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Culver's ButterBurger Cheese Copycat Recipe
Culver's ButterBurger Cheese copycat: a smashed salt-and-pepper patty, American cheese and a butter-toasted crown. Makes 2 burgers in 15 minutes.
Burger recipes and techniques, tested at home
Burger recipes and techniques, from the patty to the bun, tested in our kitchen with exact quantities and timings.
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Hungry Jack's Bacon Deluxe Recipe (Copycat)
Copycat Hungry Jack's Bacon Deluxe for 2 in 30 minutes: thin flame-grilled patties, cheese, crisp eye bacon, tomato, iceberg and mayo on a sesame bun.
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Veggie Burger Recipe: Firm Black Bean Patties
A ratio-based method for a homemade veggie burger that sears, stays firm and gets its protein from beans, with numbers from USDA data.
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Whopper Copycat Recipe: Make a Homemade Whopper
My tested Whopper copycat for two: 4 oz 80/20 patties, grill or skillet, 160 °F inside, built for the 2026 bun and mayo update.
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FlameThrower Burger Copycat Recipe (Dairy Queen)
FlameThrower burger copycat: two thin 75 g patties, pepper jack, jalapeño bacon and a smoky chipotle sauce built on Dairy Queen's official toppings.
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McDonald's Daily Double Copycat Recipe at Home
Two 1.6-oz patties, one slice of American cheese, mayo, shredded lettuce, tomato and fresh slivered onion: the Daily Double, built at home in 20 minutes.
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Western Bacon Cheeseburger Copycat (Carl's Jr.)
My Carl's Jr. Western Bacon copycat: grilled beef, crisp onion rings, smoky BBQ sauce, 2 strips of bacon and American cheese, from the official US menu.
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Whataburger Avocado Bacon Burger Recipe (Copycat)
1 beef patty, American cheese, 3 bacon strips, mashed lemony avocado and a buttermilk-pepper sauce on Texas toast. My homemade copycat for 2 burgers.
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ShackBurger Recipe: Shake Shack Burger at Home
The ShackBurger at home, from Shake Shack's own 2017 cookbook: smashed 4 oz patties, the published sauce and potato bun swaps, for 2.
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Shake Shack Avocado Bacon Burger Copycat Recipe
A homemade version for 2 built on Shake Shack's own published smash method and ShackSauce, with the bacon, avocado and stacking order worked out.
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Shake Shack Double Cheeseburger Recipe (Copycat)
Shake Shack Double Cheeseburger copycat: 2 cold 4 oz pucks smashed in cast iron, melted American cheese and a buttered potato bun. Makes 2 burgers.
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Dave's Double Copycat Recipe: Wendy's at Home
Wendy's Dave's Double at home: 2 salted quarter-pound squares, American cheese, mustard and a potato bun, as on the 2026 US menu.
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McDouble Copycat Recipe: How to Make It at Home
2 1.6 oz patties salted on the griddle, 1 slice of American cheese and rehydrated onions: my McDouble copycat, with every guess marked.
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Double Big Jack Recipe: Hungry Jack's Copycat
An unofficial copycat of Hungry Jack's Double Big Jack: 4 thin flame-grilled patties, melted cheese, Big Jack-style sauce and pickles on a sesame bun.
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Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger at home: 2 unseasoned smashed patties, American cheese between them, crispy smoked bacon and a 60-second foil wrap.
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Five Guys Little Bacon Burger Copycat Recipe
1 plain 3.5 oz patty pressed twice, cooked dry to 160°F, with crisp smoked bacon laid straight on the beef and a dry-toasted sesame bun, in 30 minutes.
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Five Guys Bacon Burger Copycat Recipe (No Cheese)
My double Five Guys Bacon Burger copycat: unseasoned 80/20 beef pressed thin, cooked to 160°F on a dry griddle, crisp applewood bacon, toasted sesame bun.
