HadBurger

HadBurger XI 🍔

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Calm waters of Lake Tahoe reflecting the sky, surrounded by trees and rocks along the shore.
Two people posing for a photo on a boat, with a scenic view of Lake Tahoe in the background.
Happy 18th Birthday, Rhone. I love you more than the world 🌍, Love Dad 🩵.

The setting for HadBurger XI was Lake Tahoe for Rhone’s 18th Birthday, which is well-documented below.

Lake Tahoe

Now the HadBurger requires a lot of preparation and a large grill. Fortunately, we had a grill at the rental. It was not as large as mine at home so that some culinary orchestration would be in order. His Mom, Kirstin, Aunt Sue, and I set off for the local store to get all the necessary items for the event.

I present to you HadBurger XI for Rhone’s 18th Birthday!

Fresh green lettuce leaves arranged on a white plate on a kitchen countertop.
Sliced yellow and red heirloom tomatoes arranged on a white cutting board, with a knife placed nearby.
Sliced pickles neatly arranged on a white plate.
A bowl containing sliced white onions arranged neatly.
A plate with several slices of yellow cheese arranged neatly.
A row of freshly prepared sausages arranged neatly on a white cutting board.
A close-up image of a round white plate filled with layers of assorted sliced salami and other cured meats, arranged in a circular pattern.
Please note the two different types of salami.
A tray filled with raw bacon slices, displaying various cuts and layers of meat.
Two bowls of raw ground beef mixed with mustard, capers, and eggs, prepared for burger making.
Making the burger meat.
Raw hamburger patties arranged on aluminum foil, ready for grilling.
A table set with various ingredients for making hamburgers, including patties, lettuce, condiments, onions, sliced meats, cheese, and side snacks.
That’s a lot of prep!

Now it is grilling time.

Grilled onion slices on a barbecue grill, partially charred and caramelized.
Grilled onions.
A close-up view of multiple strips of bacon cooking on a grill, with visible flames and smoke.
Grilled bacon sizzling on a barbecue grill with flames and smoke.
Charring the bacon. The damned grill nearly caught on fire 🔥
A tray filled with cooked and crispy bacon slices.
Bacon layer.
Grilling several burgers topped with slices of salami on a barbecue grill, illuminated by cooking flames.
Grilling hamburgers with hamburger buns on a barbecue grill, showing patties cooking and buns warming.
Toasting the buns and finishing the salami.
Grilling multiple gourmet hamburgers stacked high with various meats and cheeses on a barbecue.
Miraculously perfectly stacked.
A large, stacked hamburger featuring multiple beef patties, cheeses, pickles, lettuce, and other toppings, served on a toasted bun. A person is visible in the background.
A large, stacked hamburger with layers of various meats, toppings including lettuce, tomato, pickles, and a knife inserted into the top bun, resting on a white paper plate.
It measures up!
A towering hamburger stacked with layers of lettuce, tomato, pickles, grilled onions, and various meats including beef and bacon, all resting between a toasted bun.
I proudly present HadBurger XI for Rhone’s Birthday 🍔🍔🍔.
Group photo of a family celebrating Rhone's 18th birthday, featuring eight people smiling together indoors.
The Birthday gang.

The boys all loved the HadBurger experience so much, I had custom hoodies made with ‘I Survived the HadBurger’ on the front and the photo below on the back. Epic.

A tall, stacked hamburger filled with various meats and toppings including lettuce, tomato, pickles, and grilled onions, presented on a toasted bun.
A collage of ingredients for a barbecue featuring green lettuce, slices of salami, yellow and red tomatoes, pickles, a large hamburger with various toppings, sausages, bacon, sliced onions, and a bowl of ground beef with mustard and pickles.

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