How Long Do I Cook it?
How long do I cook it?
This is the most common question asked by new griller's. It's practically impossible to answer every grill is different and they all have different temperature zones. If you're new at this, we suggest using a meat thermometer for everything at first. They are very affordable and accurate we would also suggest that you use one when you get a new grill.
This guide will help you learn, how long it takes to get foods near the desired temperatures. When I bought my last new grill I found that it could thoroughly cook food, in almost half the time of my old grill. After a while, you'll learn how long it takes to cook different items. For example: my wife likes her hamburgers well done, I like mine still mooing I can accomplish this by putting in the burgers in two different zones. Then they will cook, rare, and well done and finish at the same time. In approximately 12 minutes. This chart is meant to be a starting point for rookie grillers alway use a thermometer to check the doneness of meats. Now that my disclaimer is out of the way here is an Approximate Grill Cooking Time Chart Hamburger seared then medium heat Sear for 1 minute per side Rare: Four minutes per side. Medium: Five minutes per side Well: Six minutes per side Note: the USDA recommends that all ground meat be cooked to 160 degrees or well done. Tender Steak (Strip, T-bone, Ribeye, Sirloin .25 thick) seared then medium heat Sear for 1 minute per side Rare: 5 minutes per side, 145 Medium: 6 minutes per side, 160 Well: 7 minutes per side, 170 Beef Kabobs over medium heat Two minutes per side. These have 4 sides for a total of 8 minutes. Rib Roast seared then over medium heat, covered Sear for 1 minute per side Rare: 15 minutes per pound, 145 Medium: 18 minutes per pound, 160 The USDA recommends that all poultry be cooked to 165 degrees Chicken Parts over medium hot heat, turn ½ way through Dark meat: 30 minutes White meat: 20 minutes Chicken Half sear skin side, then over medium hot heat, covered Sear skin side 3 minutes, cook 35 to 40 minutes Chicken Wings medium heat 10 minutes per side Whole Chicken medium indirect heat about 2 hours, if cooked beercan style 1.5 hours 165 Turkey breast (4 to 5 pounds) sear skin side, medium indirect heat Sear skin side for 3 minutes, cook skin side up covered for 1 1/2 hours 165 Pork Chops sear and then medium hot heat, covered Sear one minute per side, cook eight minutes per side Pork Tenderloin sear then medium hot heat, Sear two minutes per side cook 12 minutes per side, Medium 160 Well done 170 Pork Boneless Roast medium hot heat, indirect 25 minutes per pound. Baste often, Medium 160 Well done 170 Pork Loin Roast medium hot heat indirect 22 minutes per pound baste often, Medium 160 Well done 170 Whole Ham Fully Cooked (4 pounds) medium hot direct heat about one hour Whole Ham Uncooked (4 pounds) medium hot direct heat an hour and 15 minutes, wrap in foil for first half of cooking Ham Steak (about 1 inch thick) hot with direct heat 10 minutes per side Ham Kabobs over medium-hot heat 3 minutes per side. These have 4 sides a total of 12 minutes Sausage Fresh medium direct heat 15 minutes. Turn often Sausage Fully Cooked medium direct heat 8 to 10 minutes. Turn often Fish Fillets hot with direct heat 2 minutes per side, 155 degrees Fish Steaks hot with direct heat 10 minutes per inch of thickness turn once Shrimp hot with direct heat 3 to 5 minutes per side Clams hot with direct heat 5 to 6 minutes per side until shells pop open Mussels hot with direct heat 4 to 5 minutes per side, until shells pop open Lobster Fresh hot with direct heat 12 to 15 minutes Crab Fresh hot with direct heat 10 to 12 minutes Turn once Broccoli Half Stalks medium over direct heat 10 minutes per side Corn-On-The-Cob medium direct heat Foil wrapped 20 minutes Husk roasted 15 minutes Onion medium direct heat 30 minutes Peppers medium hot direct heat 15 to 20 minutes Potato Whole medium hot direct heat, 45 minutes to an hour indirect heat foil wrapped 1 hour to 1 ½ Hours Tomatoes Cherry hot direct heat 2 minutes per side Tomatoes Large hot direct heat 5 to 10 minutes per side Remember if unsure always use a food thermometer and follow the USDA temperature guidelines.