How to Sear Meat on a Jenn Air Gas Grill
Jenn Air gas grills are designed to get hot and stay hot in order to sear and cook even large cuts of meat. Create beautifully seared steaks and chops on your Jenn Air grill by controlling time and temperature. Your friends and family will be impressed with the gourmet appearance and succulent juiciness of your grilled foods. Select top quality ingredients and avoid short cuts for grilling success on a Jenn Air gas grill. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Jenn Air gas grill
- Grill scraper/brush
- Meat
- Paper towels
- Coarse salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Grill tongs
- Vegetable oil
- Cutting board
Instructions
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Turn all the burners of your Jenn Air gas grill up to high, close the lid and allow your grill to reach 500 degrees or more. Jenn Air grills are known for fast preheating and their ability to trap and store heat in the cooking chamber.
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Open the lid of your Jenn Air gas grill and use a grill scraper or brush to clean all the grates. Hot grates are much easier to clean and cleaning them will allow for more direct contact with the surface of the meat for better searing. Close the lid to keep the grates hot while you ready the meat.
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Prepare your meat for the grill by patting it down with paper towels to reduce the surface moisture then seasoning it liberally with coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper. A dry and seasoned surface will sear faster to seal moisture into the meat before it drips out.
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Fold a paper towel four times until you have a thick rectangle. Sprinkle a few drops of vegetable oil onto it. Grab the oil soaked towel with grill tongs and quickly swipe it over the grates to lubricate them for easier meat release.
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Open the lid of your Jenn Air gas grill and place your meat directly onto the grates. Jenn Air grills have metal plates that keep down flame flare-ups caused by dripping grease. After two minutes on the grill turn the meat 45 degrees and place it in a new spot that was previously empty.
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After two minutes in the second position, look at the side of the steak and see how far up the heat has traveled. If the bottom half is almost half brown, you can flip the steak and begin searing the other side. Thicker steaks and chops will require that you close the lid and wait and additional five minutes or more per side.
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Use tongs to flip the steak to its other side in an empty position then turn 45 degrees to a new spot. Remove the steak to a cutting board when it is almost finished to your liking and allow it to rest for five minutes before slicing.
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Tips & Warnings
A small squirt bottle full of water works well to combat the occasional flare up that may burn your food.
A few quick scrapes with the grill brush after you are finished cooking and while the grates are still hot will make cleaning them faster and easier next time.
