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Grilling Montana / Recipes / Grill & Griddle Recipes / Kamado Grill Recipes / Big Green Egg Recipes / Making Stuffed Cheeseburgers and Curly Hot Dogs With Items You Already Have in Your Kitchen

Making Stuffed Cheeseburgers and Curly Hot Dogs With Items You Already Have in Your Kitchen

Published: Apr 2, 2013 · Modified: Jul 13, 2021 by Paul Sidoriak · This post may contain affiliate links

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Stuffed burgers can be a really fun and yummy alternative to regular cheeseburgers, but with a pleasant surprise inside!  I pondered purchasing a fancy burger making machine to stuff burgers, but could not think of how else I could possibly use it and really did not have the extra storage space.

Stuffed burgers can be a really fun and yummy alternative to regular cheeseburgers, but with a pleasant surprise inside! I pondered purchasing a fancy burger making machine to stuff burgers, but could not think of how else I could possibly use it and really did not have the extra storage space. After a few attempts at trial and error, this is the technique that I came up with using little more than a ramekin.

You don't need a special burger press to make yummy stuffed burgers

After a few attempts at trial and error, this is the technique that I came up with using little more than a ramekin.

Stuffed burgers can be a really fun and yummy alternative to regular cheeseburgers, but with a pleasant surprise inside! I pondered purchasing a fancy burger making machine to stuff burgers, but could not think of how else I could possibly use it and really did not have the extra storage space. After a few attempts at trial and error, this is the technique that I came up with using little more than a ramekin.

Start by splitting your burger meat in half

Take the half of a burger meat and press it into the bottom of a ramekin.  If you are smart, you will spray some non stick food release in the bottom, and around the inside of your ramekin so it comes out easily when you are done.

Stuffed burgers can be a really fun and yummy alternative to regular cheeseburgers, but with a pleasant surprise inside! I pondered purchasing a fancy burger making machine to stuff burgers, but could not think of how else I could possibly use it and really did not have the extra storage space. After a few attempts at trial and error, this is the technique that I came up with using little more than a ramekin.

Half the burger meat pressed into the ramekin

Now cut your cheese stuffing into cubes and place it in the middle of the burger patty.  Most melting cheeses would probably work fine, but I chose pepper jack for this burger.  Grilled onions, pickles, bacon bits, or blue cheese would probably also go really well, but that would be a matter of preference.

Stuffed burgers can be a really fun and yummy alternative to regular cheeseburgers, but with a pleasant surprise inside! I pondered purchasing a fancy burger making machine to stuff burgers, but could not think of how else I could possibly use it and really did not have the extra storage space. After a few attempts at trial and error, this is the technique that I came up with using little more than a ramekin.

Cheese placed in the center of the burger

Take the other half of the burger meat and top the cheese. Be sure to press down evenly so that the top and bottom half's adhere to each other.

Stuffed burgers can be a really fun and yummy alternative to regular cheeseburgers, but with a pleasant surprise inside! I pondered purchasing a fancy burger making machine to stuff burgers, but could not think of how else I could possibly use it and really did not have the extra storage space. After a few attempts at trial and error, this is the technique that I came up with using little more than a ramekin.

Food release helps the burger come out much easier than without

Now it is time to hit the burger with your favorite seasonings and head to the grill.  I grilled the stuffed burgers at about 350F which is a little cooler than normal for a little extra time to make sure that the cheese melted.

Stuffed burgers can be a really fun and yummy alternative to regular cheeseburgers, but with a pleasant surprise inside! I pondered purchasing a fancy burger making machine to stuff burgers, but could not think of how else I could possibly use it and really did not have the extra storage space. After a few attempts at trial and error, this is the technique that I came up with using little more than a ramekin.

Burgers cooked for just a little longer than normal, but not much

What we ended up with was a juicy, cheesy, and extremely flavorful burger!  Even though burgers are not much of a novelty, these stuffed burgers cooked over hardwood lump charcoal on the Big Green Egg turned out delicious!

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  1. Avatarvanessaporter18

    April 02, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    So excited to try these! Thanks for sharing! Are there any other good cheeses you've tried this with?

    Reply
    • Avatarwww.GrillingMontana.com

      April 02, 2013 at 11:15 pm

      Thanks for looking and commenting! I have not tried many cheeses but I bet a stringy cheese like mozzarella could be fun. Blue cheese probably would not melt that well, but I bet it would also be fantastic!

      Reply
      • Avatarvanessaporter18

        April 02, 2013 at 11:32 pm

        Yes! Love blue cheese! You know what? I saw someone do a burger with a babybel cheese inside it. Those little round cheeses that come covered in red wax... It's almost the perfect shape for the centre of a burger. It's a mild cheese though...not like blue.

        Reply
  2. AvatarAli @ jamhandsblog

    April 03, 2013 at 2:18 am

    Fellow Montana food blogger here 🙂 Glad to have found your blog! Stuffed burgers are a really nice change. I made some the other day that were stuffed with a jalapeno popper & bacon type of filling. I like your ramekin idea a lot. I used a small dinner plate and just made one patty a little larger than the other so that I could sorta tuck the edges over. Kinda worked, kinda didn't. 🙂

    Reply
    • Avatarwww.GrillingMontana.com

      April 03, 2013 at 2:29 am

      Hey @Ali- Great to hear you are a fellow blogger from the Big Sky State! The ramekin trick works quite well. I cannot wait to take a deeper look at jamhandsblog- Expect a PM from me- Cheers!

      Reply

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