Burgers are meant to be an easy meal, requiring little more than shaping ground beef into patties and cooking them to juicy perfection. While a basic burger always hits the spot, sometimes plain ground beef patties can become lackluster and boring. However, you may have a hard time finding inspiration to jazz up your hamburgers that doesn't require a lot of extra effort.
While the caramelized onion smash burgers she makes in the Youtube video only contain meat and seasonings, she sometimes adds other ingredients. For example, Garten adds egg yolks to her homemade blue cheese burgers and, while her 80:20 ground beef rule ensures a moist texture, the Food Network star will sometimes add a little bit of olive oil to the beef. That way, you can add some fat to the mixture and ensure that everything turns out moist and delicious.