How to Grill Frozen Burgers

Name: How to Grill Frozen Burgers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4-6 hamburgers (frozen patties); salt and pepper (optional to add halfway thru)

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How to grill frozen burgers from rock hard to tender and juicy. How long to grill frozen burgers answered so you can barbecue your hamburgers perfect this summer.

It’s time to share how to grill frozen burgers this week! We have already covered how to cook frozen burgers in the oven but it’s almost summertime. We love barbecuing all the things when it’s warm outside and this is the best cooking hack ever! (affiliate links present)

How Long to Grill Frozen Burgers

Believe it or not it doesn’t take substantially longer if grilling from frozen or fresh. You just want your grill to be a bit hotter than normal and want to monitor them well. Then you can save the day when you know how to cook frozen ground beef on a Traeger, in the oven, or in a pressure cooker.

Let’s talk gas grills for a second here. We started out simple and cheap at the beginning. Yes, one of those round black Weber Grill ones on our patio. Then got a Char Broil that was larger and finally settled on a smoker that we have now. You can use that as a barbecue as well.

How to Cook Frozen Burgers on the Grill

Now we are talking about frozen hamburger patties that are right out of the bag like you see here above. If you’re forgetful this will come in handy.

Another great reason why you may need this is if you have a large get together at a park and you’re unsure how to keep your defrosted meat cool for hours you can take them as is and cook.

If they are in a cooler this way they will likely defrost just a tad. But if you put them in already thawed they might get mucky and icky sitting in a sorta cold cooler. I am sure you have had an incident where this information would have come in handy, now you’ll have it in your back pocket for the future. 😉

Grilling Frozen Burgers

If you have a built in thermometer on your machine you’re in luck, it is a lot easier to get it just right if you do. No worries if that isn’t the case though. It is handy to have a thermometer of some kind handy because you’ll want that to test the internal meat temperature when done anyway.

Can you cook frozen burgers on a Blackstone griddle?

Yep, just set to medium heat and add a bit of oil on to the grate. Set on and allow to sizzle and cook for 6 minutes. then flip over and you can add salt and pepper at this time so it sticks. Cook for another 6 minutes or until they reach the desired temp. in the center.

How long do you grill frozen burgers on grill?

In general though you can expect for frozen grilled burgers (at medium size and thickness) to take 10 minutes total. You’ll want to separate them first from one another with a butter knife first though.

How do you cook frozen burgers without burning them?

There is no exact science to this as grills will always vary slightly, especially if you’re using charcoal. Gas is a bit more predictable but also timing will vary depending the thickness and overall size of the burger patties. The most important tip to remember either way is to set over a flame that has died down to slowly cook from the outside in. Too fast and the middle will remain hard and cold.

Frozen Burgers on Charcoal Grill

This is a bit tricker because you can’t set the temperature and just wait until it’s ready but it still can be done. Best tip is to lite the coals and then let it sit until they cool down quite a bit and turn white. There shouldn’t be flames at that point, just look for the white color and set your patties on the grill then.

Follow the instructions thereafter as far as each side should start dripping grease on the side in contact with the grill grate. Once that happens it is time to turn over to cook the other side.

What Temperature is a Medium Well Burger?

Here is a rundown of what temp. you want the middle of your meat to be so you get it just right. I like mine with just a strip of pink where my husband wants it still mooing so everyone is different. In general you want it to be 165 degrees F according to the USDA. You may want it more or less “done” so there are ranges to follow with your thermometer to make sure it is perfect for your party. Others are as follows;

Rare = 120-125 degrees Fahrenheit
Medium Rare = 130-135 F
A Medium Well hamburger = 150-155 F
Well done = 160 degrees -165 F

Use a meat thermometer with protein taken off the grill for an accurate measurement. This information isn’t just good for grilling though. You would use it when you make smoked hamburgers as well.

You will need to wait until the fat starts to render before adding any salt and pepper. You can do this before flipping or after moving the burgers to a serving dish (or bun). Dress as you like with tomato, lettuce a bit of mayo and ketchup and enjoy friends!

Understand how to cook frozen ground beef now?? Want to do this with poultry?? You can!! Here is how to cook frozen grilled chicken breast perfectly too.

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