This is probably the most useful cooking channel for anyone trying to learn. Why? Everything is basically unedited, so you get the little nuances of how long everything takes to cook, how much to put in, etc. Kenji also seems to be the most knowledgeable about food.

Kenji: "im not the history guy" Also Kenji: "Gives the deep lore on White Castle inventing the modern burger" god I love this channel

For anyone wondering, it cooked on the first side for about 2 min after smashing, then steamed under the towel for about 1.5 minutes after assembling in the pan.

Everyone remember if you make this yourself, Mandolins are one of the most dangerous tools in the kitchen. Be careful and use the guard!

I made one of these for my wife yesterday when she got home from work, and she said it was one of the best burgers that she's ever had. She loves onions and she loves smashed burgers. Can't imagine a more perfect union.

Kenji thank you for teaching me how to cook, as a high schooler going into college I feel learning to cook is a must, plus I save a bit of money instead of ordering food all the time lol.

I just discovered this channel yesterday and it’s changed my life. I’m not even exaggerating. Thank you 🙏🏾

Just made this. It’s an absolute winner. If you don’t have a towel to sacrifice to be the ‘onion towel,’ you can use a tented over piece of foil to the same effect. Keep on grilling kenji!

Two burger vids in a row This is a sign for me to get a burger right now!

I'm glad I am not the only one thats got to say "now that is a tasty burger" everytime they bite into a burger

I'm convinced Kenji keeps making onion burger videos so he can keep freaking us out with that damn mandolin 🤣

The venn diagram of people who have a deli slicer but not a mandolin in their home kitchen is two separate circles

Thanks for shouting out Detroit slider spots. I feel like they're still relatively unknown outside of southeast Michigan despite being in business for 50 plus years. Places like The Telway, Greene's, Bates and Hunter House are Detroit landmarks and their onion burgers are AMAZING!

I really really appreciate that you do it on a pan inside the house, instead of on the grill. Living in an apartment in SoCal, where I can't have grills on my porch patio (2nd story). I know I won't get that super smokey grill taste but I appreciate you showing how to do it inside the kitchen instead. I'm the nervous type that kinda has to see something be done once. I search reddit for how-tos but the grill stuff people are always like 'grill or nothing' and nothing it ends up being.

man, I learn so much from your videos and I just realized it today when I made dinner for myself I used alot of your tips so I really appreciate you and the content you put out for us !

Just made this today after really never making a good burger before and it was INCREDIBLE!! So good. Thank you for helping teach me how to cook Kenji.

Never thought I'd be considering going to the shops with the intent to be a towel solely for steaming my burgers but here we are. Great tip

So I made this in the middle of summer and didn’t want to heat up my house. Outdoor gas grill on high to preheat with the cast iron pan inside. At Max temp (about 10-15 mins) I made the recipe as Kenji shows except I used a stainless bowl turned upside down to catch the steam as I was worried about the towel burning. Super good.

Watched this video three times, and I am now returning from making and devouring this delicious concoction. If you haven't yet, go make this! It's delicious and Kenji makes it so easy to follow.

Love the story about the onion/buns/burgers/towels....!!!

0:13 I love the humility 😂😭 Shoutout to George Motz Cheers from San Diego California

You continue to impress me with your cooking skills. Great channel!

White Rose System in Roselle, NJ makes burgers similarly to White Manna. Although the classic burger bun is a staple, something about getting it on a Kaiser roll really puts it on a pedestal. Great video as per usual 🤝.

Hey, Kenji. To avoid that cold spot in the middle, I try to let my cast iron preheat upside down for a minute or two at high heat then flip it right side up on medium heat for another minute or so. Hope that can help!

You and Thatdudecancook are my favorite food channels by far. I used to watch Sam the cooking guy a bit but I like the toned down just good simple food approach you have.

Wow, that looks fantastic...mouth-watering

My son works for White Castle. He said they were celebrating 100 years last year. He told me their technique and I use it at home all the time. Love those cooks onions in the burger.

Cooking is so simple with Kenji.

Just tried making these today. I didn't do the greatest job (forgot to season the onions after piling them on, and getting them to stay on is not that easy) but they still turned out seriously delicious. I'll definitely be making them again.

tried with and without a little yellow mustard, and much prefer w/o. Totally overshadowed the onion magic

Thanks Kenji, turned out great!

