I saw a youtube video today and he did something really interesting to get up to 700 degrees to sear his steaks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWGTav4Scyk. I also read in another forum that if you take out the flavorizer bar and cook on the sides (so the drippings don't get into the diffuser) you can get better searing and hotter temperatures as well. Very interesting. I may have to go out and buy some food to test these tips out...
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FWIW my MAKs max temp is supposedly 600. That is generally over 800 at the grate. Any pellet grill can do what is done in this video, honestly that looks like TOO much heat the wrong way. Just throw a cast iron pan or griddle directly over the firepot on the grates. Assuming reverse sear, put your meat above or to the side of the cast iron at 225ish, then pull your meat out while the grill gets to max temp and that pan will do the same thing with less burn than is in that video. If you have an IR thermo gun check it out. I suspect his pan was over 1K F -
What this guy ^ said. Or if you have a gas grill just do the sear there or get a butane burner to heat the skillet up on. My reverse sears are 2 grill steaks these days, home and at the camper. Seems overkill at the camper when I’m there by myself, but they taste good
I even front sear with two grills at the camper. Get the Q2800n+ ripping hot, sear and then throw on 225-250 pellet grill to finish. Thinking about a kettle though for steaks up there before someone looks at me funny since I live inside a resort there.
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Just out of curiosity, I should measure my diffuser temps next time I use my pellet grill. 🤔Comment
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