Steak Grilling Question - Lid Up, or Lid Down?

Ag76 · 01-09-2011, 01:07 PM

Do you guys grill a steak with the lid on the grill up, or the lid down?

BBQ Grail · 01-09-2011, 01:10 PM

Down for me...

el_matt · 01-09-2011, 01:13 PM

Usually my lid is up for grilling.

Matt

Captain P.J. · 01-09-2011, 01:17 PM

Down for me as well... I have been doing reverse sears lately...

swamprb · 01-09-2011, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain P.J.

Down for me as well... I have been doing reverse sears lately...

What he said^^^

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 01-09-2011, 01:22 PM

Put me down for down too. Keeps flair ups to a minimum.

Bacon_99 · 01-09-2011, 01:23 PM

Down for me on both the gasser and bge... Come to think of it - I never have the gasser lid up when grilling anything - seems to me I read something a while back saying lid down was best but I could be

Homebrewed Q · 01-09-2011, 01:41 PM

Used to grill steaks with the lid off on my Weber OTG 22.5" but for the last couple of years I grill with it down or on. I put the steaks directly over the coals for 2.5 minutes then do a quarter turn for the diamond marks for another 2.5 minutes, then repeat for the other side for 1" to 1.5" thick steaks. End result is a good "medium" cooked steak.

BBQ Bandit · 01-09-2011, 01:41 PM

Down on my Bubba Kegg.. temp control.

parrdist · 01-09-2011, 01:46 PM

Lid down for me. On both the gasser or the kettle.

btcg · 01-09-2011, 01:50 PM

Down... I hate that occasional splatter... it burns.

BBQ Grail · 01-09-2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ag76

Do you guys grill a steak with the lid on the grill up, or the lid down?

What about you?

Grillman · 01-09-2011, 01:51 PM

It's just personal preference.
If your grill or cooker can put out a lot of Btu's, then leave the lid open...obviously it's
easier to see what's going on that way.

If your grill or cooker doesn't get real hot...then close it.

I worked as a cook in many restaurants and never had any lid or cover for the
broiler or grill. Of course the broiler would put out a lot of Btu's and get very hot.
If somebody ordered a steak Well Done; we usually put it in the Microwave oven
for a few minutes as it was going to be ruined anyway; then put it on the broiler
to get some grill marks on it. That way it sped up the cooking time.

millsy · 01-09-2011, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bacon_99

Down for me on both the gasser and bge... Come to think of it - I never have the gasser lid up when grilling anything - seems to me I read something a while back saying lid down was best but I could be

Me too

aquablue22 · 01-09-2011, 02:13 PM

Lid down on the gasser, egg and kettles. Sometimes if waiting on time I 'll leave the lid up on the gasser, just to slow everything down a bit!

01-09-2011, 01:07 PM	#1
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01-09-2011, 01:10 PM	#2
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Down for me... __________________ Larry The best way to reach me is with email: larry@thebbqgrail.com

01-09-2011, 01:17 PM	#4
Captain P.J. Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-15-10 Location: Menomonie, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Down for me as well... I have been doing reverse sears lately... __________________ Extreme BBQ Trailer, Backwoods Competitor, 2- 22.5" WSM, 22.5" & 18.5" Weber kettles, 2 Smokey Joe's, Blue & Red Thermapens, KCBS CBJ, Captain PJ's BBQ

01-09-2011, 01:22 PM	#6
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Put me down for down too. Keeps flair ups to a minimum. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-73, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

01-09-2011, 01:23 PM	#7
Bacon_99 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-18-10 Location: The world's 2nd coldest capital... Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Down for me on both the gasser and bge... Come to think of it - I never have the gasser lid up when grilling anything - seems to me I read something a while back saying lid down was best but I could be __________________ Matt - Large BGE & Broil King Gasser - Fastest ORANGE Thermapen in the Universe

01-09-2011, 01:13 PM	#3
el_matt is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-08-09 Location: Turlock, California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Usually my lid is up for grilling. Matt

01-09-2011, 01:41 PM	#8
Homebrewed Q Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-10-10 Location: Shenandoah, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Used to grill steaks with the lid off on my Weber OTG 22.5" but for the last couple of years I grill with it down or on. I put the steaks directly over the coals for 2.5 minutes then do a quarter turn for the diamond marks for another 2.5 minutes, then repeat for the other side for 1" to 1.5" thick steaks. End result is a good "medium" cooked steak. __________________ BWS Fatboy, CG w/SFB and mods, Weber OTG 22.5, Weber OTS 18.5, Grey Goose Weber Performer

01-09-2011, 01:41 PM	#9
BBQ Bandit Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-15-08 Location: Harrisburg, PA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Down on my Bubba Kegg.. temp control. __________________ Bacon should be capitalized as a pronoun for pork! A BBQ Servant; cooking for the Troops, Churches, and Charity Operation BBQ Relief founding member Lang 84 Deluxe Kitchen known as "The Glamazon" Custom Klose Backyard Chef... of Snot, 22.5 WSM Former smokers; Lang 60 Mobile - The Damsel II, Lang 48 Patio - The Damsel, and Bubba Keg Grill - RIP

01-09-2011, 01:46 PM	#10
parrdist Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-12-10 Location: Gray Summit, Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lid down for me. On both the gasser or the kettle. __________________ Weber Platinum, Jenn Air Gas, 3 UDS, Char Broil Big Easy,Super Fast Black Thermapen, Member SLBS,

01-09-2011, 01:50 PM	#11
btcg Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-28-10 Location: North Potomac, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Down... I hate that occasional splatter... it burns. __________________ [FONT=Fixedsys]CAPITAL PITMASTERS-THE FIRST FAMILY OF BBQ[/FONT] [FONT=Courier New][I]Proud Graduate of:[/I][/FONT] [I][FONT=Courier New][B]Jack's Old South BBQ Cooking School[/B][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Courier New][B]Johnny Trigg & Rod Gray BBQ Cooking School[/B][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Courier New][B]Paul Kirk BBQ Cooking School[/B][/FONT][/I]

01-09-2011, 01:51 PM	#13
Grillman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-05-09 Location: Aurora, Colo. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's just personal preference. If your grill or cooker can put out a lot of Btu's, then leave the lid open...obviously it's easier to see what's going on that way. If your grill or cooker doesn't get real hot...then close it. I worked as a cook in many restaurants and never had any lid or cover for the broiler or grill. Of course the broiler would put out a lot of Btu's and get very hot. If somebody ordered a steak Well Done; we usually put it in the Microwave oven for a few minutes as it was going to be ruined anyway; then put it on the broiler to get some grill marks on it. That way it sped up the cooking time.

01-09-2011, 02:13 PM	#15
aquablue22 Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-26-08 Location: Ormond Beach, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lid down on the gasser, egg and kettles. Sometimes if waiting on time I 'll leave the lid up on the gasser, just to slow everything down a bit! __________________ Weber Spirit E-310 Gasser 1 - Big Green Egg - Large 2 - 22.5 Weber Kettles 2 - 18.5 Weber Kettle Magma Newport - Gasser (on the Boat) 1 - Terracotta PIG 1 Masterbuilt Modified Smokehouse [COLOR=Green]2 - Super FAST, Super ACCURATE Green Thermapen[/COLOR]1 splashproof)

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