For those that grill steaks on Grillgrates...

rwalters · Feb 5, 2013

Do you take the surface temp of your Grillgrates before throwing down your steaks? Doing some reading earlier today at Grillgrates.com, they recommend not exceeding 650 degrees at grate level... they claim you'll get char marks, not sear marks. Just wondering... I've been wanting to push past the 700 degree mark, but don't want to ruin good steak!

bigsapper · Feb 5, 2013

No. I use the dome temp on the BGE.

rwalters · Feb 5, 2013

bigsapper said:
No. I use the dome temp on the BGE.

So for all you know, your Grillgrates could be running way beyond 650??

Midnight Smoke · Feb 5, 2013

I put my Steaks on when I cannot hold my hand 4" above the cooking Grate for 4 seconds. I check it along the way up.

Offthehook · Feb 5, 2013

Steaks? Full heat, hotter the better.

rwalters · Feb 5, 2013

Just to be clear, I am referring to grillgrates (www.grillgrates.com)... completely different then standard grates.

Partyof5 · Feb 5, 2013

i'd grill steaks on the surface of the sun if i could

Trumpstylz · Feb 5, 2013

Yeah, the hotter my grillgrates get, the better. Steakhouse style!

They probably just say that on the website b/c people aren't expecting it to make that much of a difference in temp and end up burning their steak. No backyard griller wants to go out ever 90 seconds to flip his steak.

And btw, groupon or living social had mangrates (the cast iron version) on sale the other day for 1/2 off.

Midnight Smoke · Feb 5, 2013

rwalters said:
Just to be clear, I am referring to grillgrates (www.grillgrates.com)... completely different then standard grates.

Temps are still temps. But you meant http://www.grillgrate.com/

swamprb · Feb 5, 2013

Never gave it much thought,

jmoney7269 · Feb 5, 2013

I use the dometemp as a guide and grill by time. usually around 550, so the grill grates are 600++. Yes it is possible to char a steak too much on them. I have done it before. I thought hotta was mo betta! Uh no sir!
Too Hott and too much char

Got em so Hott, they all turned white

Definitely way too Hott. Burning down some mesquite wood for coals! There is no better grilled flavor in the world than perfectly aged mesquite or even post oak burned down to coals grilling a perfect steak!

KotaChuk678 · Feb 5, 2013

I'd say the hotter the better to start you can always adjust and fine tune :becky:

rwalters · Feb 5, 2013

swamprb said:
Never gave it much thought,

WOW!!!!!! Ok, I'm convinced!!! My next steak cook will be on grillgrates that will be at a minimum of 700 degrees!! Thank you for the pics! They say everything I wanted to know

rwalters · Feb 5, 2013

swamprb said:
Never gave it much thought,

BTW, what kind of grill are you cooking on in those pics?

BB-Kuhn · Feb 5, 2013

Yum. Tat is all.

NorthwestBBQ · Feb 5, 2013

rwalters said:
BTW, what kind of grill are you cooking on in those pics?

BGE and Weber Gasser.

swamprb · Feb 5, 2013

rwalters said:
BTW, what kind of grill are you cooking on in those pics?

I thought Grill Grates were just another grill gimmick, but I was at a competition and a team next to us was grilling Pork Chops for a side category turn in and when I saw the grate marks and how hot he was running his Weber kettle, I was CONVERTED on the spot!

I had grown tired of the flaking and constant upkeep of the cast iron grates on my Performer and Genesis that I just got rid of them and replaced them with Grill Grates and I could not be happier.

So, I have one Large Big Green Egg, Weber Genesis C, the Performer and Q220 all decked out with GG's!

Keep an eye out for special offers, I got a screaming Groupon deal a while back.

Trumpstylz · Feb 5, 2013

They're the real deal. Lot easier to clean up/maintain than CI as well.

rwalters · Feb 5, 2013

NorthwestBBQ said:
BGE and Weber Gasser.

Ok, hopefully this won't start a riot... but I'm dying to know, which turns out a better steak, BGE or your Weber gasser? That steak that you have plated, with a glass of wine behind it... what was it cooked on?

Bluesman · Feb 5, 2013

rwalters said:
Do you take the surface temp of your Grillgrates before throwing down your steaks? Doing some reading earlier today at Grillgrates.com, they recommend not exceeding 650 degrees at grate level... they claim you'll get char marks, not sear marks. Just wondering... I've been wanting to push past the 700 degree mark, but don't want to ruin good steak!

And have you..............Let's see some PRON...Do, no ask....DO:tsk:

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