We had bacon-bison burgers at a restaurant in Denver a couple months ago and they were amazing! I’ve put bacon in burgers before, but the 1:1 ratio is really the best! And we don’t try to substitute for burger buns in our house, it’s just not worth it to us. We just cut everything up unless we’ve got some lettuce leaves and wrap the burger in some of those. Buns really detract from the flavor of a delicious burger anyway, and are totally unnecessary.

A little tip about making burger patties: put an indentation in the center to keep them even as they cook, rather than puffing up in the middle. This will make it easier to pile on your toppings as well. I explain two methods for making the patties in the recipe below.

Also, you could totally grill these burgers, but I like the option of cooking them indoors, especially now that it’s getting cooler and I don’t really like having to clean the grill. I got grilled-out this summer.

Oh, one more tip: a burger’s not a burger without dill pickles. That’s a fact.