Learn how to get the perfect hamburger in your air fryer or Instant Pot.

Keep reading to learn how to cook hamburgers with five different techniques and why each is worth trying.

Once you perfect the meat, then check out our favorite burger recipes to mix up the toppings.

Ingredients of meat burger on pink background, flat lay, table top view

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The broiler provides high, direct heat that cooks burgers quickly and gives them a nice char.

How to Grill Hamburgers

Grilling burgers gives them a nice smokiness and those coveted cross-hatch grill marks.

Plus, you might cook as many as will fit on your grill at a time.

adobo seasoned hamburgers

Antonis Achilleos

We love the buttery Havarti cheese and the basil- and onion-flecked mayo for toppings.

Cheesy Lamb Burgers With Herb Mayo Recipe

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