However, the video of this well-done McDonald’s burger put off a number of viewers. “I feel sorry for the person that ate this,” said one person. “You forgot to throw it against the wall ...

From well-done to uber rare, with ketchup or strictly just tomato — there are endless ways to enjoy the classic burger. But with options come preferences, and lots of them. A recent YouGov poll ...

Well-done (brown all the way through): 160°F to 165°F Make sure your patties don’t taper at the edges, and press a wide indentation in the middle so they don’t puff up like meatballs.

And most Americans prefer their burger patty well done. Burger scholar George Motz, a well-traveled, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, says simplicity is everything.