Cooking burgers over cedar planks creates amazing flavor, infusing every bite with smoky complexity. This is a fun and creative way to serve hamburgers at your next outdoor barbecue
Planked Cheeseburgers Infused with Sauce
Equipment
- Natural Gas Grill
- Grill Stainless Steel Flipper
- 12" Locking Tongs with Metal Head
- Round Cutter Set
- 9" Wire Whisk
- Glass Nesting Bowls
- 10" Serrated Knife
- 10" Chef's Knife
- 18 x 24-Inch Plastic Cutting Board
- Measuring Cups/Spoons Set
- Half-Sheet Pan
- Grilling Cedar Grilling Planks
Ingredients
THE SAUCE, WHISK
- ⅓ cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Ketchup
- 2 tbsp. Sweet or dill pickle relish
- 2 tbsp. Yellow mustard or Dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper to taste
THE CHEESEBURGERS, SHAPE
- 1 ½ lb. Ground chuck
- 2 Cedar planks, soaked
- 4 Slices sharp Cheddar
- 4 Kaiser rolls, split, brushed with olive oil, and grilled
- Green leaf lettuce
- Sliced tomatoes
- Thinly sliced red onions
Instructions
- Prepare grill for two-zone grilling, heating two center burners to low heat and two outer burners to medium-high heat to maintain a temperature of 450–500°.
The Sauce
- Whisk together mayonnaise, ketchup, pickle relish, and mustard; season with salt and pepper.
The Cheeseburgers
- Shape chuck into four 6-oz. patties, slightly larger than the rolls, using a 5-inch biscuit cutter. Season patties with salt and pepper.
- Arrange soaked planks on grill over outer burners until planks begin to smoke, 3–4 minutes. Flip planks and arrange over center burners.
- Cook patties on planks, covered, until a thermometer inserted into centers registers 150–155°, about 10 minutes. Place Cheddar on patties and allow to melt, 2 minutes. Transfer cheeseburgers to a plate, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes. Serve cheeseburgers on rolls with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and sauce.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
1 servings per container
- Amount Per ServingCalories659
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
36g
56%
- Saturated Fat 12g 60%
- Cholesterol 126mg 42%
- Sodium 1028mg 43%
- Total Carbohydrate
37g
13%
- Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
- Protein 46g 92%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

