I made Guy Fieri’s ‘perfect’ burger, and his special trick for melting the cheese made it restaurant-worthy

• Guy Fieri gave me his top tricks for making a perfect burger at home.
• Fieri uses brioche instead of sesame-seed buns and has a special trick for melting the cheese.
• I loved Fieri’s burger, which was super juicy on the inside but deliciously crunchy on the outside.

I’ve had the chance to interview Guy Fieri several times, learning the secrets of his “ultimate” grilled cheese sandwich and trying the most American dessert ever created.

So, when it came time to find the best burger recipe, I knew I had to ask the Mayor of Flavortown.

“This may be a more complicated answer than you bargained for because it’s not just about a burger recipe,” Fieri told me. “It’s about the execution of the whole deal. You can get down with whatever toppings you want, but the basics have to be covered.”

Intrigued by Fieri’s unique burger tips — including using a brioche bun and cooking with a bowl over my meat — I put his recipe to the ultimate test. Here’s how it went.