Ingredients

• 2 pound ground beef
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 8 American cheese slices
• 8 bacon
• 4 hamburger buns
• 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 2 cup lettuce, torn into pieces
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 8 dill pickles, sliced
• 4 red onion, sliced

Steps

1. Cook bacon in the skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and break into pieces.
2. Drain all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease from the skillet. Wipe out excess grease with a paper towel, then add butter and set aside.
3. Divide ground beef into 4 equal portions and gently form into patties slightly wider than your buns (they will shrink as they cook). Make a small indent in the center of each patty with your thumb. Season generously with kosher salt and black pepper on both sides.
4. Heat the skillet with butter over medium-high heat until butter is foaming and just starting to brown.
5. Carefully place beef patties into the hot skillet and cook for 3 minutes without moving them.
6. Flip each patty and immediately place one cheese slice on top of each. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more until cheese is melted and the internal temperature reaches 160°F on a meat thermometer.
7. Toast the hamburger buns in the skillet on the griddle or in a separate skillet over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes until golden and crispy.
8. Spread mayonnaise and mustard on both sides of each toasted bun.
9. Place a cheeseburger patty on the bottom half of each bun. Layer bacon pieces, lettuce, tomato slice, pickle slices, and red onion on top.
10. Top with the upper bun and serve immediately.