Homemade Hamburger Patties and How to Freeze

I’ve been asked more than a couple of times how I go about making mass quantities of homemade hamburger patties and freezing them..ever since I starting creating these Easy Frozen Hamburger Patty Recipes .  So I thought it would be fun to do this super easy little tutorial and show you just how I go about making homemade hamburger patties and how to freeze for later!

Homemade Hamburger Patties and How to Freeze for Later

I sometimes buy my hamburger in bulk, so I save TONS of money and I save a TON of time! I can make a very large batch that will last a long time!

Can you make burger ahead of time?

YES you totally can! It’s so super easy and I’ll show you step by step how I do it and how to save tons of money and time making your hamburger patties ahead of time and freezing them for later!

How to make hamburger patties stick together

It’s the fat in ground beef that makes the hamburger patty stick together. To get a nice burger going you really need to buy 85/15 or 80/20 ground beef. That means 85 percent is lean and 15 percent is fat. The leaner you beef, the harder it is to keep it together. Now of course you can cook low and slow to get much of the fat to cook out. Getting hamburger patties to stick together and make a nice round patty can be frustrating. It’s even more frustrating when they fall apart when cooking! 

Ingredients:

• Hamburger! (the best is 85/15 or 80/20) That means 85% lean and 15% fat
• Seasonings that you and your families likes ~ I like to use Chicago Steak Seasoning…YUM!
• Gallon Size Freezer Bags
• Parchment Paper ~ you can buy the already cut and sized papers or a roll and cut it up as I did below (Do whats BEST FOR YOU!).
• Cookie Sheets

Directions:

What fat percentage is best for burgers?

It is best to make Hamburger Patties with a little fat in them, hence the 85/15 ground beef.  This will bind your hamburger together and the little bit of fat gives it more flavor. 

I really have to remind myself this because we rarely eat high fat meats anymore.   Of course if you really must use the leanest meat you can find..that’s ok too.  It just may fall apart a little easier during cooking.

Ok so here we go….

Put Parchment Paper down on cookie sheet to line it.  This makes for easy clean up and keeps the frozen burgers from sticking when you flash freeze.

I also place Parchment Paper onto the counter or cutting board for easy clean up.  Grab up a handful of Hamburger and form into a ball. 

Now flatten to make your Hamburger Patties.  

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Now place your burgers onto the Parchment Paper lined cookie sheet.  I like to season before freezing because as the burgers thaw before you start cooking..it kind of marinates them!

Place your burgers on cookie sheet into the freezer for about 1 to 2 hours.  There is no need to cover.  This is known as flash freezing.  It keeps your burgers as individual and from sticking together.

While the burgers are in the freezer, take a minute to cut up some of that Parchment Paper into squares ( you can also buy these already cut into squares to save time and energy)  You will put these in between the hamburgers just like the store bought ones..this assures that they don’t stick together a bit!

Get your burgers out of the freezer and stack them up with Paper in between.

Then put them into freezer bags! 

And that my friends is all there is to making homemade hamburger patties and how to freeze for later.  This can save you tons of bucks with just a minimum of effort.  Next time you go to the store..check out the prices between the burgers that are already made and making your own. 

By the way if you wonder what else to do with all that meat?  Try these tasty recipes!  Easy Ground Beef Recipes for the Freezer 

Did you know you can also PRECook some of your burgers too and then freeze them! Oooh anything to make life easier!

If you are interested in doing Freezer cooking you can hop on over to the Easy Freezer Meal Ideas and Recipes page and find tons more recipes!

Recipes you can make with Frozen Hamburger Patties:

Pizza Burgers

Salisbury Steaks

Cheesy Sauce Burgers

These are all included in my new little Cook Book(let)! Simple Ground Beef Recipes

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