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How to Grill Grass-Fed Hamburgers to Perfection

Fast and hot is the best way to retain moisture and tenderness in grass-fed burgers or steak, and the following methods help you achieve this.
Excerpted from Real Food Kids eCourse. And Fundamentals II eCourse has a BBQ steaks video showing how to set up and use the charcoal grill for grass-fed grilling of steaks (which is similar).

Course Main
Author Wardee Harmon

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds grass-fed ground beef
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed, optional
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley or 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (optional)

Instructions

Gas grill instructions:

  1. Preheat the grill to 425 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Add the burgers and grill 3 to 3-1/2 minutes with the lid on.
  3. Set a timer so you don’t forget them.
  4. Do not press on them.
  5. Do not move them.
  6. We want the juices to get sealed inside.
  7. After 3 minutes, flip the burgers and cook another 3 to 3-1/2 minutes, again with the lid on.
  8. After this, the burgers will be medium-rare.
  9. For well-done burgers, shut off the grill or move the burgers to the cool side of the grill, shut the lid and let cook another 3 to 5 minutes.
  10. Before serving, let your burgers rest, covered, in a warm area for 3 to 5 minutes.
  11. This is a good time to toast buns if you’re using them.

Charcoal grill instructions:

  1. Make a pyramid of at least 50 briquets (for a 22-inch diameter grill). Light the briquets and give them at least a half hour to get going — they should be very hot, mostly grey, and smoldering.
  2. Scrape them to one side of the grill and spread them out so they provide direct heat for half the grill's surface.
  3. Add the burgers to the side of the grill that is over the briquets.
  4. Grill 3 to 3-1/2 minutes, with the lid on.
  5. Set a timer so you don’t forget them.
  6. Do not press on them.
  7. Do not move them.
  8. We want the juices to get sealed inside.
  9. After 3 minutes, flip the burgers and cook another 3 to 3-1/2 minutes, again with the lid on.
  10. After this, the burgers will be medium-rare.
  11. For well-done burgers, move the burgers to the other side (where there are no briquets), shut the lid and let cook another 3 to 5 minutes.
  12. Before serving, let your burgers rest, covered, in a warm area for 3 to 5 minutes.
  13. This is a good time to toast buns if you’re using them.