Air fryers are the key to making one savory, crispy-on-the-outside, juicy-on-the-inside kind of burger.
This has been the year of the air fryer for me.
Need to heat up a frozen Jimmy Dean’s Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Croissant? Do you want it to come out with the sausage all crisped up and the bread pillowy-soft in a mere six minutes? Air fryer! Need to heat up a hamburger you cooked yesterday and want it to taste even better as seconds? Air fryer! Need to make quick homemade French fries that rival McDonald’s? Air fryer! Need to make the best hamburger you’ve ever tasted? Air fryer!
What you’ll love about these perfectly seasoned air-fried burgers is that the mixture of seasonings in the patties, like Worcestershire, sea salt, black pepper, and minced garlic, combines with the burger’s juices to create a crispy, savory crust that is swoon-worthy, indeed.
If you’ve never had an air-fried hamburger, what you’ll love is the mouthfeel and amazing bite of these hamburgers, all crisped and browned in their own beefy juices. As your teeth sink through seasoned browned meat, you’ll be impressed by the satisfying flavor of the meat patty, buns, and all of your favorite fixings.
Air fryers can help you use less oil when cooking meats and vegetables. They also have their own unique powers of crisping foods while keeping them amazingly moist on the inside. It’s kind of like you have your own grill-master in your kitchen, and one who really knows how to make a great burger.
But what’s most to love, of course, is the easy-peasy sense of peace and calm that air fryers have given to moms all over the world. Forget standing at the stove with a frying pan full of raw burger meat, waiting for the crispy edges to develop. With an air fryer, you can sit and wait for your succulent meal like you have your own personal chef. Or, you can bustle away, getting savory sides together to make your juicy, crispy, savory burgers taste all the better.
Who knew air could bring this much flavor?
Can you imagine telling my grandmother, when she was a girl, that in the future, air would be used to fry hamburgers—and that it works incredibly well? Hamburgers all crisped up in the air fryer help you to enjoy a guaranteed delicious meal, lightning-fast. This is because the air fryer circulates the hot air around the patties, cooking them evenly on all sides. They’ll have the kind of brown crust you can normally only get from cooking burgers in lard in a good cast-iron skillet.
How do I store leftovers?
You can wrap these burgers in foil or plastic wrap and keep them in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, simply throw them back into your air fryer for 3-4 minutes at 350°F or nuke them in the microwave in 30-second blasts until heated through.
Serving suggestions
Try these amazing air-fried hamburgers with a side of these Easy Potato Wedges or these yummy, super-crispy, Air-Fried Onion Rings. Also, you can try a cold, delicious salad with notes of sweet and savory, like this Peach Salad, and a slice of this New York-Style Peach Cheesecake. If you love this recipe for hamburgers, try these amazing air-fried Salmon Bites.
Air-Fryer Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef 80/20
- 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 slices cheddar cheese optional
- 4 hamburger buns lightly toasted
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until just combined, being careful not to overwork the meat.
- Divide the mixture into four equal parts and form each into a patty about 1/2-inch thick. Make a small indent in the center of each patty to help them cook evenly.
- Preheat the air fryer to 370°F. Place the patties in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Cook for 6 minutes, then flip the patties and cook for an additional 2-4 minutes or until desired doneness. If adding cheese, place a slice on each patty in the last minute of cooking.
- Serve the burgers on buns with your choice of toppings.
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