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Cooking steaks on Large BGE

leonboyd
leonboyd Posts: 2
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Do you guys cook steaks with the BGE lid open or closed? Also, any tips on vent settings and temperatures would be appreciated. I'm inclined to leave lid open with bottom vent closed but not sure that's the best way.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    I prefer to use my small, but the principle is the same - I prefer hot and fast so that means I prefer my dome open as well as my bottom vent wide open.
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,286
    Hot and fast for sure. Dome open for typical size steaks. For really thick steaks and family style cuts, you may want to close the dome briefly if you’re not hot tubbing, reverse searing or using sous vide.  Bottom vent won’t matter much if you’re leaving the dome open. 
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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,600
    Typically caveman. Get it ripping hot full of lump, no grate, drop it right on the hot coals. Dome open, long tongs, flip a couple times and check until temp get close. Never had anyone complain. Not sure why, just love it that way. 
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    Obviously it all depends on what you and your family prefers for doneness - but here we like them a bit on the rare side!


    BTW those are not cold centers due to hot tubbing!
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  • leonboyd
    leonboyd Posts: 2
    Thanks for the response guys.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,085
    @RRP - that is a great pic that represents how you were successful in steak grilling contests.  A $$ shot of beauty-and enhanced by the grill marks.  Yes sir!
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    lousubcap said:
    @RRP - that is a great pic that represents how you were successful in steak grilling contests.  A $$ shot of beauty-and enhanced by the grill marks.  Yes sir!
    Thanks, buddy! I was just going to tap your post with a “like” but I was afraid that would not seem proper for me to do! Besides my doing that would not give the resident LOSER to slam my post with a dislike! Don’t you wonder if that LOSER’s mother whose basement he still lives in ever catches him beating the deacon watching some nightly TV weather gal? 
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,286
    Oops @RRP !  That was me unintentionally. My kids were tapping their fingers and swiping away on my phone when I was about to respond. Just went back to check and realized it went away when I chose it again to see. Promise you I’m not the usual culprit. Lol. I fixed it.  Steak looks good which is why I intentionally liked that. You are an awesome egger. 
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,265
    Dyal_SC said:
    Oops @RRP !  That was me unintentionally. My kids were tapping their fingers and swiping away on my phone when I was about to respond. Just went back to check and realized it went away when I chose it again to see. Promise you I’m not the usual culprit. Lol. I fixed it.  Steak looks good which is why I intentionally liked that. You are an awesome egger. 
    Answer the question.  Were you or were you not in the basement?
    Love you bro!
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,286
    Legume said:
    Dyal_SC said:
    Oops @RRP !  That was me unintentionally. My kids were tapping their fingers and swiping away on my phone when I was about to respond. Just went back to check and realized it went away when I chose it again to see. Promise you I’m not the usual culprit. Lol. I fixed it.  Steak looks good which is why I intentionally liked that. You are an awesome egger. 
    Answer the question.  Were you or were you not in the basement?
    Lol, I don’t have a basement. And I get my weather info from the app. Sorry again, @RRP .  Your advice was spot on. 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,771
    Legume said:
    Dyal_SC said:
    Oops @RRP !  That was me unintentionally. My kids were tapping their fingers and swiping away on my phone when I was about to respond. Just went back to check and realized it went away when I chose it again to see. Promise you I’m not the usual culprit. Lol. I fixed it.  Steak looks good which is why I intentionally liked that. You are an awesome egger. 
    Answer the question.  Were you or were you not in the basement?

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,286
    Oh golly. 
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  • briwald
    briwald Posts: 103
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Legume said:
    Dyal_SC said:
    Oops @RRP !  That was me unintentionally. My kids were tapping their fingers and swiping away on my phone when I was about to respond. Just went back to check and realized it went away when I chose it again to see. Promise you I’m not the usual culprit. Lol. I fixed it.  Steak looks good which is why I intentionally liked that. You are an awesome egger. 
    Answer the question.  Were you or were you not in the basement?

    You LOVE me in that basement!
    You NEED me in that basement!
    YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
    Maitland, FL
    XL BGE since 2019

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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,180
    Scorching hot to temp I get mine to about 500 then keep vents somewhat open.  

    Recent ribeye.   S&P and pure char


    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    TechsasJim said:
    Scorching hot to temp I get mine to about 500 then keep vents somewhat open.  

    Recent ribeye.   S&P and pure char


    To each his own, Jim!
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    RRP said:
    TechsasJim said:
    Scorching hot to temp I get mine to about 500 then keep vents somewhat open.  

    Recent ribeye.   S&P and pure char


    To each his own, Jim!
    I’m down with that but swmbo wouldn’t cut into it.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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