Air Fryer Hamburgers

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef (80% or 85%)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (optional)
• 4 hamburger buns (for serving)
• cheese, lettuce, tomato, etc. (for serving, as desired)

Instructions

1. 1

   Place the ground beef in a large bowl. Sprinkle the garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper over the beef. Add the Worcestershire sauce, if using.

2. 2

   Use your hands to work the seasonings into the meat until they are evenly distributed. Try not to overwork the meat.

3. 3

   Preheat the air fryer to 380° F for 5 minutes.

4. 4

   While the air fryer preheats, shape the burgers (you can lay them on a sheet of parchment paper or a plate after shaping). Divide the ground beef mixture into 4 equal parts and shape each part into a patty that is no thicker than ½-inch thick. Use 2 fingers to make an indentation into the center of each patty, to help prevent the burgers from puffing up in the center as they cook.

5. 5

   Once the air fryer is preheated, place the burgers in the air fryer basket. If you can't fit all 4 burgers in at once without them overlapping, you can cook them in batches.

6. 6

   Cook hamburgers at 380° F for 5 minutes. Then flip them over and cook for 5-7 more minutes, until they are cooked through. Burgers should be cooked to 160° F in the center.

7. 7

   If you'd like to add cheese to the burgers, place a slice of cheese on top of each cooked hamburger in the basket and put the basket back in the air fryer, with the air fryer off, for a minute to melt the cheese. Then serve hamburgers on buns with toppings as desired.