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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Americas Test Kitchen (Firm), author.

Title: The ultimate burger : plus DIY condiments, sides, and boozy milkshakes / Americas Test Kitchen.

Description: Boston, MA : Americas Test Kitchen, [2019] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019000933 | ISBN 9781945256844 (hardcover)

Subjects: LCSH: Hamburgers. | Milkshakes. | Cooking, American. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX749.5.B43 .U47 2019 | DDC 641.6/62--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019000933

Ebook ISBN9781945256851

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