Tailgate Burgers: How to Feed a Crowd Before the Game

Tailgate food has one job: feed a lot of people quickly, with maximum flavor and minimum fuss. Burgers are the perfect tailgate food — but only if you set them up right.

Here is the complete tailgate burger playbook.

Form the patties at home. 4–6 oz balls of 80/20 ground beef, pressed into patties, stacked between sheets of parchment paper, and stored in a zip-lock bag in the cooler. Do not season them yet — season right before they go on the grill.

Pre-slice all toppings. Tomatoes, onions, lettuce — all pre-sliced and stored in containers. The less you have to do at the tailgate, the better.

Pack the sauce. Yooze It Sauce® Original travels well. Bring at least two bottles for a crowd of 10 or more.

Portable propane grill is the most reliable option for a tailgate. Charcoal takes too long to heat up and is harder to control.

Get the grill hot before the patties go on. High heat, clean grates, lightly oiled.

Cook in batches. Do not crowd the grill. Leave space between patties so they sear rather than steam.

Keep it simple. The crowd is hungry and the game is starting.

• Potato roll (holds up better than brioche in outdoor conditions)
• Yooze It Sauce® on both buns
• 5 oz beef patty
• American cheese
• Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles

That's the play. Simple, fast, crowd-pleasing.

Set up a folding table with:

• Yooze It Sauce® (front and center)
• Mustard
• Pre-sliced toppings in containers
• Cheese slices
• Buns in a bag

Let people build their own. You focus on the grill.

Tailgates need hot dogs alongside the burgers. All-beef franks, scored and grilled, with Yooze It Sauce® on top. The same sauce works on both — that's the beauty of an everything sauce.

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