The following is the recipe for the classic cheeseburger. The patties are made with ground chuck and onion powder, seasoned only with pepper and salt. Once the patties have cooked on one side, flip them and top with two slices of American cheese. Place each patty inside a hamburger bun and add lettuce, tomato slices, onion slices, pickles, and ketchup.

The following recipe gives instructions on preparing a Burger King Whooper-style cheeseburger. It is prepared much like the classic cheeseburger, except that sesame seed hamburger buns are used and not plain ones. Also, concerning condiments, only ketchup and mayonnaise are allowed. The recipe says to cook the patties on a grill, but if you do not have one, cook them in a pan.

The following is the recipe for a smashed cheeseburger. To get smashed patties, each ball of ground beef meat is pressed on with a stiff metal spatula. One serving has two smashed patties. A cheese slice is placed between two cooked beef patties to compensate for the lack of moisture.

Adapted from The Relation of Alimentation and Disease, this is the original recipe invented by Doctor James H. Salisbury in 1888. The recipe for this dish is a very simple and basic one. Lean ground beef is the only ingredient and is formed into patties and broiled in a pan. Seasonings, like butter, lemon juice, or Worcestershire sauce are added at the end right before the dish is served.

Adapted from Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals, this is the contemporary Salisbury steak recipe — meat patties are made with ground beef, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and seasoning blend and accompanied with mushroom gravy. The steak should be served with a side dish of mashed potatoes, spinach, green peas, or corn.

Since Matt’s Bar is keeping its recipe a secret, this is the adapted, closest-to-original, recipe for the famous Jucy Lucy burger. The ground beef is formed into eight ¼-inch-thick (0.5 cm) patties. The cheese is placed between two patties which are sealed, making one big stuffed burger. The grilled patties are left to cool in a warm place to get the juices to redistribute in the meat so that the cheese can cool down. To assemble the cheeseburger, place the patties on a soft hamburger bun bottom, then top the patty with pickles and a bun top.

The Blucy burger, a version of the famous Jucy Lucy, is a staple of the Blue Door Pub in St. Paul, Minnesota. This half-pound (quarter-kilo) burger is stuffed with crumbled blue cheese and a pinch of garlic and served on grilled egg buns. Since the recipe is a secret, this adapted recipe has a slightly shorter list of ingredients.

This recipe is adapted from the YT channel Recepten Voor Studenten. It is recommended to serve the Bicky burger with French fries.

The following is the recipe for the classic hamburger. The patties should be made with either ground beef or chuck and seasoned only with salt and pepper. The patty should be tucked inside a hamburger bun together with lettuce, tomato, onion, and condiments like mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard. Ideally, the hamburger patty should be medium rare, well-crusted on the surface, with a juicy middle.