Let’s start with the classic. Most fast-food burgers and many home-cooked patties hover around 4 ounces before cooking. That’s a quarter-pound of meat, and it’s a solid, reliable size.
Think of it as the Goldilocks of burgers—not too big, not too small, just right for a bun. A 4-ounce patty is roughly the size of a deck of cards or the palm of your average hand. Ever seen a hockey puck? Yeah, it’s about that dense and satisfying.
