Best method for thin ribeye ??

slovelad

i bought some ribeye on sale at Winn Dixie, but that are pretty think.

i think a reverse sear would overcook them...

thinking about out just firing up the mini to about 700 and doing them 2 or 3 minutes per side . I like something between medium rare and medium...

thoughts anyone? 

GregW

I've always used very high temps with a thin ribeye. You might want to make sure they are very cold before you cook. Even 33 Deg would not hurt. This will allow a good sear without overcooking the interior.

slovelad

GregW said:

I've always used very high temps with a thin ribeye. You might want to make sure they are very cold before you cook. Even 33 Deg would not hurt. This will allow a good sear without overcooking the interior.

Thanks!

any recommendations on time?

RRP

I purposefully buy thin rib eyes and then pan fry them in EVOO and butter on the stove. Then I serve them on buttered toast. This has been my wife's favorite comfort meal since I whipped this up the first night she got home from a long stay in the hospital years ago.

anton

I would just flip sear them over open flame on egg, won't take long at all fo r a thin ribeye.

blind99

Just fire up the grill hot and give it a few minutes on each side. Likely 8-10 minutes total cook time. Definitely no reverse sear. Even with a thermapen its hard to get an accurate temp. This is where cooking to feel works well. 

slovelad

@RRP thanks ! My problem is, they aren't quite thick enough to make a really thick juice steak, but too thick to eat as a steak sandwich 

Terrebandit

I think your planned approach is on target. 

Mikee

For a rare to medium rare steak on a hot fire I cook 30-45 seconds and rotate 45*.  Repeat it again then flip. Cook for the 30-45 seconds and rotate 45*. Close the vents. Pull the steak after another 30-60 seconds. A thicker steak or lower temps will need more time.

onedbguru

Once a year, I have helped cook a steak and egg breakfast for 30 so and we do super thin (maybe 1/4" or so) steaks (usually sirloin).  I started using lump in a 1/2 barrel grill and it would be so hot we would literally lay them all on the grill turn them over and take them off. So they are on the grill for a total of less than 2 minutes.  

henapple

IMHO 2-3 minutes is way too long. 

slovelad

Well I cooked them with the grate on top of the fire with the fire ring out.

basically as close to cave man as you can get.

i let them cook for 8 minutes total, wayyyy to long lol I guess learning is part of it.

they were wel done, but thin enough to have good taste .

dome was 700+, guessing that's about 1000+ at the coals

to the rescue... Hawaiian rolls... Steak samiches tonight