Let's Talk BBQ
General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: UWFSAE on January 23, 2018, 02:50:05 PM
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Been fighting a head cold for a couple of days and since I don't teach classes on Tuesdays decided to break in my Grill Grates. I set my Blaz'n Grid Iron to 350°, then bumped it to 400° for the actual cook; Grill Grates hit 537° in just over five minutes from the preheat state per my handy dandy laser thermometer.
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I picked up some really pretty CAB boneless ribeyes at a local meat market. Simple homemade rub, a little Worcestershire sauce, and some canola oil and it was off to the races.
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Four minutes per side and my Thermoworks had it at 131°.
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Let it rest for 10 minutes and then it’s time for a pretty damn good weekday meal. Those little Green Giant Steamer packs are perfect for a quick and easy side (Red Potatoes and Green Beans in Butter Sauce).
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The Grill Grates are pretty awesome, I'm not going to lie. I left the full heat deflector in the Blaz'n (I didn't purchase the separate searing with half-size deflector) and I think it performed beyond my expectations with the Grill Grates. I did have a bit of an issue with temp consistency from front to back, but that's easy enough to solve with a simple rotation of the steak at the flip.
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I think Grill Grates should come standard with all pellet grills.
Gosh darn good looking steak. That should help you feel better.
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Next time flip the GG over and get an all over crust. Beautiful steak BTW
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@Pappy: Yup, I've seen that trick on this site. I just "installed" the Grill Grates today and am just now getting to play around with them and getting them nice and dirty.
Steaks on a flattop are outstanding; Tim Love's restaurants up in Dallas use the method and they do produce a superior sear. I've got two more ribeyes from this purchase in the freezer ... I'll flip the grates on the next cook.
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Would you still need GG's with the pit boss700fb with their sear zone?
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I think there are some benefits of Grill Grates by virtue of their design regardless of a sear zone or over a diffuser plate. Much like a cast iron skillet hold heat super well and distributes it nicely, the Grates act as an amplifier. I saw temps approximately 150° higher than true chamber temp using a laser thermometer; I can keep my set temp lower, reduce pellet consumption, and reduce the risk of any paint/powdercoat damage I'm all about it.
The other real benefit I saw was the design would discourage flareups that I've seen directly above a firepot (on the Yoder YS640), producing a better final product. There's a pretty good writeup on the comparative benefits on AmazingRibs.com and there are plenty of posts here on LTBBQ that discuss them.
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Nicely done Steak, My mouth is watering just looking at it! :thumbup:
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Very nice looking steak ! ! ! I understand what Pappy is saying, but I really like the grill marks.
BD
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Looks great! Good way to forget about a cold.
Just a word of caution on flipping the Grill Grates. It will make you want to buy a flattop! LOL
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The steak looks great! What a great way to feed a cold. :thumbup:
We have a set of GrillGrates for our Stoven/Weber pellet grill. Here are a couple things I learned that helped us get better sear marks:
> Let them heat up for a good 10 minutes once your grill reaches 400° - 450° to build up enough heat to properly sustain the cook.
> The meat will suck the heat out of the rails pretty quickly, so whenever possible try and put your meat on one half, and reserve the other half/side for when you flip your steaks ONCE!