Cooks Illustrated "Ultimate Charcoal-Grilled Steaks"

[David Parrish]

I guess this method isn't too bad if you don't mind dedicating your oven to cooking steaks (instead of sides) and have trouble getting two-zone cooking to work.

https://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/8418-ultimate-charcoal-grilled-steaks?extcode=NPT0Z00CZ

[Jerod Broussard]

Pretty neat.

[Jerod Broussard]

I've decided to actually do this right now with one of my Tri-Tip steaks. Woke up with a baaaaaaaaaad head ache this morning that is still lingering.

I will invert my chimney for the reverse sear.

[Jerod Broussard]

Pretty darn good. Amazingribs Tri-tip rub on this one.

[David Parrish]

That's a nice cook JB.

[fzxdoc]

Wow. Nice-looking tri-tip, Jerod. Jerod Broussard

I thought your family liked their meat well done. Was that one for you?

Kathryn

[Jerod Broussard]

fzxdoc you betcha, all my tri-tip steakies are for moi and moi only

Next one will get some sort of "faux sous vide" to help render more of that fat down

[smarkley]

no credit to Meathead for that afterburner technique?

[David Parrish]

Hmmm now you've got me wondering where MH got the technique.

[fracmeister]

A couple of repairs for the Cooks Illustrated instructions.

1 START the coals BEFORE you put the steaks in the oven. Otherwise the steaks will be either overcooked if left in the oven or cool.

2 Just put the steaks you are cooking in first....it only takes 5 minutes or so to sear them so put the next set of steaks in the oven 5 minutes after the first set.

3 You can use your smoker instead of an oven and aren running back and forth

[fracmeister]

...snip...

3 You can use your smoker instead of an oven and arent running back and forth

Now that I have a smoker and a charcoal grill side by side courtesy of my poll and your input

[Ernest]

I have used the oven for reverse sear on a rare snow day. Works pretty good and the steak surface is already bone dry when they come out aides in quick maillard reaction.
Chimney grill, been using that forever I should have taken a patent on it LOL.

You don't need 3/4 worth of charcoal, invert the chimney.

[Huskee]

What's your favorite way to light the coals in the inverted chimney?

[Ernest]

Drop a Weber cube at the dimple of the chimney, place coals over it and fire in the hole!

[fracmeister]

You don't need 3/4 worth of charcoal, invert the chimney.

And your carbon footprint goes lower!

[Medusa]

Here's another thread...

http://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/the-pit-mastery-program/88010-ci-gets-the-after-burner-method

[smarkley]

Ahhh... that answers it.

Not cool

[Brian/S]

This article seems to keep regurgitating all over the place. CI has emailed me a few times about it...I've seen it on the Yahoo marquee, and several other sites. Although it's a nice technique if you want a quick sear and if done properly...its a great alternative to heating up a whole grill. But, there is simply nothing new about it. As a poor college student, I was doing this 25 years ago in clay pots. However, nice to see that people are still being creative with their BBQ!

[Steve Vojtek]

In my personal opinion - the SnS does the job just as good - if not better.....JMHO that's all....

[David Parrish]

In my personal opinion - the SnS does the job just as good - if not better.....JMHO that's all....

Agreed!

[Juddlight]

Been using the slow n sear for about a month....my favorite way to cook anything 👍

[Huskee]

Welcome to The Pit Juddlight! Where in mid Michigan are you? As I too am in Mid MI.

[David Parrish]

That's what we like to hear! =) Would you mind posting that as a review to our site? http://www.abcbarbecue.com/#!reviews/c31v