In Defense of Smashburgers
Flat is where it's at
Here's what the smashburger haters get wrong: they think bigger automatically means better. But when it comes to burgers, thin patties actually do more work than their thick counterparts.
The biggest advantage of smashburgers isn't what they are — it's what they're not. They're not trying to punch you in the face with pure meat. When you bite into one of those thick, juicy monsters, that's all you get: beef, beef, and more beef. The cheese becomes background noise, pickles vanish, and you might as well skip the bun entirely. It's like eating a meatball sandwich where someone forgot about the sandwich part.
A good smashburger does the opposite. That thin patty gives you concentrated beef flavor without bulldozing everything else. You can actually taste the sharp bite of onions, the tang of pickles, the creamy hit of cheese. Each component gets to play its part instead of getting drowned out by a half-pound hunk of ground chuck.
And let's talk about that crispy…
