Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

　　2 pounds ground chuck steak (preferably freshly ground)

　　Salt and pepper, to taste

　　Hamburger buns

　　

Special Equipment

Mesquite charcoal

　　

Step 1

Place ground meat in large bowl. Add salt and pepper, and mix lightly with hands.

　　

Step 2

Shape meat into thick, one-third-pound patties, being careful not to press too hard. (The patties should be neither too thin nor too dense, so that they retain their juiciness when grilled.) Set patties on a plate and salt liberally.

　　

Step 3

Grill the patties over mesquite charcoal grill until medium-rare. Just before the burgers come off the fire, grill buns lightly.