Big Ass Mushroom Burger - 5 stars

this looks amazing. and i remember it well - it WAS amazing. i didn't really do anything to the beef - just mixed some seasoning salt and pepper into it and formed it into big patties. buy high quality ground beef or ground sirloin, and that is all you will ever need to do. i put a thumb indentation in the center of the patties and tossed them on the grill, preheated to medium high.

note: when grilling burgers, never, ever press down on them with the spatula. the precious meaty juices run out, leaving a dried out patty behind. yuck. instead, indent the center of the raw patties with your thumb when you form them. this will prevent them from turning into the shape of a baseball when they're on the grill.

while the patties were grilling, i sauteed a bunch of sliced crimini mushrooms in some olive oil with garlic and pepper. i sliced up some fresh tomato and onion, tossed the buns on the grill, and flipped the burgers.

when the burgers were close to done, i threw some soy pepperjack cheese on mine, and some ... gouda? regular jack? i can't remember! some sort of non-soy cheese went on tony's. :-)

i assembled them on their toasted buns, and somehow, we managed to eat them in spite of their height. yum!