first never flour. corn meal works better and you don't have to use much to make it stick add a little salt and fry till a nice char on both sides. brown up the bun in the skillet if you wish then slap it together will a little mayo and American cheese

1 lb. ground beef
3/4ths to 1 cup of bread crumbs (1/2 for corn meal)
Salt
Pepper
Seasoning (optional)

Since we're New York people Moe, go to Trader Joe's and get 1 lb. of 80/20 ground beef. I guarantee you it costs $1.99+tax (the one in Union Square anyways.)

When you get home, put the beef in the freezer if you're not going to make patties now. To defrost meat, my mom always told me never to use hot water. Cold to lukewarm is fine. It should take about an hour to thaw. If still frozen, give another 30 minutes.

Once thawed, carefully remove the beef from the packaging, and cut it into 4 squares. For substance, I use bread crumbs, but Bunker is correct in using corn meal as well; just make sure you don't use too much (half a cup should be fine.) Even out the bread/corn meal amongst the four patties on a large plate or wooden board, just enough space to prepare the meat and have a pile of bread/corn meal crumbs, and make a sort of "rolling" pattern to get the bread/corn meal into the patties. The trick here is not to handle the meat too much otherwise you'll have mushy "guts" for patties and it makes a damn mess both preparing and cooking.

Once you have 4 nice, rounded patties, get your salt and pepper and spread the both out on the board/plate until you have a nice white/grey mix. Lay down your patties on the salt/pepper mix until it has the right amount. Careful not to mix too much as it will become a mess later on. Finally, once you have worked in the mix into the four patties, flatten each of them ever so slightly so they cook thoroughly to your liking.

I usually use chopped onions in this recipe, but it's pretty common sense when to add them, so it's up to you. Good luck.

> fillers in your burger
stop living like we're still in the great depression.

Grab meat
add seasoning
make patty
cook meat