# Best homecooked burger toppings

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-homecooked-burger-toppings/991543 "2023-10-13T22:30:34Z")\
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- 80/20 patty sprinkled with kosher salt, cooked in a cast iron pan (I find that’s the best way to replicate the “crust” that forms when it’s cooked on a flat-top grill at a diner)
- American cheese
- Bun, toasted on the inside only. I achieve this by placing it in a toaster oven with the insides facing up, and setting the toaster oven to broil. Griddle frying also works.
- Mustard, preferably a spicy German mustard like [Lowensenf Extra Hot](https://store.mustardmuseum.com/product/1051/german-mustards), or a Dijon if that’s all that’s available.
- Mayo
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- A _thin_ slice of red onion
- Dill pickles

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