Burgers, sandwiches and sausages are an easy way to start cooking on a flat top grill. The steel cooktop gives a patty a crust across its whole surface. Smash burgers need that flat surface to work at all.
Buns and bread toast on the cooler outer edge while the meat cooks near the fire. Onions and peppers soften in the drippings next to it. Sausages and hot dogs brown evenly on the steel, then can move over the grate for a little char. This page also covers melts, subs, po' boys and other grilled sandwiches.
Familiar cuts and dishes come first in each group. USDA lists 160°F as the safe minimum for ground beef, pork and lamb, including fresh sausages. Ground chicken and turkey need 165°F. Reheat hot dogs and precooked sausages to 165°F. See our internal temperature chart.
Burgers and sliders
- Black & Blue Burger: Juicy Seared Beef
- Bourbon Whiskey Smash Burger: Juicy & Seared
- Ultimate Smash Burger with Cheese: Juicy Flat Top
- Juicy Maple Bacon Burger with Vermont Cheddar
- Grilled Kobe Beef Burger: Juicy & Seared
- Grilled Hamburguesa Mexicana: Juicy Wood-Fired Burger
- Wood-Fired Jalapeño Burger with Cream Cheese
- Juicy Grilled Veal Burgers (Albanian Style)
- Juicy Wagyu & Pork Belly Sliders with Blue Cheese
- BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders: Smoky & Tender
- Cheese Stuffed Burgers (Washington Cougar Gold)
- Elk Burgers & Slaw (North Carolina Style)
- Juicy Bison Burgers with Caramelized Onions
- Grilled Boca Burger with Charred Veggie Toppings
- Grilled Taro Burgers & Tropical Slaw (Hawaiian)
- Juicy BBQ Caribou Burgers (Alaskan Style)
Sausages, brats and hot dogs
- Grilled Polish Sausage (Illinois Maxwell Street)
- Swiss Cervelat Hot Dogs: Wood-Fired & Juicy
- Grilled Andouille Sausage Po Boys (Tennessee Style)
- Grilled Double Brat Sandwich (Wisconsin Sheboygan Style)
- Grilled Firecracker Hot Dogs (Mississippi Style)
- Grilled Fenway Frank Hot Dogs (Massachusetts)
- Grilled Bratwurst & Sauerkraut (New Jersey Style)
- Grilled Hot Dogs: Wood-Fired & Loaded Toppings
- Grilled Brat & Cheese Skewers (Wisconsin Style)
- French Onion Hot Dogs: Seared & Cheesy
- Grilled Basque Chorizo (Nevada Style)
- Grilled Polish Kielbasa & Caramelized Onions
- Charred Chile Relleno: Chorizo & Cheese (Mexican)
- Juicy Grilled Qebapa (Albanian Style)
- Grilled Conecuh Sausage (Alabama Style)
- Crispy Grilled Black Pudding (Polish Kaszanka)
Sandwiches, melts and subs
- Grilled Pastrami Sandwich (New York Katz Style)
- Juicy Pulled Pork Sandwiches (St. Louis Style)
- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: 5 Wood-Fired Variations
- Grilled Clam Strip Po' Boys (Connecticut Style)
- Grilled Reuben Sandwich: Crispy Flat Top Style
- Cajun Grilled Shrimp Po' Boy with Spicy Remoulade
- Cubano Sandwich: Crispy Pressed Flat Top Style
- Philly Cheesesteak Skillet (Pennsylvania Style)
- Steak 'n Shake Frisco Melt: Restaurant-Style
- Grilled Bacon Egg & Cheese (NY Bodega Style)
- Grilled Ham & Cheese Pretzel Sandwich (German Style)
- Greek Pork Gyros: Juicy & Seared
- Grilled Club Sandwich: Crispy Bacon & Flat Top
- Seared Lamb Gyro (New York Style)
- Crispy Grilled Cheese Toasties (Irish Style)
- Grilled Capicola Sandwich (New Jersey Style)
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