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A&W Teen Burger Copycat Recipe With Teen Sauce
Make A&W Canada's Teen Burger at home: thin peppery 3 oz patties, real cheddar, bacon, a sweet Miracle Whip-style Teen sauce and a toasted sesame bun.
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Hardee's Big Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe
Make Hardee's Big Cheeseburger at home: a charbroiled 4 oz Angus patty, American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard on toasted brioche. Serves 2.
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Hesburger Cheeseburger Copycat with Cucumber Mayo
Finland's biggest burger chain builds its cheeseburger with cheddar, spiced pickles and a cucumber mayonnaise. Here is how I rebuild it at home.
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Big Jack Angus Recipe: Hungry Jack's Copycat
Big Jack Angus recipe: 2 flame-grilled Angus patties, a pickle-mustard special sauce and a 3-layer sesame bun, rebuilt from Hungry Jack's ingredients.
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Sonic SuperSONIC Bacon Double Copycat Recipe
Sonic SuperSONIC Bacon Double Cheeseburger copycat for 2: 2 quarter-pound patties, American cheese, mayo and bacon that stays crisp. Ready in 40 minutes.
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Hardee's Monster Thickburger Copycat Recipe
Make Hardee's Monster Thickburger at home: 2 1/3-lb Angus patties, 4 strips of crisp bacon, 3 slices of American cheese and mayo. Serves 2.
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Sonic Jr. Double Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe
2 2-oz patties, American cheese, crinkle-cut pickles, ketchup and mustard: a 15-minute home copy of Sonic's value-menu double, guesses clearly marked.
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Five Guys Little Bacon Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe (Makes 2)
Five Guys Little Bacon Cheeseburger at home: 1 pressed patty, American cheese and crisp applewood-smoked bacon. Copycat recipe for 2 in 30 minutes.
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Double Whopper with Cheese Copycat Recipe (US-Style, 2026 Update)
Double Whopper with Cheese copycat recipe: 2 1/4 lb flame-grilled patties, melted American cheese and 2026 US-style lemon mayo. Makes 2 in 30 minutes.
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Sonic All-American Bacon Smasher Copycat Recipe (Smash Burger)
Make Sonic's All-American Bacon Smasher at home: 2 smashed patties, American cheese, bacon, ketchup, mayo, lettuce and tomato, weighed and timed.
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Burger King Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe: Flame-Grilled at Home
A thin, flame-grilled patty, 1 slice of American cheese, pickles, yellow mustard and ketchup on a toasted sesame bun: how to make 2 at home in 15 minutes.
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Culver's Sourdough Melt Copycat Recipe (Patty Melt)
Smashed salt-and-pepper beef, aged cheddar and grilled red onions on buttered, toasted sourdough: a Culver's copycat for 2, sourced from Culver's menu.
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Burger Patty Guide: Best Beef, Internal Temp and Cooking Methods
How to choose the beef, shape and season the patty, and cook it to a safe 160°F (71°C) in a skillet, on a griddle or grill, or smash-style.
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Carl's Jr. Famous Star Copycat Recipe (With Cheese, Makes 2)
Make a Carl's Jr. Famous Star copycat at home: charbroiled-style patty, American cheese, ketchup-relish special sauce and mayo. Recipe for 2, metric and US.
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Double Whopper Recipe: Flame-Grilled Burger King Copycat at Home
Make a Double Whopper at home: 2 flame-grilled 4 oz patties stacked in Burger King's official order, with specs and calories checked in 4 markets.
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Five Guys Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe: What the Chain Confirms
Five Guys cheeseburger copycat: 2 unseasoned 80/20 patties cooked well-done to 160°F, American cheese and a toasted sesame bun, checked against Five Guys.
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Jumbo Jack Copycat Recipe: Homemade Jack in the Box Burger
My Jumbo Jack copycat for 2 burgers, in US and metric measures: thin patty, rebuilt mayo-onion sauce, toasted sesame bun and the chain's build order.
