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Originally Posted by Kiwigirl
Medium rare here too BUT I suck at grilling so usually fuck up really expensive steaks so have given up. If you wish to have a steak and can grill though....you welcome at my place anytime. I buy, you grill! lol
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A few tips that will make your life easier when grilling a steak,
1: Get the grill hot, like burying the needle on the BBQ hot (so 600 degrees or more)
2: Pull the meat out of the fridge and let come up to room temp before cooking.
3: season with salt, pepper, rub, steak spice and drizzle with a little olive oil right before it goes on the grill, lay the steak across the grill diagonally, when you have good sear marks rotate 90 degrees, this will give you nice sear marks. When you have a good crust, turn over (you only flip once), Keep the lid up, you want to grill the steak, not roast.
4: to test for done-ness, easiest way is feel, so if you take your thumb and index finger and press them together lightly, and press the meaty part of the base of your thumb on your palm side, that's what rare feels like, move your thumb to the middle finger, and press, that's Medium rare, ring finger is Medium, and pinky is Well. You will want to pull the steak off just before your desired done-ness, and place on a wooden cutting board (or a warm plate) for at least 5 mins for the meat to relax.
I find that its almost useless cooking a steak that is under 1 1/4 inches, thicker is a lot easier to control.