Homemade burgers are often healthier than restaurant burgers as homemade burgers allow you to directly control the ingredients, cooking methods and portion sizes and you can also remove some of the fat and grease by squeezing it out of the burger.
Homemade burgers can also be made using leaner meat like 90 percent lean beef or even turkey and you can reduce the salt and use whole grain buns.
Homemade burgers often contain less calories, less fat and less additives than restaurant burgers, which are usually made for the best taste and not nutrition.
Grilling or pan searing the burgers at home with minimal oil is often better than deep frying or cooking the burgers in butter, and other grease, which is often common in restaurant cooked burgers.
You can also add more healthy vegetables and use healthier cheeses and use lower calorie toppings like lettuce wraps instead of brioche buns.
And you can also use high quality meat and skip preservatives or excessive salt that is found in processed, restaurant patties and restaurant burgers often also feature larger, 6 to 8 ounce patties, while a homemade 4 ounce sized hamburger patty can help you manage your calorie intake.
Restaurant burgers taste better in most cases than homemade burgers as restaurants use ground beef with 20 percent to 30 percent fat, which ensures that the burgers retain moisture and flavor and restaurants often use custom blends of meat like short rib and brisket and they avoid overworking the hamburger patty, and never press down on the burger while cooking, which prevents losing internal moisture.
Some restaurants may press down on the burger when cooking, although others don't.
Restaurant and diner burgers taste different mainly because diners use hamburger meat that has a high fat content of 80/20 meat blends.
Diners and restaurants also use a seasoned flat top griddle as well as high heat cooking techniques to create a nice savory crust.
The diner and restaurant burgers also often feature freshly ground beef as well as the use of specialized seasoning and toasting the hamburger buns in butter or even beef tallow, which provides a richer and more indulgent flavor when compared to the home cooked burgers.
Cooking on a griddle that is seasoned, allows the fat from the other burgers that were previously cooked to also baste the current burgers being cooked, which adds a deep and savory flavor.
Chefs in diners and restaurants also heavily season the hamburger patty using salt and pepper just before they cook the burger.
Diners and restaurants often use beef that has at least 20 to 30 percent of fat, which remains juicier, more tender and also provides a stronger and richer flavor.
And instead of using standard ground beef, many diners and restaurants also use a mix of cuts of meat like chuck, brisket or short rib to get a superior taste and texture.
Also many diners and restaurants also smash the hamburger patty on the hot surface of the griddle, which creates a Maillard reaction, which is a chemical reaction between the amino acids and reducing sugars, which helps produce a crispy and caramelized crust while also locking the juices into the meat.
And using butter or even animal fat like Tallow on the griddle and on the hamburger buns also add some extra layers of flavor and indulgents.
Diners also often will use fresh and soft and toasted hamburger buns, which is combined with precise and simple toppings for the burgers to enhance instead of overpower the hamburger meat.
To make your burgers at home taste better you can also add herbs, cheese or Worcestershire sauce.
You can also add some Jalapeno peppers to your burger or hot sauce and or add some toppings like fried eggs, chips, bacon, bacon jam, sauteed onions, sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, avocados, blue cheese or even grilled pineapple.
Some other good sauces to add to your burger are truffle aioli, sriracha may, aioli, chipotle mayo and you can also toast the bun or use different breads.
Crispy bacon, tangy pickles, garlic butter, rosemary, thyme herbs, BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese, feta cheese, cream cheese pepperjack cheese and even garlic can all help to pimp your burger and make the burger more enjoyable.