Hamburger
The plainest burger on the board: a small flame-grilled patty with pickles, mustard and ketchup. Without cheese, the char from the broiler is the most noticeable thing about it, which makes it a good way to taste why Burger King insists on the flame. Cheap and simple.
The story
This is what Burger King was selling before it had a Whopper. The chain opened in Jacksonville in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, named after an oven that cooked patties automatically and broke down constantly; two Miami franchisees, James McLamore and David Edgerton, replaced it with a chain-driven flame broiler, bought the company and kept the flame as the brand’s whole argument against McDonald’s. The plain hamburger is that argument at its smallest: one patty, over a flame, nothing to hide behind.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Hamburger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
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About Burger King
Burger King started in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, named after a broiler oven that did not really work. Two franchisees in Miami, James McLamore and David Edgerton, fixed the problem with a flame broiler, took over the company, and gave Burger King the one thing that still separates it from McDonald’s: burgers cooked over a flame instead of on a flat griddle.
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