/ck/ - Food & Cooking

How to make delicious hamburgers /ck/?

In an effort to try and make 'fast-food' style burgers, I took my ground beef and pressed it out into really thin pattys, and then froze them in the fridge. Then I placed the frozen pattys on a griddle and salted-pepper'd them as they cooked.

They turned out decent enough, but lacked in flavor. I want to give it an extra kick. I could hardly taste the salt/pepper at all even though I thought I soaked it in them. With Mcdonalds burgers you can taste the pepper all over them.

any tips?

Also, how do you keep the pattys thin while they're cooking rather than shrinking up around the edges while cooking?

help co/cks. Thought I had particular meat in the freezer for dinner but was wrong. All I have is patties and no burger buns so they are out of the question. Any inspo?