Original Double ’n Cheese Steakburger
The burger the chain is built on. Two thin steakburger patties seared on a hot griddle until the edges go crisp and lacy, with melted American cheese on a toasted bun, dressed the way you ask. Long before smash burgers were a trend, this was one. Pair it with a hand-dipped shake, as the name demands.
The story
The word steakburger is Gus Belt’s, and it started as a sales tactic. When he opened in Normal, Illinois, in 1934, Americans distrusted ground beef enough that he would wheel a barrel of T-bone, sirloin and round into the dining room and grind it in front of customers — “In Sight It Must Be Right”. Calling the result a steakburger was the same argument in one word. The thin patties seared hard on a griddle have been the house style ever since.
What’s inside
- 2 thin steakburger patties
- American cheese
- choice of toppings
- toasted bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Original Double ’n Cheese Steakburger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
The Mr. Smiley Burger - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
McDonald's Daily Double (Copycat) - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Peter’s Triple Bacon Burger - Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Whopper (Copycat)
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Original Double ’n Cheese Steakburger.- Five Guys · beef, cheese and a double stack
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SignatureLota Burger New Mexico Style - Swensons · beef, cheese and a double stack
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About Steak 'n Shake
Gus Belt opened the first Steak ’n Shake in Normal, Illinois, in 1934. His slogan, “In Sight It Must Be Right”, was a promise with a performance attached: he would wheel a barrel of T-bone, sirloin and round steaks into the dining room and grind them into burger meat in front of the customers. At a time when Americans were deeply suspicious of ground beef, that was the entire pitch, and it is where the word “steakburger” comes from.
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