Juicy Smoked Burgers

Smoked burgers with cheese on buns on a white platter.

5 from 1 vote

Making delicious, juicy smoked burgers that are full of flavor with a hint of smoky flavor is easier than you think. Made with simple ingredients, you're going to love our easy smoked hamburger recipe.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Entree, sandwich

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 709kcal

Author: Chef Ryan Littley

Equipment

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef 80/20
½ cup onions finely diced
1 tablespoon garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
4 hamburger buns

Instructions

Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees
Remove the ground beef from the refrigerator a half hour prior to cooking it to allow the meat to come to room temperature
Add the ground beef to a large mixing bowl.
Add the diced onions, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, table salt, and black pepper, to the mixing bowl mixing just enough to combine all ingredients.
Make sure to not over handle the ground beef as it will toughen the meat during the cooking process.
Portion out the hamburgers into 8 oz balls.
Using your hands or a burger press to form the hamburger patties.
Add wood chips to the smoke tub for this recipe we used apple wood chips.
Place the burgers directly on the rack in the smoker with a drip pan underneath and cook until an internal temperature of 145 degrees has been reached (about 1 hour). Cooking times will vary as we are cooking to temperature, not a specific time.
*If you prefer less done burgers, cook to 125 - 135 depending on your preference.
When the desired temperature has been reached, add cheese and allow them to cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese has softened over top of the burgers.
*For a crispier texture you can reverse sear the burgers and allow the cheese to melt on the burgers during this process
Remove the burgers from the smoker and place on your favorite bun.

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