| Steak is considered to be a real treat, rather than | | | | to room temperature for an hour. Apply a thin layer |
| the kind of food you eat every day. Since this meat | | | | of oil to the grill grates and preheat the grill to hot. |
| is so succulent, juicy and delicious, you should treat it | | | | When the steaks are at room temperature and the |
| well and cook it with care. Nothing is worse than | | | | grill is hot, add the steaks. |
| overcooked steak or steak which burns on the | | | | Keep an eye on them as they cook. When you see |
| outside but fails to cook inside! | | | | tiny drops of blood appear, it is time to flip the |
| Unfortunately a lot of people assume that cooking a | | | | steaks over and let them cook until they are done to |
| steak is simple. There is nothing too difficult about it | | | | your liking. If you have a dual-burner gas grill, you |
| but it is handy to know some good gas grilling steak | | | | might want to heat one side to high and the other to |
| tips so your next steaks can be absolutely perfect. | | | | medium. Sear the steaks on both sides for a minute |
| Using a Grilled Steak Marinade Recipe | | | | over the high heat, and then finish cooking them |
| Before you even switch on the gas grill you might | | | | over the medium heat. |
| want to consider marinating your steak. If you are | | | | How Long to Grill Marinated Steak Recipes |
| using a tough cut of steak you will want to use a | | | | An inch thick steak will take about nine minutes for |
| marinade that can tenderize, as well as flavor, the | | | | rare, thirteen minutes for medium and eighteen |
| meat. Something with lemon juice, vinegar or wine | | | | minutes for well done, as a general guideline. You will |
| can do the trick and there are lots of marinated | | | | need to add a few minutes if your steaks are thicker |
| steak recipes to choose from. | | | | than an inch. |
| If you are using a good quality piece of steak you | | | | Remember that steak keeps cooking for about five |
| might still want to marinate it but you will not need | | | | minutes after you take it off the grill. Transfer the |
| to marinate it for long. Over-marinating steaks can | | | | hot steak to a plate, cover it with foil and leave it |
| turn them to mush, which is not the result you will | | | | alone for five minutes, so the juices inside can |
| want if you have bought an expensive cut! If you | | | | redistribute. This makes the steak so succulent. |
| decide against using marinated steak recipes, you can | | | | If the steak turns out to need a few more minutes, |
| just add some salt and pepper to your steaks, and | | | | it is easy enough to grill it a bit more. If it is overdone |
| perhaps a touch of cayenne or garlic powder too. | | | | there is not much you can do about it. The more you |
| Getting Ready to Grill | | | | marinate and grill steaks, the better your steaks will |
| When you want to cook your steaks, let them come | | | | turn out. |