- Although meat has been grilled since shortly after the discovery of fire--some 500,000 years ago--it did not become a popular pastime until the 1950s.
- Depending on the cut of the steak, it may take between 10 and 30 minutes to cook on the grill; thicker cuts, such as filet mignon and T-bone, generally take the most time to grill.
- Grilling is an exceptionally healthy method of cooking steak and other kinds of meat because excess fat drains away rather than being consumed.
- The charcoal briquette was invented in 1920 by Henry Ford, with help from Thomas Edison.
- Most injuries related to grilling are caused by improper use of starter fluid, such as adding additional fluid after lighting an outdoor grill.
- If you want to produce "grill marks" when making steak, avoid moving the steak except to turn it--only once--during the course of cooking.
