Gourmet Easy Stainless Steel Smash Burger Press with Heat Resistant Handle

This is the fourth tool I’ve purchased made by Gourmet Easy, I love the quality. This Smash Burger Press is very nice looking, easy to clean and heavy enough to smash the burgers easily..

I’m giving this five stars because it is what it is. Allow me to explain it. It’s very solid and built like a tank but a bit on a small side for something like bacon., however, it’s what it said it was,, 6 inches diameter. Can’t blame the company I had looked for a 7 inch but most of the products in that category were not very good looking or not that heavy, at least not in the stainless department. I didn’t want the trouble of taking care of a cast-iron one, although, They are nice and heavy. If you don’t mind, making sure you don’t leave them wet in the sink. I’ll tell you one thing for sure, I was tempted to go for some lighter units, but having picked this up out of the box, I was glad I didn’t. I would say 2 pounds would be the minimum you would want for something that you’re going to use as a weighted item. I was glad that some people mentioned that the rectangular ones didn’t fit in their pan, because sure enough, they certainly aren’t going to fit in a smaller frying pan and even a bigger one because you have to consider the width of the unit, not only it’s length. In other words, its as long at the corners as it is in the center, which means it’s not going to fit in a round pan that measures eight inches .across in the center. Perhaps an 8 inch round one might just squeak by depending on the side angle of your fry pan. Anyway, if you don’t mind the smaller size and cutting your bacon in half, this one is definitely a nice unit. Absolutely no sharp edges anywhere like some people mentioned on the other units available. This thing is quality all the way! I just wish they had an in-between size.

I made my first smash burgers tonight and while my technique needs some tweaking, I am confident that I chose the right burger press. This 2lb Burger Smasher is outstanding! It made quick work of totally flattening my 2 oz patties, and it's large enough that I'm confident it could handle a 2.5 oz patty should I decide to go a little bigger. The surface of my baking steel was over 600F (I have an awesome gas stove!), and this smasher performed admirably. My hands never got hot, and the patties were super thin. My first patty stuck due to operator error, but once I remembered to press and hold instead of immediately lifting it off, the problem was solved. This 2 lb Smasher is well priced, attractive, simple to use, comfortable to hold and cleans up easily. It's winner all the way around. I'm looking forward to round two of burger smashing!

I love this burger press. Works great, nice weight and can toss it in the dishwasher to clean it; it does not rust! I had a cast iron press, but prefer this easier clean up of the stainless steel. Would highly recommend.

This is the best food press I have ever seen. A very high quality stainless steel. No matter what gets on it, it pretty much just wipes clean. I would definitely recommend this press to all of my friends.

Great for smash burgers

I just bought the Weber Slate 36-inch griddle and found this perfect smasher for my burgers. The build quality is outs†anding and the weight is ideal. I made my first smash burgers today. I am very pleased with this smasher. Just a general tip for you all, when you smash a burger, hold it down for a few seconds while pressing, which allows the burger to sear to the griddle top, and then do not twist, slide it across in one direction, no chance of the burger meat sticking to the smasher this way. You will not need to use parchment paper. This truly is a quality product through and through!

Use this all the time. Works exactly as intended! Easy to clean. Very functional. People should know this is on the heavier side compared to some others, but works great as a smasher or for grill weight. But, this would be less appropriate as a weight on say a brioche bun that you want to brown in a pan.

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Husband loves this. The cheap version we had rusted. This doesn't and washes well. It's well made, a good weight and should last many years unlike the other metal ridges ones. This has a smooth base but the weight helps keep any meat flat when cooking.

Die Burgerpresse sieht nicht nur richtig hochwertig aus und glänzt toll, sie macht ihren Job auch hervorragend. Durch das gute Eigengewicht lassen sich Smash Burger mühelos und perfekt plattieren. Ich bin extrem zufrieden und kann sie definitiv weiterempfehlen.

This is very effective at getting a good sear on meat. Surprisingly because it wasn’t the most expensive. It’s solid steel or alloy not sure which and a good weight with a nice handle. It improved the sear on my steaks but this was on the BBQ I’ve not tried it frying yet.

I’ve been using this Gourmet Easy press for a full year now, and it’s become a staple in my cooking. It feels really solid and stable when you're actually pressing the burger down. It’s also a breeze to clean, which is a massive plus. The only tip I’d give is that you definitely need to use a bit of baking parchment when you press, otherwise, the meat will stick to the press. Other than that, it’s a great bit of kit that holds up well.