
grilling guide - gas grills
grilling guide
The following cuts, thicknesses, weights, and grilling times are meant to be guidelines. Factors such as altitude, wind, and outside temperature can affect cooking times. 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 food once halfway through grilling time. Grill roasts, whole poultry,
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| ¾ inch thick | 4 to 6 minutes direct high heat | |
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meat | Steak: New York strip, porterhouse, | 1 inch thick | 6 to 8 minutes direct high heat | |
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| 2 inches thick | 14 to 18 minutes sear 6 to 8 minutes direct high heat, | ||
| and grill 8 to 10 minutes indirect high heat | |||
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red | Flank Steak | 1½ to 2 pounds, ¾ inch | 8 to 10 minutes direct medium heat | |
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| Ground Beef Patty | ¾ inch thick | 8 to 10 minutes direct medium heat | |
| Tenderloin | 3 to 4 pounds | 45 to 60 minutes 15 minutes direct medium heat, | |
| and grill 30 to 45 minutes indirect medium heat | |||
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| Bratwurst: fresh | 3 ounce link | 20 to 25 minutes direct low heat | |
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| ¾ inch thick | 6 to 8 minutes direct high heat | |
pork | Chop: boneless or bone in |
| 10 to 12 minutes sear 6 minutes direct high heat, | |
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| and grill 4 to 6 minutes indirect high heat | |||
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| Ribs: baby back, spareribs | 3 to 4 pounds | 1½ to 2 hours indirect medium heat | |
| Ribs: | 3 to 4 pounds | 1½ to 2 hours indirect medium heat | |
| Tenderloin | 1 pound | 30 minutes sear 5 minutes direct high heat, | |
| and grill 25 minutes indirect medium heat | |||
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| Chicken Breast: boneless, skinless | 6 to 8 ounces | 8 to 12 minutes direct medium heat | |
poultry | Chicken Thigh: boneless, skinless | 4 ounces | 8 to 10 minutes direct medium heat | |
Chicken Pieces: bone in, assorted | 3 to 6 ounces | 36 to 40 minutes 6 to 10 minutes direct low heat, | ||
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| 30 minutes indirect medium heat | |||
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| Chicken: whole | 4 to 5 pounds | 1 to 1¼ hours indirect medium heat | |
| Cornish Game Hen | 1½ to 2 pounds | 60 to 70 minutes indirect medium heat | |
| Turkey: whole, unstuffed | 10 to 12 pounds | 2 to 2½ hours indirect medium heat | |
| Fish, Fillet or Steak: halibut, red snapper, | ¼ to ½ inch thick | 3 to 5 minutes direct medium heat | |
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salmon, sea bass, swordfish, and tuna | 1 to 1¼ inches thick | 10 to 12 minutes direct medium heat | ||
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| 1 pound | 15 to 20 minutes indirect medium heat | |
| Fish: whole |
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| 3 pounds | 30 to 45 minutes indirect medium heat | |
| Shrimp | 1½ ounces | 2 to 4 minutes direct high heat | |
| Asparagus | 6 to 8 minutes direct medium heat | ||
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| in husk | 25 to 30 minutes direct medium heat | |
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vegetables |
| husked | 10 to 15 minutes direct medium heat | |
| shiitake or button | 8 to 10 minutes direct medium heat | ||
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| Mushroom |
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| portabello | 10 to 15 minutes direct medium heat | |
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| halved | 35 to 40 minutes indirect medium heat | |
| Onion |
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| ½ inch slices | 8 to 12 minutes direct medium heat | |
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| whole | 45 to 60 minutes indirect medium heat | |
| Potato |
| 9 to 11 minutes parboil 3 minutes, | |
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| ½ inch slices | ||
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| and grill 6 to 8 minutes direct medium heat | ||
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