Keep this handy temperature guide nearby to ensure your steaks come out perfectly on the grill every time. The difficultly of grilling a steak is knowing when it’s just right. Don’t leave it to chance. Instead, use a meat thermometer and consult this guide for accurate results. Show
Some of our customers tell us the Thermapen® “changed their life.” It’s a dramatic claim reflecting lots of little daily moments. One of the things that does change when you understand how to use a Thermapen is that you never overcook steaks on the grill again. Here are 5 tips you need to know to make sure each and every steak you grill is perfect every time. 1. Flip at least once before testing the temperatureFlipping your steak not only browns both sides of the steak, but it also helps cook the steak from both sides. Once you’ve flipped your steak, you will begin to notice that the coolest part of the steak is now in the center. We call this the “thermal center,” and it is the key to grilling perfect steaks. 2. Push the probe tip past center & pull back through the steakProperly understood, finding the current temperature of a steak means finding the temperature of the thermal center of that steak. While some chefs recommend inserting the probe from the side, we find that the easiest way to find the temperature of the center of a steak is to insert the thermometer probe tip into the steak from the top, avoiding bone. Push the Thermapen probe tip past where you think the center of the steak is… …and then pull the Thermapen probe tip back through the steak until you find the coolest temperature reading. This will be the steak’s thermal center—the coolest temperature in the center of the steak. For example, if you push your probe tip past the center of the steak and see 136°F (58°C) on the Thermapen display, and then, as you pull the probe tip back through the steak, you see 128°F (53°C), 123°F (51°C), and 127°F (53°C); you know that the temperature at the thermal center of that steak is the lowest reading: 123°F (51°C). 3. Verify your readings in multiple placesNote: Sometimes people ask if they shouldn’t avoid probing a steak multiple times for fear of “letting all the juices out.” Steaks are not like water balloons. The water in the steak is bound up in the cells of the muscle fibers. You may lose a tiny amount of steak juice from probing a steak but that amount pales in comparison to the amount of water you will lose from overcooking your steak by even five degrees. Probe fearlessly and have perfectly done juicy steaks every time! 4. Pull when the lowest number reaches your target temperaturedifferent sizes and shapes of steaks + a variable cooking surface = different cooking rates Let the steaks that are done rest on the platter while they wait for the other steaks to reach the same perfect doneness temperature. Test every steak and get perfect results every time! Note: Our chef-recommended temperature for medium rare steaks is 130°F (54°C), but because of the high heat of the grill cooking environment, grilled steaks will experience a little carryover cooking, so we pull our steaks at 127°F (53°C) or 128°F (53°C) and let them “rest up” to 130°F (54°C). 5. Always use a ThermapenUnlike other thermometers you might have in your home, Thermapens have a professional-grade thermocouple in the very tip of the probe. That thermocouple gets to within ±0.7°F accuracy in 2-3 seconds. But once it comes to temperature, it shows you changes in temperature in real time. Thermometers with 10+ second response times don’t show you the gradients as you pull them through a steak. They are still trying to recalibrate to each new temperature. Your hand starts to scorch as you wait for the reading to update and you never have confidence that the number you saw was accurate. But finding the thermal center of a steak is easy with a Super-Fast Thermapen, which makes getting perfect steaks a reality. And that little change just might make a difference in your life! What temperature do you grill a steak for mediumFor steaks that are at least 1.5 inches thick, you will want to use a meat thermometer to get an accurate temperature reading. For a rare steak, remove it at 120-125°F. For a medium-rare steak, remove it at 125-130°F. For a medium steak, remove it at 130-135°F.
How do you grill a medium rare steak?How do you cook the perfect medium-rare steak? To grill medium-rare steak, sear the steak over high heat for about 2-3 minutes on each side. Then, move the steak to a low-heat area of the grill and cook until it reaches 125-130 degrees, usually for about 15 minutes, depending on thickness.
How long to grill a steak on each side for mediumFor a medium-rare doneness, you typically will need to grill your steak between 4 to 6 minutes on each side, depending on thickness. For medium cooks, shoot for closer to 5 to 8 minutes on each side.
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