

I like to use my smoker for this step for smoked steaks, but the process also works beautifully on a gas or charcoal grill. You want your low temperature zone to be around 225 degrees F. This means that your grill is set up with a high temperature zone with direct heat, and a low temperature zone with indirect heat. If you are completing the reverse searing process for perfectly grilled steak on your grill, you need to utilize two-zone cooking. This step also finishes cooking your steak those last 10 degrees so it is perfectly cooked inside. Searing the steak on a high temperature grill or skillet gives you that delicious crispy brown crust on your steak. During this step, you slightly undercook the steak. This gives you perfect doneness from edge to edge without overcooking the exterior of your meat and leaving the inside raw. The first step introduces the steak to low heat, which slowly raises the internal temperature of your meat.You can utilize whatever grills, appliances, or tools you have available to reverse sear the perfect steak as long as you have an understanding of the two-step process. This process can be completed on a grill with two-zone heat, a smoker with low temperature and a high heat sear (on a grill or cast iron pan), or even in a low temperature oven and a high temperature skillet. Reverse searing is a cooking process used for steak (and other thick cuts of meat) which involves a low and slow cook early in the process and finishes with a high temperature sear. This magical method is called Reverse Searing. It is a take on the classic restaurant preparation, made simple for the backyard grill enthusiast. After a long and delicious journey of of steak cooking and sampling, I discovered it. However, what I did NOT learn while waiting tables and filling up ketchup bottles at the restaurant, was the best way to grill a steak in my own backyard.
#REVERSE SEARING STEAK HOW TO#
I learned at a young age how to order a steak medium rare and to politely pass on the steak sauce. I grew up in a restaurant family and steak was one of the top sellers on our classic American menu. Reverse searing is a technique that will yield perfect steak results every time. A perfect reverse seared steak on the grill is key to master for any backyard BBQ enthusiast.
