion sits on helps keep it in place.
• Pickles.Place your pickles in the onion rings and these "walls" will prevent them from sliding out.
• Other herbs of your choice.The spices help preserve and preserve the onionspickleson site.
• Thank goodness great.

For extra help holding the structure of your burger together while you eat, learn the best way to hold it; Yes,there is also a best way to do it - proven by science!

Illustrated by Ted Slampyak