Smash Burger Sauce: The Only Sauce Your Smash Burger Needs

The smash burger has taken over backyard cooking. Thin patties, hard smash on a hot griddle, crispy lacy edges, melted American cheese, stacked two or three high. It's the best burger technique for home cooks — fast, simple, and produces results that rival any restaurant.

But the sauce matters. A great smash burger sauce is what separates a good smash burger from an unforgettable one.

Smash burgers have a specific flavor profile: rich, beefy, slightly caramelized from the Maillard reaction, with melted cheese and the slight sweetness of a toasted bun. The sauce needs to complement all of that.

What you need:

• Creaminess — To balance the richness of the beef and cheese
• Acidity — To cut through the fat and brighten every bite
• Heat — To add complexity and make the sauce interesting
• Bold flavor — To stand up to the intense beefy flavor of a smash patty

What you don't need:

• Sweetness — The bun already provides sweetness. More sugar fights the beef.
• Complexity that overwhelms — The smash burger is the star. The sauce supports it.

Yooze It Sauce® Original hits every mark for a great smash burger sauce:

Creamy — The rich, smooth base coats the bun and patty evenly, providing the creaminess that makes every bite satisfying.

Tangy — The bright acidity from dill pickle juice and lemon cuts through the richness of the beef and cheese, keeping every bite fresh.

Bold — The perfect amount of kick from cayenne and horseradish adds complexity without overwhelming the beef.

Zero sugar — No sweetness competing with the caramelized beef crust. The sauce enhances the smash burger instead of fighting it.

Ingredients (per burger):

• 2 oz ground beef (80/20), formed into a loose ball
• 1 slice American cheese
• 1 potato bun, toasted
• Yooze It Sauce® Original
• Diced white onion
• Dill pickle slices
• Salt and pepper

Method:

1. Heat a cast iron skillet or griddle over high heat until smoking
2. Place the beef ball on the hot surface
3. Immediately smash flat with a spatula — press hard for 10 seconds
4. Season with salt and pepper
5. Cook 90 seconds until the edges are crispy and lacy
6. Flip, add cheese immediately
7. Cook 30 seconds more
8. Toast the bun in the beef fat

Assembly:

• Spread Yooze It generously on both buns
• Add the patty with cheese
• Top with diced onion and pickles
• Add the top bun

The sauce gets slightly warm from the patty and becomes even more flavorful. This is the smash burger.

For a double smash burger, stack two patties with cheese between them and on top. Spread Yooze It on both buns and add a thin layer between the patties. The sauce inside the stack creates a flavor bomb in every bite.

The smash burger deserves a great sauce. Yooze It Sauce® Original delivers — creamy, tangy, bold, 0g sugar, and built to make every smash burger unforgettable.

You Can Yooze It On Everything™.

Order Yooze It Sauce® — $8.99