★ GUIDES
BURGER GUIDES
read between the bites
Regional Classics
The Oklahoma onion burger: an American classic built on necessity
Born in El Reno in the 1920s and shaped by hard times, the Oklahoma onion burger turned necessity into one of America's great burger traditions.
Fundamentals
What makes a great burger?
The four pillars Pattyo uses to score every bite: patty, bun, sauce, and balance.
Fundamentals
The perfect burger bun
How a soft, glossy, structurally honest bun is the difference between a sandwich and a burger.
Recipes
Homemade burger patty blends
Chuck, brisket, short rib. The classic blends, the fat ratios, and where home cooks go wrong.
Chains
Why are Five Guys burgers so good?
Hand-formed, double-stacked, never-frozen. A breakdown of the chain that gets the basics right.