Best Classic Bacon Cheeseburger Recipe

Ingredients

• 16 strips bacon
• 4 lb. ground beef
• 1/3 c. heavy cream
• 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 6 to 8 dashes hot sauce
• Vegetable oil, for the grill
• 8 slices cheddar cheese
• 3 Tbsp. tablespoons salted butter, softened
• 8 Kaiser rolls, split
• Iceberg lettuce, tomato slices, and dill pickle slices, for topping

Directions

1. Preheat a grill to medium. Meanwhile, set a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook the bacon, turning occasionally, until crispy, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove to a paper towel–lined plate.
2. Put the ground beef in a large bowl. Add the heavy cream, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Mix the meat well with your hands. Form into 8 thin 7-inch-wide patties.
3. Oil the grill grates. Grill the patties until charred, about 3 minutes per side for medium doneness; top each with a slice of cheese in the last 2 minutes of cooking.
   Butter the rolls, then toast on the grill, about 1 minute
4. Place the patties on the rolls and top each with a lettuce leaf, tomato slice, some pickle slices and 2 strips of bacon