GRILLING GUIDE
The following cuts, thicknesses, weights, and grilling times are meant to be guidelines rather than hard and fast rules. Cooking times are affected by such factors as altitude, wind, outside temperature, and desired doneness. Two rules of thumb: Grill steaks, fish fillets, boneless chicken pieces, and vegetables
using the direct method for the time given on the chart or to the desired doneness, turning once. Grill roasts, whole poultry,
temperature. Cooking times for beef are for the USDA’s definition of
Beef | Thickness/Weight | Approximate Grilling Time |
Steak: New York, porterhouse, | 3/4 inch thick | 4 to 6 minutes direct high |
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| 1 inch thick | 5 to 8 minutes; sear 4 to 6 minutes direct high, |
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| grill 1 to 2 minutes indirect high |
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| 10 to 14 minutes; sear 6 to 8 minutes direct high, | |
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| grill 4 to 6 minutes indirect high |
Flank steak | 8 to 10 minutes direct high | |
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Ground beef patty | 3/4 inch thick | 8 to 10 minutes direct high |
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| Pork | Thickness/Weight | Approximate Grilling Time |
| Chop, boneless or | 3/4 inch thick | 6 to 8 minutes direct high |
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| 1 inch thick | 8 to 10 minutes direct medium |
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| Ribs, baby back | 3 to 4 hours indirect low | |
| Ribs, spareribs | 3 to 4 hours indirect low | |
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14 | Ribs, | 3 to 4 pounds | |
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