do you prefer grill marks on a steak?

smoke ninja · Oct 8, 2018

with the sca world championship going down my Instagram is being flooded with pictures of steak. many of them look great. most of them have dark grill marks on top of grey meat. I prefer a nice crust, the dark lines often taste scorched and the rest has no color.

of course this is my preference. I'm curious as to what others prefer. feel free to drop an example with your comment.

jermoQ · Oct 8, 2018

To directly answer the question no. However I dont care as long as it tastes good. I have had grill marks that looked beautiful, and I have had it burned in a super hot flame which put a crust on it. And for the third option...it is okay, but it isnt a pork chop :icon_devil

tom b · Oct 8, 2018

grill marks look cool but this works for me

Pig_Farmer · Oct 8, 2018

It doesn't matter if it has grill marks or not. As long as it's not over cooked.

CptKaos · Oct 8, 2018

tom b said:
grill marks look cool but this works for me

This ^ Perfect example Tom

Larry

smoke ninja · Oct 8, 2018

Pig_Farmer said:
It doesn't matter if it has grill marks or not. As long as it's not over cooked.

good point. proper temperature is most important

pjtexas1 · Oct 8, 2018

I don't need no stinking grill marks. :heh:

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KB BBQ · Oct 8, 2018

Crust. There's more flavor all over the surface instead of just the common burned in lines.

dadsr4 · Oct 8, 2018

I voted for grill marks because I don't like a crust on my steak. Just take it back up to body temp.

bwram1 · Oct 8, 2018

Full crust...better to taste great than to look good.

Bacchus2b · Oct 9, 2018

You should have added an "I like it all" option! Perfect grill marks are fun and require some skill to execute, just like getting a crust in a white hot skillet is or completing a reverse sear. If it's cooked perfectly I'm in!

Happy Hapgood · Oct 9, 2018

Voted for lines but Dayum! Bottom line is how does it eet?

Titch · Oct 9, 2018

Full Char Please.
Mind you, whatever floats your boat

electron_si · Oct 9, 2018

I’m more of a crust guy on cast iron personally but I know most people expect to see grill marks when I cook steak

Smoke Dawg · Oct 9, 2018

Nice crust on the outside, rare on the inside!

Grill marks look cool but I'll take flavor any day.

JazzCat · Oct 9, 2018

tom b said:
grill marks look cool but this works for me

i'm with Tom and Larry on this one.... Tom's steak looks PERFECT!

Ron_L · Oct 9, 2018

smoke ninja said:
with the sca world championship going down my Instagram is being flooded with pictures of steak. many of them look great. most of them have dark grill marks on top of grey meat. I prefer a nice crust, the dark lines often taste scorched and the rest has no color.

of course this is my preference. I'm curious as to what others prefer. feel free to drop an example with your comment.

I wouldn't go by SCA steaks too much. While grill marks are not required, they are more common that a seared steak, although a seared steak can score well.

If I am grilling a steak, it will likely have grill marks, but if I am cooking in (or on?) cast iron, it will have a nice crust. The poll doesn't have an option for both, so I didn't vote :-D

Also, if the marks taste scorched, then the grates were likely too hot. I've had this happen a couple of times so I have been using an IR thermometer for SCA cooks (and practice) to hopefully avoid this. With the right temp, the marks don't get scorched and the rest of the steak has a nice color, but albeit not the same as cast iron.

PnkPanther · Oct 9, 2018

I don't worry about them. I flip steaks more than once, I move them around, and so long as it comes out mid rare I'm happy

smoke ninja · Oct 9, 2018

Ron_L said:
I wouldn't go by SCA steaks too much. While grill marks are not required, they are more common that a seared steak, although a seared steak can score well.

If I am grilling a steak, it will likely have grill marks, but if I am cooking in (or on?) cast iron, it will have a nice crust. The poll doesn't have an option for both, so I didn't vote :-D

Also, if the marks taste scorched, then the grates were likely too hot. I've had this happen a couple of times so I have been using an IR thermometer for SCA cooks (and practice) to hopefully avoid this. With the right temp, the marks don't get scorched and the rest of the steak has a nice color, but albeit not the same as cast iron.

I think I worded that poorly. those comp steaks look great, they do have a different color too them almost red, but not pale. I bet they taste great. the pale steaks with thick black lines I see aren't really from competition cooks. I do notice in contrast to the pole results that grill lines seem to get alot of interest, more than a crusty steak, at least thals how I interpret it. I'd be curious to see the same poll but with pictures of each way done properly.

frankenfab · Oct 9, 2018

Full crust.............. ........period

do you prefer grill marks on a steak?

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