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Chicago Tribune
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Leah Eskin

Smashed burgers are the new kale. No, but really: Try this recipe

Sizzle is the best part of the burger. But it's limited to side A and side B. In-between lurks the granular middle _ it's a lot of ground to cover.

Solved by the genius of math. Remember geometry's plane _ the way it's all surface, no depth? Applied to the burger it produces infinite sizzle.

Here's how to work the equation: Divide ground beef by two, roll each half into a sphere and, in a hot pan, smash with a spatula. The flattened patty plane browns to a sizzle on side A, sizzle on side B _ no middle. Stack patty 1 on patty 2, sandwiching a slice of American cheese.

The result is a four-sided burger with a molten core. How's that for higher math?

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