Ingredients:

1 pound ground chuck or sirloin
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 or 2 dashes Tabasco sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 slices Swiss cheese
6 slices cooked bacon
3 toasted hamburger buns
Thinly sliced tomato and red onion, for garnish
Boston lettuce leaves, for garnish
Ketchup, for garnish

Directions:

1. Prepare coals for grilling.

2. Lightly combine the beef,Worcestershire,Tabasco, thyme,salt and pepper; form into 3 patties using Burger Mate.

3. Grill the burgers over hot coals,3 inches from the heat, for about 4 minutes per side for rare meat,topping each with a slice of cheese in the last minute of cooking. Or pan-fry over medium heat for 3 minutes per side for medium-rare.

4. Serve the burgers immediately,each topped with 2 strips of bacon, on a toasted bun with tomato, onion and lettuce. Then,pass the ketchup!