| There isn't anything wrong with cooking a steak or | | | | environmentally friendly one. |
| hamburger inside the house, using your stove. But | | | | 2)Heat, clean and oil your grill. The grill needs to be |
| let's face it: summertime is grilling time, and there's | | | | HOT. If you're using charcoal, that means you |
| nothing quite like the taste of juicy organic beef | | | | shouldn't be able to hold your hand over it for more |
| that's been grilled to perfection in the great outdoors. | | | | than 2 to 3 seconds. On a gas grill, use medium high |
| We sometimes get asked whether there's a special | | | | heat. Ideally, use a stiff wire brush to scrub away |
| technique for grilling organic grass-fed beef, as | | | | any leftovers from your last grilling adventure when |
| opposed to conventional beef. The answer is no. But | | | | the grill is hot, and oil the rack using tongs and a |
| you should be ready for a steak that looks and | | | | folded paper towel. For more about the finer points |
| tastes different than what you may be used to. | | | | of grilling, direct heat, indirect heat, charcoal versus |
| High-quality grain-fed steaks have ample white | | | | gas, etcetera, visit the Barbecue Bible website. |
| marbling you may associate with a classic steakhouse | | | | 3)Bring your meat to room temperature. Let sit on |
| meal. Grass-fed beef is much less marbled. It's also | | | | your kitchen counter for about 20 minutes. This will |
| lower in saturated fat and higher in healthy omega-3 | | | | help your hamburgers or steak cook more evenly |
| fatty acids (which are also found in fish such as tuna | | | | and faster. |
| and salmon). While marbling has conventionally been | | | | 4)Season. Salt and pepper is all you really need for |
| the sign of a superior steak, we think you will be | | | | great hamburgers and steaks. But of course there |
| amazed by how awesome grass-fed steaks taste. | | | | are endless alternatives if you want to get creative: |
| Many people find grass-fed beef especially full of | | | | rosemary or thyme, hot peppers, whatever you like! |
| flavor, and they love the health benefits. Others | | | | 5)Cook. Turn the meat once during cooking. Adjust |
| incline organic beef that has been grain-finished. | | | | time for size of steak or burger and desired wellness. |
| Whether you opt for grass-fed or not, following | | | | The most foolproof way to test a steak for |
| these simple guidelines for grilling will assist in helping | | | | doneness is to use an instant read thermometer. |
| you avoid turning a good steak or burger into a | | | | Meat's internal temperature for rare beef is about |
| flavorless mealÂ…every backyard cook's worst | | | | 120 degrees; medium-rare is between 125 and 130 |
| nightmare! | | | | degrees; and medium is 135 to 140 degrees. With |
| 1)CHOOSE THE BEST BEEF! We can't stress this | | | | practice, you'll determine how to tell doneness visually |
| enough. Meat is our business, and we can tell you | | | | and through touch (with a "poke test"). |
| that a lesser quality product makes an inferior meal. | | | | 6)Let the meat rest. The meat will continue to cook |
| And grilled steak generally shows no mercy, since | | | | for a few minutes after you remove it from the grill, |
| you can't "bury" the taste under a bunch of other | | | | and will be juicy and ready to eat after about 10 |
| ingredients. Organic beef sustainably raised on family | | | | minutes. Enjoy! |
| farms is not only a delicious choice, but also an | | | | |