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Cook just the outside of the meat and leave the center raw to keep it plump and moist. Paint the burger with oil and brown coloring. To make grill marks, brand the meat with a hot metal skewer. Use some paper towels to make a diaper for the bottom of the meat so no juices leak onto the bun.
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The Perfect Burger
The Perfect Burger

It isn't too tough to make a mouth-watering burger at home. But could you make it look delicious even after it sits for hours under bright lights in a photo studio? Here's how:

RECIPE
  • 3 lbs Ground beef
  • Vegetable oil
  • Brown food coloring or molasses
  • 100 hamburger buns
  • 2 cases of lettuce
  • a dozen tomatoes
  • paper towels
  • Superglue
  • tweezers
  • paintbrush
  • waterproof spray
  • glycerin and water (glycerin is a syrupy, sweet liquid made from oil)
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