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If you can shape a burger patty and make it all the way through our comprehensive guide to cooking perfect bacon, your goal of a Bacon Cheddar Burger is well within reach. And since you're cooking bacon and shaping your own perfect burger patties, why not whip up a batch of homemade burger buns?

If you can shape a burger patty and make it all the way through our comprehensive guide to cooking perfect bacon, your goal of a Bacon Cheddar Burger is well within reach. And since you’re cooking bacon and shaping your own perfect burger patties, why not whip up a batch of homemade burger buns? It’s one of the easiest baking recipes we’ve ever encountered, and definitely worth the effort. Give that bacon juice something respectable to soak into.

Prepare to have your mind blown: if you use homemade pimento cheese instead of sliced cheddar, you get all the tangy cheese flavor you were going for with a texture that really complements a juicy, smoky burger. Master this sweetheart of the burger menu and you’re on your way to certified Grillmaster status. They have a secret handshake and everything.