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Steaks - Help

Jrdawg
Jrdawg Posts: 1
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I am new to the green egg and made steaks for the first time the other night. They turned out so smokey you could not even taste the meat ... all smoke. I used the green egg natural charcoal. Can anyone tell me how to grill the steaks without so much smokey flavor. The same thing also happened with my burgers.

Comments

  • BBQMaven
    BBQMaven Posts: 1,041
    let it warm up and burn till the smoke clears coming out the top (10-15 mins after you reach your cooking temp)... place your hand in the exhaust for a second or two and then smell your skin... that's what the meat will smell like...
    Kent Madison MS
  • transversal
    transversal Posts: 719
    You have to let the lump burn itself clean, which can take 15-20 minutes after lighting. Only then do you want to put your meat on.

    Good luck with it.....you'll get it.

    Welcome aboard.
  • ChokeOnSmoke
    ChokeOnSmoke Posts: 1,942
    Try leaving the top completely off too for less smoke. I've gone to mostly controlling my EGG with the bottom vent only. I usually only use the top now for low & slows.
    Packerland, Wisconsin