Most burgers get flipped and forgotten. This one gets treated like a steak — because it is one. Our Steakhouse Blend Burgers are made from premium cuts, hand-chopped for a true steak-like bite, exceptional juiciness, and rich beefy flavor you simply can't get from regular ground beef. It deserves a steak-level technique to match. Enter: the reverse sear.
Ingredients
Makes 2 burgers
- 2 Chop Box Steakhouse Blend Burgers (8oz each) — thawed overnight in the refrigerator
- 2 brioche buns, toasted in butter
- 2 slices Gruyère cheese
- Kosher salt & black pepper
- 1 tbsp avocado oil or other high smoke point oil
Build Your Own Steakhouse Burger
Choose your toppings:
- Classic: smash sauce (mayo, ketchup, Dijon, pickle brine, garlic powder), butter lettuce, tomato, thinly sliced white onion, dill pickles
- Steakhouse: Gruyère, caramelized onions, Dijon aioli
- Mushroom: Gruyère, sautéed garlic butter mushrooms, caramelized onions, Dijon aioli
Instructions
- Thaw patties overnight in the refrigerator. Pat dry and season generously with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Set up your grill for two-zone cooking — one side on low indirect heat (~225°F), one side on high direct heat.
- Place patties on the indirect side. Close the lid and cook until internal temperature reaches 120°F, approximately 20–25 minutes.
- Remove patties and rest for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, crank the direct heat side to maximum.
- Lightly oil the grates. Sear patties over direct high heat for 60–90 seconds per side — you’re building crust, not cooking through.
- Immediately place Gruyère on top. Close the lid for 30 seconds to melt.
- Build your burger with your chosen toppings and serve immediately.
Chef’s Tips
- Pull at 120°F internal — carryover heat during the sear will bring it to a perfect medium.
- Hand-chopped patties hold together beautifully through the low-and-slow phase. Don’t rush it.
- Two-zone cooking is the move — indirect heat for control, direct heat for crust. Don’t skip the rest between the two.
Shop the Ingredients
🛒 The burger that earns the technique: Shop Steakhouse Blend Burgers → Premium cuts, hand-chopped — delivered to your door.
Short on time? Try our Steakhouse Smash Burgers — same steakhouse quality, ready in minutes.