For the smash burgers

• Fire up your grill for high heat.
• Place a griddle or a large cast iron pan over the highest heat.
• Season the ground beef with salt and pepper and form into four 4 ounce balls (not patties!).
• Place the balls of beef on the griddle and let cook for one minute. Just let them cook, don't mess with them.
• Take your press and flatten out the patties. I like to use the point of the press and work my way around the ball first, doing a little section at a time and then finally I press down on the entire patty to flatten it out. You can also just flatten out the ball all at once. At this point I also like to season the patties some more.
• Let the patties cook until you start to notice a little char along the edges.
• Flip, season again if desired, and continue cooking another minute or so until the other side is charred. The burgers are thin so they will cook very quickly so watch out.
• Add the cheese slices. If desired, cover in a dome to help the cheese melt.
• Meanwhile, place the ham onto the griddle and let brown, cooking for about 2 minutes.
• Flip and cook another minute to get a little color on the other side. Remove.
• Toast the buns.
• Slather one side of each bun with your desired condiments.
• Remove the patties from the grill and place on top of the bun bottoms.
• Add the ham, followed by the onion, tomato, lettuce and pickles, as desired.