How to Cook Steak on a Gas Grill
Cooking steaks on a gas grill is a popular American pastime. The adjustable flame allows meat to be cooked to desired doneness, and cooking over a fire gives meat a taste that cannot be matched by stovetops or ovens. Here are some basic grilling tips that will ensure your steak is superb. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Clean the grill surface thoroughly with a grill cleaning brush.
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Determine how the steaks are to be done so you can properly adjust the flame. According to Teriskitchen.com, rare and medium-rare steaks require a higher flame to sear the outside of the steak and keep the inside pink, while medium and well-done steaks require a lower flame for more thorough cooking. You can set one burner for rare steaks and another burner for well-done steaks, but you will have to monitor the cooking frequently to get them right.
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Place the steak in the middle of the grill. Even gas grills have hot spots and cold spots during cooking, and the best place to get consistent heat is the middle.
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Flip the steaks with a barbecue fork. The BBQ Report suggests flipping a steak every two minutes while cooking it. Carefully flip the steaks to prevent steak juices from aggravating gas grill flames and causing a blast of fire to surround your steak.
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Use the steak knife to cut into the steak to determine when it is done. Brown on the outside but pink in the middle is rare, cooked a little more on the outside but still mostly pink in the middle is medium-rare, cooked almost all the way through with some pink in the middle is medium-well and cooked completely through with no pink in the middle at all is well done.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to add any seasonings or marinades to your steak, do so prior to putting the steak on the grill.
Do not touch the metal cover of the grill while cooking. It will be extremely hot.
