Rib Eye Express Barbequed Hamburgers

Ingredients

1 lb hamburger
1/2 ts salt
1 tb instant onions
1/8 ts garlic powder

Instructions

----------------------SAVORY BURGERS---------------------1/4 ts Savory ----------------------RED HOT BURGERS---------------------1 ts Crushed Hot Red Pepper

---------------------ORIENTAL BURGERS--------------------1/4 ts Ginger 1 ts Lemon Zest 1 ts Soy Sauce ----------------------SESAME BURGERS---------------------1/4 c Toasted sesame seeds

--------------------HOT-N-TANGY BURGERS-------------------1 ts Season All, Seasoned salt 1 ts Barbeque Spice -----------------------DILL BURGERS----------------------1/2 ts Crushed dill seed 1/4 c Chopped olives OR Sweet Pickles -----------------------HERB BURGERS----------------------1/4 ts Marjoram 1/8 ts Thyme 1/4 ts Celery Salt 1 ts Parsley flakes

-------------------CHILI-CHEESE BURGERS------------------1 c Grated cheese 1/4 c Milk 1/2 ts Chili Powder -----------------------SPICE BURGERS----------------------1/2 ts Dry Mustard 1/4 ts Nutmeg, ground The Basic Burger Mix will yield 4 burgers. Add the following herbs and spices to the Basic Burger Mix to create variations on the basic burgers. Place into smoker/cooker (I use a water cooker) with the water pan filled with cold water or ice. Allow the smoker to obtain cooking temperature, 180-250 degrees. Smoke/cook approximately 1 hour per side.(Total cooking time is approximately 2-2 1/2 hours.) Slop with favorite bbq sauce during the last 1/2 hour of cooking.

We make up a weeks supply of these at a time. They are absolutely delicious...