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Wendy's Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe (Makes 2)
Square 2.25 oz patty, oven-baked smoked bacon, American cheese and mayo: rebuild Wendy's value-menu classic at home in 30 minutes.
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Whataburger Copycat Recipe: Homemade Whataburger with Cheese
Whataburger copycat recipe for 2: a thin 4 oz patty pressed to 5 inches, a toasted 5-inch bun, American cheese and mustard, no ketchup. Ready in 25 min.
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Bacon King Copycat Recipe: How to Make Burger King's Bacon King
2 flame-grilled quarter-pound patties, 6 slices of crisp smoked bacon, American cheese, ketchup and mayo: my tested Bacon King copycat for two.
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Jack in the Box Ultimate Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe at Home
Jack in the Box Ultimate Cheeseburger copycat: 2 seasoned patties, American and Swiss cheese, ketchup, mustard and mayo on a buttered bun, in 25 minutes.
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Son of Baconator Copycat Recipe: Wendy's at Home
Son of Baconator copycat recipe: 2 square 2.25 oz patties, 4 slices of applewood bacon, American cheese, ketchup and mayo. Wendy's 2012 specs, for 2.
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Dairy Queen Copycat Cheeseburger Recipe (Original Stackburger)
Make DQ's Original Cheeseburger at home: 2 thin 75 g seasoned patties, sharp American, pickles, ketchup and mustard on a toasted bun. Ready in 20 minutes.
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Five Guys Cheeseburger: What's Inside and a Copycat Recipe
2 80/20 patties, American cheese, a toasted sesame bun and 15 free toppings: the Five Guys cheeseburger decoded, US vs France, plus my copycat at 160°F.
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Five Guys Little Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe
1 pressed 3.5 oz patty, American cheese, a dry-toasted sesame bun: my Five Guys Little Cheeseburger copycat for 2, in 20 minutes.
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Whataburger Sweet and Spicy Bacon Burger Copycat Recipe
Copycat Whataburger Sweet and Spicy Bacon Burger: 2 patties, American and Jack cheese, bacon, grilled onions, mustard and a homemade pepper-jelly sauce.
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What's on a Whopper? Ingredients, History and a Copycat Recipe
What's on a Burger King Whopper: the official build, how the flame broiler works, its 1957 Miami origin, how it changes abroad, and a smoky copycat recipe.
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Little Hamburger Five Guys Copycat Recipe
I tested a home copy of the single-patty Little Hamburger with 80/20 beef, toasted sesame bun and free toppings.
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Triple Whopper Cheese Copycat Recipe for 2 at Home
My home grill method recreates the Australian triple-stack build with 3 flame-kissed patties, melted cheddar-style slices and mayo plus tomato sauce.
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ShackBurger Recipe Copycat: Shake Shack at Home
I tested a home ShackBurger copycat with smashed patty, copycat Shack sauce and toasted potato bun.
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MOS Burger Teriyaki Burger Copycat Recipe (2 Burgers)
My home copy of Japan's Shin-Tobikiri egg-and-cheese teriyaki burger, built from MOS Burger's May 2024 press release.
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Sonic Jalapeno Double Cheeseburger Copycat Recipe
I tested a 2-burger copycat with smashed patties, pickled jalapeños and spicy mayo — inspired by Sonic, not its formula.
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Triple Meat Whataburger Copycat Recipe (2 Burgers)
Triple Meat Whataburger copycat for 2: 3 80/20 patties, mustard, pickles and toasted 5-inch bun.
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Ultimate Double Whopper Copycat Recipe for 2
I rebuilt Hungry Jack's Ultimate Double Whopper at home with flame-grilled patties, bacon, double cheese and the classic mayo-ketchup stack.
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Homemade Burger Buns: Soft Brioche Buns Recipe
Tested homemade burger buns recipe: 8 golden, pillowy brioche buns in 3 hours, with exact weights, proofing times and oven temperatures in °F and °C.