Recently ordered a burger press and today it arrived so I've made burgers for tea they are in the fridge chilling now, they are quite thick think they are quarter pounders, I was thinking of flying them for a minute on both sides and finishing them off in the oven for 20 minutes whilst the chips cook, would this be enough time or too much time?

I think it is really too long for a burger. Seal them and then I'd say 10 - 15 mins depending on how thick. Really you either will need a meet thermometer or cut into one. I prefer them in the oven but find them really easy to over cook. Blink and you have missed it.

Bring them upto room temp before cooking. 20 mins is too long. It does depend on the thickness and how you like them cooked but I usually do a couple of minutes each side in a cast iron pan then finish off in the oven to melt the cheese. Just another couple of minutes.

That cooks them to medium well. But again it would depend on the thickness and oven temp etc.


If you don't have a digi termometer then you could do it by touch or simple sacrifice on of them and stick a knife in it to see how far cooked it is.

Thanks I will try them for 12 minutes in the oven after sealing, i would say they where just over a CM thick

I think 12 minutes will be way too long for that thickness. No probs though as you'll learn the timings and heat the more you make burgers.

They where cooked under the chips on a separate tray, just eating mine now and its still moist but I think I put too much red onion in but I like it anyway.

Glad you had an edible burger. It's all a bit trial and error with them I think.

I always cook my onion first before I put it in the burger meat. This way you get the flavour but not the raw taste of the onion.

Got a local butcher to mince up some briskett and I'm never going back to supermarket mince ever again. As for cooking a thick burger i'd say between 9 - 12 mins. I like mine thin and wide so 10 mins for those is plenty.

You actually paid for this, why not just use your hands. Anyway on your question, yes that sounds fine but give a bit less depending how well done you want the burger!