In a bowl, thoroughly combine ground beef with salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder. Use a 2 inch food scoop to form into 12 balls.
In a wide flat pan or on a flat top griddle, over medium high heat, add 4 meatballs and press each down flat with a wide flat spatula (you want to press as thin as you can without ripping it, it will shrink up). Let cook for about 3 minutes then flip and smash down again. Cook another 3 minutes and then place a slice of cheese on each patty. Let melt for a minute then stack two patties together and remove from pan. Repeat with remaining burgers.
Once all burgers are cooked, in the same pan/surface, lightly toast each bun.
Build the burger - add shredded lettuce, onions and pickles to the bottom bun. Place double smashburger. Smear top bun with fry sauce and place on top, pressing down slightly.
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