Put the mayo, ketchup, and hot sauce in a bowl. Stir until combined, set aside.

Form the ground beef into 4 burger patties and sprinkle kosher salt and pepper on both sides of each patty.

Preheat the Blackstone griddle to medium high heat (or cast iron skillet) for a few minutes.

Note: If using a cast iron skillet rather than a griddle, you may need to cook everything in smaller batches.

Put the bacon on the griddle and cook 3 to 4 minutes, turning a few times and flattening them with a spatula. Remove once cooked and place on paper towels.

Place the burger patties on the griddle right over the bacon grease. Use a burger press (or spatula) to press them and twist so they get very flat.

Note: I placed a piece of parchment paper between the burger and press to prevent sticking.

Cook the burgers 1 to 2 minutes, flip and add 2 slices of cheese to each burger. Cook 1 to 2 more minutes.

Note: If you have a dome, place over the burgers with some water to steam the cheese.

Add the 2 burger buns to the griddle, cut side down for 30 seconds to toast them.

Build the burgers with the sauce from earlier on the bottom buns, then a burger patty, 2 slices of bacon and more sauce. Then another burger, 2 more slices of bacon, and more sauce. Place the top bun and enjoy (ps-grab some napkins ;) )