I spent my summers on my grandparents’ Santa-Gertrudis farm in Wilmington, Ohio, about half an hour north of Kings Island. My grandmother, and my mom respectively, would make “sizzle burgers” with the beef from the occasional cow we’d sell and butcher, and freeze just lbs and lbs of different cuts. Anyway, they would use butter and we would try to only use potato bread for the bun. Such an amazing burger, meat, onions, cheese, good roll, maaaybe some mayo, and some iced tea.

Funny this pops into my front page. I was wanting to make burgers this weekend. I will do this. Thank you!

I just had a funny experience. years ago, (2014?) I had this whole Ramen phase, and found a good article about how to make tonkotsu broth in a rather scientific way. I saved that article in my browser, and more or less forgot about it. the other day I returned to it, and turns out...it was from YOU. YEARS before I was led to your channel by Babbish. what a happy coincidence! thanks for being awesome dude

by far our favorite at home

Made this today. Even my 8 year old who “hates onions” loved it! Thanks!

This is the only account that can produce 2 of the same video and I’d still watch both religiously and tell all my friends they need to watch both lmao

I've been obsessed with these burgers for a while now. So underrated, and So damn delicious and easy to make. Im actually making some tonight. As a chef of almost 13 years, my knife and knife skills are such i dont need to use a mandoline to slice the onions, but I'd recommend most people use one, or even I'd use one if i was making a lot of these burgers, say more than 10. The towel method is great, I will try it tonight.

Love your cooking. I have a mandolin, you just gave me a good reason to pull it out of the cupboard. Thanks. It’s been a minute, but now I have a great recipe to try out.

Nice job kenji!! you always make me hungry!!

Thank you Kenji

Just made one and then another one! It just gets better and better These are darn good burgers Kenji!

These burgers are so good I had them for my birthday

The confidence Kenji has using that mandoline without the guard is scary, but impressive.

This style of burger is incredible.

looks amazing 🍔

Watching Kenji use the Benriner without the guard had my heart racing.

I think I ate 6 cheeseburger this week. Experimenting some tuff. kenji, I am your padawan. Thank you so much for your video and books. It's been so great for me.

I love your kitchen setup

Looks amazing 😋

Kenji standing over the stove eating his burger reminds me of being drunk eating fried chicken over the sink. Good times.

Cooking one tonight! Good tip on the steamed bun rather than toasted!

I practically grew up at the White Diamond in Westfield, one of two, only the one in Clark remains. Their wrappers or maybe to go coffee cups said something to the effect of "associated with White Manna Hackensack" or perhaps Jersey City, there were two. Best burgers ever at the Diamond, never made it to a Manna 🙂

I must've watched seven or eight videos on making the oklahoma burger, and I never get sick of it.

If you don't have a mandoline but got a spiralizer it works great too for super thin onions Always happy to find uses for it after I bought it for that fad of zuchini noodles that passed really fast lol

Not one, not two, but THREE onion focused burger videos? You have blessed me.

Just made some myself. Really is the perfect burger.

This looks amazing! I am going to try this as soon as I defrost some hamburger. Thanks for making this so approachable!

I use that lighter for my charcoal. Best $10 I've spent in a long time. Love it.

Made these over the weekend. My word they were unreal. Although my house still smells like a fish n chips shop...

SO AWESOME

“Cosmic oneness” with whatever’s cookin’ is Kenji’s channel’s whole vibe

White Manna Hackensack is iconic!! Lucky enough to live nearby; I think I'll go tomorrow for lunch!

I’m a bit obsessed with burgers and generally do not like skillet burgers. This onion thing intrigued me and omg it is spectacular! Thank you for sharing this. I needed a means to make a first rate burger when a stove was all that’s available and this is it! So many great technique tips included here as well. My game has leveled up.

Made this a few time now and it really is a top notch burger, gets so much right. It's like a white castle burger if people weren't paid minimum wage.

Wonderful. Have to try this, never done a burger this way.

Made these tonight and homerun. Can't wait to get people over and share the recipe.

For the Love - always use a guard when you use a mandoline.

Deja vu all over again! Can never get enough onion burgers!!

Looks yummy 😋

Looks awesome!😀

I had two dinners tonight and also just brushed my teeth, but I want one of these asap.

