Grilling

[mantasm]

My girlfriend's mom came by our house and brought us a big new gas grill. I've never used one. I tried to cook some ribeyes I had, but I burned all but one half of one of the steaks.

Any of you old married dudes have any tips or recipes for me? Also, am I supposed to close the top when I'm grilling?

[eric5148]

Get some books by Steven Raichlen. He also has a PBS show.

[kevyk]

His books pwn. Start with The Barbeque! Bible and move up to BBQ USA when you get more advanced.

I roasted a whole pig at my sister's graduation party using one of his recipes.

[Vote4Pedro]

When I first started using a gas grill I had similar problems. Now I start off with all burners on High and let it sit for awhile with the top closed. Then when I'm ready to throw the meat on, I turn the middle burner off and lower the outside burners to low. This takes a little longer, but produces a nice evenly cooked steak. And yes, close the BBQ when the meat is on.

[samjjones]

Turn the heat all the way up, let it preheat for 5 minutes, and then throw your steaks on. Shouldn't be more than 5 minutes a side (turn only once).

[chaas4747]

It takes some getting used to. Low heat is always good. See if you can get a thermometer to check the temp in the grill. This will make it easier to regulate the heat.

[eric5148]

And one more thing:

Charcoal pwns gas.

[samjjones]

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And one more thing:

Charcoal pwns gas.

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For taste, I don't think anybody would disagree with this. But propane grills are just so much easier/quicker...

[mantasm]

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And one more thing:

Charcoal pwns gas.

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Free pwns charcoal.

[kevyk]

While it was nice of your mom to buy you a gas grill, they really don't cook steaks nearly as well as charcoal. You just can't get the heat high enough to really sear a steak. Plus, grease fires are common unless you constantly clean the grill.

If you have $50 lying around, I'd strongly suggest buying a weber kettle.