Barbecuing and Roasting Guide
The following cuts, thicknesses, weights, and barbecuing 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 how well done you like your meat. Cooking times for beef and lamb are for medium unless otherwise noted. Let roasts and larger cuts of meat rest for 5 to 10 minutes before carving.
Beef
Steak: rump, porterhouse, fillet,
20mm thick 25mm thick
25mm to 40mm thick
and roast
Roast fillet of beef (70 to 80mm thick)
Roast
Veal loin chop 25mm thick
Kabob
25mm to 30mm cubes
Minced beef patty 20mm thick
Sausages
20mm thick
Game Quail, whole 150g
Duck breast, boneless 200g to 230g
Pork
Chops: loin
12mm to 15mm thick
Spare ribs
12mm to 15mm thick
Rolled loin roast
1.5kg to 2.5kg
Lamb
Chops: loin or chump 12mm to 15mm thick
Leg of lamb
1.5kg to 2kg
Rack of lamb
450g to 650g
Poultry Chicken breast Chicken thigh Chicken, whole 1.3kg to 1.4kg
Chicken, half
570g to 650g
Rolled turkey breast
1.5kg to 1.8kg
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