How do you know when your steak is finished on the bbq?
Practice.
But in the meantime, stop asking HOW LONG… because it’s not the right question.
Oh, I could tell you that your steak needs to bbq for about 12 minutes to produce a juicy medium-rare steak; but if your steak is only an inch thick, you just produced something closer to well done.
There are a few factors to consider when pacing your steak on the bbq… but in the end, practice makes perfect.
If you really want to bone up on cooking your T-Bone perfectly, and want to start a summers worth of practice off on the right foot, go and pickup a decent meat thermometer, because the correct question is not:
How long should I cook my steak for?
but:
What should the internal temprature of my steak be?
Like I said, there are a lot of factors to consider if you’re looking for the perfect grilling time, like bbq type (gas, or charcoal) and thickness of steak, etc. Eventually you’ll gain a 6th sense for knowing when your steaks have reached perfection, but until then, use the following information to get you started:
For steaks about 1 inch thick
Medium Rare Internal Temp: 145 degrees F.
Medium Rare (Estimated) Cooking Time: 8 minutes
Medium Internal Temp: 160 degrees F.
Medium (Estimated) Cooking Time: 9 minutes
Well Done Internal Temp: 170 degrees F.
Well Done (Estimated) Cooking Time: 10-11 minutes
For steaks about 1.5 inches thick
Medium Rare Internal Temp: 145 degrees F.
Medium Rare (Estimated) Cooking Time: 13 minutes
Medium Internal Temp: 160 degrees F.
Medium (Estimated) Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Well Done Internal Temp: 170 degrees F.
Well Done (Estimated) Cooking Time: 20 minutes
For steaks about 2 inches thick
Medium Rare Internal Temp: 145 degrees F.
Medium Rare (Estimated) Cooking Time: 17 minutes
Medium Internal Temp: 160 degrees F.
Medium (Estimated) Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Well Done Internal Temp: 170 degrees F.
Well Done (Estimated) Cooking Time: 23 minutes
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