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Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl for McDonald's burger seasoning.
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Add the meat to a large bowl and lightly blend. Weigh the meat mixture into exactly four 4-ounce patties for a quarter pound McDonald's patty.
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Place the burgers on a sheet pan in between two pieces of parchment paper and place in the freezer for 1 1/2 hours.
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When ready to cook, remove the onions from the water and drain thoroughly.
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Heat a large, nonstick griddle to high. Remove the burgers from the freezer exactly 2 minutes before you are ready to cook them.
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Place the bun on a clean part of the flat top and toast until warm.
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Place the patties on the griddle, season heavily with the seasonings and let them sit for 30 seconds. Using a spatula, press down heavily on the patty for roughly 6 seconds. Flip the burger and repeat, remembering to season heavily.
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When buns are warm, remove to work station. On the crown of each bun, place 5 nickel-sized dollops of ketchup, four in each corner and one in the center. In the empty spaces, place five smaller dots of mustard.
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Divide the onions between the buns placing them on the ketchup and mustard.
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Place a slice of cheese on each bottom bun then the cooked patty on top of the cheese.
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Add another slice of cheese to each hamburger patty and place 2-3 pickles chips on top of the cheese.
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Assemble the top and bottom portions of the hamburger and serve.
