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Oklahoma Onion Burgers, and their heirs, smashburgers, are a classic style of beef cooking which goes back a full century in the United States. It was born in efforts to economize yet keep hamburgers flavorful during economic hard times, then exploded in popularity when chefs in modest hamburger stand discovered the magical combination of onions and beef. Let's explore the phenomena of smashburgers!

Cheeseburgers! You know what they are. You love eating them. They are an old work of the cooking art, going back in multiple forms for several hundred years. The modern "hamburger with cheese" broke out as popular cuisine at the 1904 World's Fair, in St. Louis. You could say the popularity came from mere marketing and hype, but delicious food sells itself. Put down a plate of fresh burgers and they will be gobbled down in minutes. Wouldn't you love a cheeseburger right now? Sure!

When it comes to hearty meals based on beef, a top shelf favorite is the Philly cheesesteak. It is chopped or thinly sliced premium steak, often cooked with onions and sometimes with peppers, then topped with cheese. There are a lot of variations - all sorts of cheeses, different kinds of onions and peppers, and even some variety in buns. They all add up to dozens of shapes of delicious.

The New York chopped cheese is the Big Apple's answer to the Philly cheesesteak. Even if the Philly cheesesteak had never existed, New Yorkers would have invented the chopped cheese hoagie. It is a steak sandwich, or a hoagie, but mostly, they just call it the "chopped cheese." It is sliced steak, cooked on a flat top griddle, or in a pan, accompanied with chopped onions and sometimes chopped peppers. It is that special kind of comfort food which will satisfy even the biggest of appetites!

Italian Beef is a delicious style of cooking beef and a real cornerstone of Chicago food culture. The classic recipe requires a lot of time, patience, and careful preparation, over one or two days. The beef, gardiniera, and bread simply cannot be ruched. When brought together, though, they are stunningly good.

With our modern food supply chain, you can prepare Italian beef in little more than an hour, since some of the items can be obtained ready-made, and the beef pressure cooked.