Steak on a pellet grill?

[shaz]

Can it be done? Looks like they should be capable of 500 deg F.

Any of you ever try it? How about hamburgers?

 

[Hpacres440p]

Gotta pull the heat diffuser plate out, but it is doable. Less flameup too

 

[chaded]

I do it all the time. Mine goes up to 500 and I use GrillGrates. Does hamburgers just fine as well. Does anything actually.

 

[KAstocker]

I've been wondering the same thing. Can you get a char on steaks and burgers? I cooked burgers on a gas grill that didn't have direct heat a couple months ago and overcooked them because i was expecting a char sometime but never got it. The outside of the burgers just stayed gray.

 

[Bigfoot]

I appreciate you guys that cook outside, and make it "your thing". I sear a steak on both sides in an iron skillet and throw it in the oven. Never had a bad one yet.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I appreciate you guys that cook outside, and make it "your thing". I sear a steak on both sides in an iron skillet and throw it in the oven. Never had a bad one yet.

That's a good way to do it Bigfoot but there's more than one way to skin a cat as they say.

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

That's a good way to do it Bigfoot but there's more than one way to skin a cat as they say.

I'll just hold the tail and learn.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Pellet grills are consider a professional tool compared to gas. Flavor is better. and some pellet grills have variable speed motors for temperature control.

 

[faster horses]

I cook steaks and burgers on our Green Mountain Grill all the time. It goes up to 500 degrees.
You didn't ask about Pork Chops, but the best way to cook any pork chop is to smoke it at 225-250 for 45 minutes. Butter a frying pan and sear it in the butter. They call it a reverse sear. Man are they good cooked this way. I have read you can do it with steak as well, just haven't tried it yet. Good luck!

 

[shaz]

Thanks all,
We just processed a 1170lb steer. Going to try ribeyes and sirloin tonight with grill grates. Supposed to be able to do 500 degrees.

 

[Cattlelow]

Thanks all,
We just processed a 1170lb steer. Going to try ribeyes and sirloin tonight with grill grates. Supposed to be able to do 500 degrees.

I did ribeyes and T-bones on our Pit Boss smoker this past weekend. Set it on 500 and hit each side 5 minutes plus 5 more to eliminate the "pink". Good stuff!

 

[Lucky]

We've got a Pitboss vertical smoker and love cooking on it. Our gas grill is getting old and in need of a replacement so, I've been eyeing the Pitboss smoker/gas grill combo. I'm interested to see how these steaks turn out.

 

[chaded]

I cook steaks and burgers on our Green Mountain Grill all the time. It goes up to 500 degrees.
You didn't ask about Pork Chops, but the best way to cook any pork chop is to smoke it at 225-250 for 45 minutes. Butter a frying pan and sear it in the butter. They call it a reverse sear. Man are they good cooked this way. I have read you can do it with steak as well, just haven't tried it yet. Good luck!

You can definitely do it with steaks. One of the keys to reverse sear is having a thick piece of meat. These are 2" ribeyes reverse seared on pellet grill.

 

[KAstocker]

You can definitely do it with steaks. One of the keys to reverse sear is having a thick piece of meat. These are 2" ribeyes reverse seared on pellet grill.

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Are the pellet grill steaks just as good as charcoal steaks?

 

[chaded]

Are the pellet grill steaks just as good as charcoal steaks?

In my opinion, yes. If you want to taste the charcoal flavor your not getting that though.

 

[faster horses]

Are the pellet grill steaks just as good as charcoal steaks?

I believe so. We haven't had a charcoal grill for a long time now. I guess it is a matter of
taste, but we have never missed not having a charcoal grill.

 

[KAstocker]

In my opinion, yes. If you want to taste the charcoal flavor your not getting that though.

Good to know. I don't think i need the charcoal flavor. I just want to get a sear on the steaks

 

[shaz]

We cooked our steaks last night on 400 and ended up over cooking a little bit. Flavor was great though. we didn't use the temperature probe and certainly should have.

 

[faster horses]

Good to know. I don't think i need the charcoal flavor. I just want to get a sear on the steaks

I think NOT ADDING SALT til you turn the steaks over helps get a good sear.

 

[KAstocker]

Ooh, no can do for me. Gotta add coarse salt at least 4 hours before cooking!