The best burger I’ve ever had was the Green Chilli Cheese burger from Meat Liquor. No matter what I do, I can’t quite match that perfection. Has anyone come close?
These look like they were absolutely amazing and I would definitely destroy them. But what happened to full size, thick burgers? I feel like I never see them anymore. Is it because of health risks? (I can imagine they might need to cook them to the point of being cardboard if they're too thick)
Yeah, exactly. Ultimately, it's just a matter of preference.
Food trends come and go, just as anything with popular culture. That's most likely why you're seeing more (thin) smash burgers vs (thick) pub burgers, which were very popular 5-10 years ago. Human beings are fickle, easily bored, and conformist by nature.
I still do 'normal' burgers from time to time but the extra flavour you get from the increased surface area of a smash burger makes up for any loss of juiciness from a rare burger.