Annie Lee the Argosy Update: No. 039

This is the first thing

 I cooked on our new blackstone griddle...

And omgoodness... y'all.

 

Smash Burgers.

SO DELISH.

A few weeks ago we were headed to a camping event in South Carolina 

[more on that soon -] 

and stopped at a little campground 

outside of Atlanta due to working half a day... 

This is Old Highway 41 #3 Campground -

A Corp of of Engineer Campground RIGHT OFF the I-75

Seriously - we could SEE the cars racing by on the bridge just across the way. 

[And HEAR it too - but honestly, once inside our camper it was all blocked out...]

Soooo - this is how I cooked up the smash burgers when some friends who live nearby graciously said I could 'practice' my cooking skills on them...

I actually put some butter on the blackstone and grilled the hamburger buns to a toasty finish before I put oil on it...

Then I started with a little oil to cook an onion that was sliced thin...

  

After moving the onions to the side, I put down little balls of meat [1/8 of a pound each] and smashed them down flat with the spatula... 

After they were turned I put half a slice of cheese on half...

In retrospect, I should have put half a slice on each burger... 

but I'm not a cheese lover... still, others would have enjoyed it...

 

To serve, I layered 2 patties of meat with onions on the toasty buns - 

so 1/4 pound burgers when finished. We had chips with them 

[I wasn't brave enough to try FRIES on the griddle...]

There was also mustard, ketchup, and mayo.

 Altho, honestly? 

I didn't add anything to the onion cheese deliciousness. 

This is definitely a meal we will repeat.

The next morning we cooked breakfast on the blackstone too - 

And, YES - I 'baked' biscuits!

These were cooked on LOW, with a cover, and flipped halfway through... 

One of my favorite things about blackstone cooking

is the fast cleanup - LOVE IT.

Old Highway 41 #3 Campground

Our take on the campground: 

An easy stop off the interstate.

Gated campground...

Beautiful wooded area with water views.

Clean bath facilities.

Good internet connection.

Noisy due to interstate traffic - 

but did not affect our sleep since we had the air on...

Sites are not well-marked, but we figured it out...lol...

We'd stay again if we're ever in the area...