Steak Grilling question

[bigdeer2000]

my holland grill cooks with indirect heat and i love it. top must be down for it to work. they say if your looking your not cooking.i know most grilling experts will not like this type of grill but i wouldn't think of going back to open flame type. had a ducane grill (much more expensive than a holland)gave it away after buying and using my holland. 1 inch rib eye's i cook for 20 min. then turn over and cook for 10 min. med rare. on roasts or turkeys etc.i put a remote meat thermometer in and wait until proper temp is reached.i know this type won't be for everyone but it is great if you don't want to spend all your time at the grill. or you are like me and easily distracted. it is hard to burn a steak on this type of grill

 

[mwechtal]

, it was cool (50's)
Vernon

Cool in the 50's? That's swimming weather around here. ;-)

 

[greatrandini]

That's a fair question and don't worry, absolutely no offense.

Frankly, I don't know if that is right or not but I hang out on a barbeque group on Usenet. What they say there is that the grilling surface must be 700 degrees or more to properly sear a steak. Furthermore, again they say on the newsgroup, most gas grills with less than 3 burners will not be able to produce that kind of temp.

Thanks, I don't know how hot the grilling surface is but the wife and I are large enough to prove how good the steaks r....ha. I should have went to chefs school......My grill does have 3 burners.... burgers are great also.....chicken breast yum... I don't really see any difference from the old cheapo grills I use to use except this one last longer.......I have some friends (yes I have friends) who do competitive barbaque but that is another game. See Ya Billy!

 

[texbaylea]

mwechtal

Yeah, I know but remember we are more used to facing high temps than cold here in south Texas and can handle them more easily.

Vernon

 

[Billy_S]

I am on my second Holland grill. I lost the first one in my divorce, along with my butt. I highly recommend the Holland, although it takes some getting used to if you are used to cooking on a conventional gas grill.

 

[dwenham]

What works for me, with a good gas grill is: 10-15 minutes warmup, all burners full throttle, steak cut 1 1/2" (thicker than standard grocery cut) oiled steak placed on grill, shut lid (the manual that came with your propane grill will tell you to cook with lid down, I know of no propane grill that will stay hot enough to cook steak properly with the lid up) after 2 minutes, turn steak 90* , close lid, cook 2 minutes more, repeat on other side. Perfect rare steak with charred exterior every time.
By the way, if your gas grill has an orange flame, either you have the wrong orofice or something is keeping the correct airflow from reaching the burner.
To perfect steaks for all! Dave

 

[Dennisfly]

I had the same problem and it was two regulators. I had a regulator at the main house tank and then one at the BBQ designed to be used with a 5 gallon tank. I removed the regulator at the BBQ and now it works fine.