The definitive guide to preparing the most delicious hamburgers from America's leading burger expert, expanded and updated with new and improved recipes. The Great American Burger Book was the first book to present a wide range of regional burger styles and cooking methods. In this new, expanded edition, author and burger expert George Motz covers traditional grilling techniques as well as smoking, steaming, poaching, smashing, and frying burgers based on signature recipes from across the country.

Each chapter is dedicated to a specific regional burger and includes the history of the method, along with details on how to create your own piece of American culinary history right at home. Written by Motz, the author of Hamburger America and hailed by The New York Times as a leading authority on hamburgers, the Great American Burger Book is a regional tour of the best burgers in America.

The recipes feature regional burgers from California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. International locations include Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Malaysia, and Turkey.

This book is for anyone who loves a great burger, whether unique or classic. And who doesn't love a great burger? These delicious recipes include Connecticut's steamed cheeseburger, New Mexico's tortilla burger, Iowa's loose meat sandwich, Houston's smoked burger, Pennsylvania's fluff screamer, and Sheboygan's brat burger.