Charcoal Grilling: How long do you usually cook a medium-well steak?!
Charcoal Grilling: How long do you usually cook a medium-well steak?
And how often do you usually turn it?
Answers:
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Let your steak reach room temperature before grilling. This helps grill your steak more evenly and faster.
Trim the steak of excess fat. I cut off all of the exterior fat. Fat shrinks faster than the meat and it can cause your steaks to curl.
Season. I like garlic salt and black pepper.
Preheat the grill. Hot as it will go for a gas grill or a single layer of ashy white coals for a charcoal grill.
Oil the grate. I use a spritzer bottle full of canola oil
Grill. Place each steak on the grill for one minute. Turn and grill on the second side for an additional minute. Turn and rotate 45 degrees and grill for half the remaining cooking time. Turn again. If you do this right you will get a nice diamond pattern of grill marks.
Remove when done. I use the pressure test to check my steaks. When you are getting close to having a done steak press it with your index finger or the flat side of a grilling fork to get a feel for it. A rare steak will be soft. A medium steak will be firm but yielding. A well steak will be firm. Once you get the hang of this trick you will be able to remove steaks from the grill at just the right second.
Let the steaks rest for 2-3 minutes before serving. This will let the juices flow out from the center so the whole steak is nice and juicy.
Have you ever wondered how long to grill a steak for its desired doneness? Just follow this chart. These times are total cooking times. Divide in half for each side. Times are approximate and will vary depending on the type of grill, fuel, weather conditions, etc..
Thickness Rare Medium Well Heat
1″ 8-10 12-14 16-20 High
1 1/2″ 10-14 16-20 22-26 High
2 12-16 18-22 24-28 Medium
To properly know when your steak is done it is good to know something about what it’s like before it even hits the grill. Developing a feel for the cut of meat raw will help you learn how it changes as it cooks. I recommend taking a raw steak and getting a good feel of it. A raw steak is going to be spongy and soft. The fat will typically be hard, but the meat will be squishy to the touch. As the meat cooks it will become harder and more solid through the middle.