You sir are are a braver man than me, barebacking that mandolin like that. 😂

Theres two white manas, the other is in jersey city (where im at)- the difference is the bun choice, white versus potato but both are near identical otherwise. Also, theres a white rose in edison that does onion burgers that essentially are steamed from all the onions and cooked in like 30 seconds… bigger sandwich but all the same principles, almost equal onion meat ratio, prob a depression era thing and all delicious

ima just take my dedicated onion towel out of my dedicated onion towel drawer and get cooking

Beef and onions - what is not to love! However, a splash of mustard (and perhaps a hint of ketchup) really means a lot to this burger. I have eaten them many times, and they are a delight!

You already inspired me to buy a wok and I think a mandolin may be next. Just made fried rice!

If you're ever in Kansas, definitely stop by The Cozy Inn down in Salina, KS! They've got fantastic onion-heavy sliders that I think you'd really love.

The Telway is the slider joint in Detroit that covers the grill with a towel. Best 24/7 place around.

Thanks for this.

Hey Kenji, any particular reason not to just use a stainless steel bowl to steam the burgers instead of a dish towel? Is it that the towel breathes and the bowl traps too much steam?

danm that looks soo good and yet quite simple! i would have to throw on some mayo and mustard though!

White Manna! Loved that place growing up.

Awesomeness

I'm the biggest dumbass there is when it comes to cooking, even after years of trying. But watching this channel has given me the fastest improvement I've had in years.

These look crazy delicious, I'm an onion lover so I definitely gotta try them.

made ours with onion bun (just happened to have from last burger night) and burger King onion ring sauce aka "zesty sauce" mixed with Mayo and Worcester sauce and some pickles. it was so good. real American cheese, deli slices, not the plastic wrapped singles

I made this last night and it was worth it!

Love the burger scholar show. He also made me want to try this burger. Made it with Bison burger. Omg was that so freaking good!! Still my favorite burger. So simple but so delicious. I want to try making it with moose. I’ll need to dig through my freezer and see if I have any moose burger left. But a year ago while I was in Oklahoma for the military, I REALLY wanted to find a place to try this burger for real. Only got to leave base once and tried to find someplace that’d have it. Still had a really good burger. lol especially after ten weeks of DFAC food and MRE’s. But was unable to try one. And during AIT I couldn’t find anywhere that made it that’d deliver on base. As much as I bash that place, I wouldn’t mind going back so I could have more freedom and find a proper place to try this delicious burger.

L.C.'s Hamburgers, Etc., Platte Woods, Mo. Back when I was growing up, I cooked there, Had to buy a flattop, cause you just can't find a burger like that in Az. You gotta make it. We didn't use quite that many onions, but ours caramelized a bit better. Thank You, L.C.

This man is so entertaining

Wash the towel in your washer, detergent and a bit of baking soda, then 5 mins before rinse put vinegar where you put fabric softner, it should take it away if not the first time, the 2nd time.

Kenji! The Detroit burger place you’re thinking of is The Telway. Amazing burger and the greater detroit area has clones of the telway that have popped up in just about every city.

Thanks for the great videos Kenji. After seeing your last video about smashing onions into burgers on a flattop grill, I started thinking about incorporating that idea with my basic smash burger method. I use half the beef in each burger - 2-2 oz/burgers in a pre-heated skillet (from oven) pressed down with a flat sauce pan with lightly oiled foil covering the bottom. Could you spread about half of the onions on each burger before smashing them? Or would that be too thin for the burger to hold together? I might just experiment with my next batch anyway. Double onion burgers are suddenly sounding very appealing. I thought you said in your last video that you were cooking the onion burgers outside because the odor it would create inside would be too much. And now you are basically doing the same process inside. Are you trying to start up a White Manna in Seattle instead of Hackensack?

I should not be watching these at 5am... i'm really hungry now!

Every burger lover has to make the trek to Louis Lunch in New Haven, CT. No ketchup! (Best pizza in the country in New Haven also. Sally's, Modern, Pepe's, etc...) White Manna double sliders are amazing!

really enjoyed making this

I think the place you're talking about in Detroit is the Telway, they've got a couple of locations around Detroit and their sliders are famous in the area.

That is a tasty burger! Vincent, you ever have a Kenji Onion Burger?

lmao yay onion burgers again! now i definitely gonna try them lmao