Smoked Hamburgers

One of my favorite things to make on my Weber Smokey Mountain smoker are smoked hamburgers. After a long smoke session (some lasting through the night), there’s usually still a good bit of charcoal burning in the smoker. No point in wasting all that fuel. I toss a few burgers and a little more smoking wood into the cooker. I let the patties smoke a bit. Then I transfer them to a super hot grill to get a nice char on them. The end result are great, super moist, tasty burgers.

Smoked Hamburgers

That Finishing Touch

You can skip the step of finishing the burgers on a grill, but I’d suggest that you don’t. Smoked hamburgers have a different texture than burgers that have been cooked over high heat for a short amount of time. It’s not a bad texture by any means. If your guests are expecting that great grill char, let the burgers spend a little time over high heat.

Smoked burgers also freeze well. If your smoker is already going, why not load it up with a bunch of patties? Then you’ll have plenty to enjoy later.

While your burgers and getting done, grill up a batch of potatoes with onion and garlic for the perfect side dish.

Smoked Hamburgers
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Smoked Hamburgers

Smoked hamburgers have a different texture than burgers that have been cooked over high heat for a short amount of time. It’s not a bad texture by any means, but if you and your guests are expecting that great grill char, you’ll want to let them (the burgers) to spend a little time over high heat.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword burgers, smoked
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 288kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Fire up your smoker for cooking 225 F- 250 F. Use a light smoking wood, such as apple.
  • Form beef into patties and season well with salt and pepper.
  • Place burgers on smoker and cook 60-990 minutes or until beef reaches desired doneness (at least 150 F).
  • Note: Burgers will not have a char on them like you get when cooked over high heat. To get that great char, remove the burgers from the smoker when they reach 120 F and transfer to a hot grill to finish cooking.

Nutrition

Calories: 288kcal | Protein: 19g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 306mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.