In-N-Out Double Double Cheeseburger Copycat

Have you ever had In-N-Out or do you live somewhere where In-N-Out isn't accessible? I live on the east coast now and In-N-Out hasn't made it this far out yet.... haha but being a true Cali girl, I love my In-N-Out and every time we go back we enjoy some. But once a year sometimes isn't enough, so I took matters into my own hands and made my own at home. Surprisingly, the flavors were not that far out from the original In-N-Out Double Double and could be made to taste exactly the same with just a few extra steps. So if you want to make your own In-N-Out Double Double, then follow the step by step guide below or watch the video tutorial here:

Ingredients (makes 1 Double Double)

• 1 Hamburger Bun
• 4 oz. Ground beef (25-30% fat if available) (2 ounce per patty)
• Salt and Pepper
• Thousand Island dressing (or In-N-Out official spread)
• 1 large Tomato slice
• 1 large Lettuce Leaf
• 1 whole Onion slices
• 2 slices real American Cheese

Tools

• Lodge Cast Iron Skillet
• Pyrex Bowl 3 set
• Fish Spatula
• Cuisinart Oven Mitts
• Food Scale
• Gloves to handle raw meat
• Misc. kitchen utensils

Begin by preheating a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Make four patties by rolling 2-ounce portions of beef into balls and weigh it out on the kitchen scale. In-N-Out uses a 25-30% fat beef patty which is not easily available at a local grocery store, in many cases it would have to be ground by hand. I used a 20% which was available at my local grocery store.

Forming them slightly larger than buns. I do this by placing the 2 ounce beef in between 2 pieces of parchment paper then taking my large cast iron skillet and applying a little force to smash the beef into a patty. You will want to form them into a perfect circle with your hand if they do not come out right after the initial smash.

Salt and pepper one side of the patty now, the other half will be done when grilling.

Lightly toast the both halves of the hamburger bun, face down in the pan. Set aside.

Set the patty seasoned side down on the skillet, salt and pepper each patty and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on the first side. Flip the patties over and season with salt and pepper and immediately place one slice of cheese on each one. Cook for 2-3 minutes on the other side. (Cook an extra minute or 2 to make the patty well-done.)

For the "authentic" feel you want to get a large onion and a large tomato, then slice a large slice from the middle to use on the hamburger. (This step can be done before cooking the patty)

Assemble the burger in the following stacking order from the bottom up:

• bottom bun
• thousand island dressing (if you can get ahold of In-N-Out spread, the taste would be even more authentic)
• tomato
• lettuce
• beef patty with cheese
• onion slice
• beef patty with cheese
• top bun

All that's left to do is enjoy this copycat double double! To be honest, this was impressively close to the real taste. I would definitely make this one again.

If you prefer a video tutorial, you can watch it here!