Cedar Planked Cheeseburgers: Best Burgers Ever!

I saw a post from a great site, Big Green Craig, about making cedar planked burgers.  His burgers looked spectacular!  I decided to try something similar.  Mine turned out great but are nowhere near as fancy as Craig's burgers.

I started with 1.5 pounds of ground chuck that I LOOSELY formed into three patties.  The patties were seasoned with some Plowboy's Bovine rub.

I placed the planked burgers onto a HOT preheated grill.  Remember to soak the planks for at least two hours before grilling. 

After about five minutes you could hear the plank popping and crackling.  A nice little roll of smoke was coming out from the sides of the Weber!  I turned the heat down to Medium at that point.

After about 20 minutes the burgers looked great!

Added some Swiss cheese and let it melt onto the planked burger....

I never got a plated picture because these disappeared SO FAST!!

These burgers were hyper juicy and the kiss of smoke from the charred plank was perfect.

This was not the healthiest grilling that I could have done.  I probably should have used turkey meat and I definitely didn't have to make 1/2 pound burgers. 

I will make up for the calorie count of these burgers by hitting it extra hard at the gym tonight.  I am starting training for a 5k race in August so this will push me a little harder!

Have a blessed day!