Ultimate Steakhouse Burger - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 slices bacon
1 -2 slice white bread, crusts removed, cut into 1 inch pieces. (about 1 cup)
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 lbs of 85- 90% lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 large garlic cloves, very finely minced
vegetable oil, for grill rack

Preparation

Fry bacon in skillet. Place 3 tablespoons of bacon fat into heatproof bowl and set in refrigerator while preparing other ingredients.
Put bread in bowl, add milk, and let mixture sit about 5 minutes. Using a fork, mash bread and milk till smooth paste forms.
Break up beef into small bits into a medium size bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then add garlic, bread paste, and reserved chilled bacon fat. Lightly knead all ingredients to mix and incorporate. Divide into 4 patties.
Oil cooking grate and grill burgers over a very hot fire, without squeezing down on them, until well seared on both sides (7-10 mins depending on preference for doneness). Top burgers with bacon previously cooked. Serve on buns.