Cooking Steaks on the Grill - The Guide to a Perfect Steak

Cooking the perfect steak on the grill is part science, part art form. Putting everything together to create the perfect steak takes time and practice. However, once you have mastered cooking steaks on the grill, you will never go out for another steak again. The following tips will provide you with the guidance needed to develop your skills towards grilling the perfect steak.

Step 1 - Before grilling your steak you want to let it stand at room temperature for about 20 minutes. This will allow your it to cook faster and more evenly.

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Step 2 - Drizzle or lightly brush olive oil on your steak. Some people will tell you to oil your grill grate, but there is no need to if your steaks have oil on them. Also putting oil on your grill can create flare ups.

Step 3 - Salt your meat around 20 minutes before cooking. The salt will bring out the juices so when the steak hits the grill, that fantastic caramelization between sugar and protein will provide the perfect crust.

Step 4 - Sear your steak by using direct heat. Searing creates the caramelization and combines those great flavors on the crust of the meat. Sear it until the color is a dark brown. If the steak is really thick, you may need to move it over to indirect heat to finish the cooking so as not to over cook the outside of the it.

Step 5 - To create the grill marks, let your grill get up to a hot temperature before putting your steaks on the grill. Place the steak at 10 o'clock on the cooking grate. Half way through cooking on that side turn it to 2 o'clock. Repeat on the other side.

Step 6 - Try not to touch your steak too often. Ideally you only want to turn your steak over once. Constantly checking your steak and flipping it back and forth is something we want to stay away from.

Step 7 - After you have finished grilling your steak, let it stand again at room temperature for 5 minutes. This will allow the juices to redistribute back into the steak. As you cook the steak the juices are moving from the center outwards. This is why cooking a steak too long or any piece of meat for that matter, will dry it out.

Not many foods are better than a perfectly grilled steak. By continually cooking steaks on the grill you can hone your skills so that you will eventually create the perfect steak.

Cooking Steaks on the Grill - The Guide to a Perfect Steak

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