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Firemedic183
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I just got my woo 2 today, and had a few questions. Do I cook the hamburgers direct, or raised direct? Should I cook them on the baking steel? How long should I cook them for medium well doneness? Should I leave dome up, or dome down? Is 400 dome temp what i should cook them at? Thank you in advance for your help!
Persistence and determination are omnipotent!
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1. I always grill everything raised2. Baking steel is an option and getting a lot of praise. I have two of them but haven't used them for anything but pizza and quesadillas.3. How long for MW depends on the temp4. I grill burgers raised direct at between 450 and 5005. Dome downJust try them different ways and you will figure out how they turn out best for you. One of the great things about Q and the BGE, most things don't have just one way to do it.Good Luck
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Reverse sear also works for burgers. You can go indirect with a setter at 250 until internal comes up to 130 or so. They don't shrink and they do not drip too much.Pull them and go with a 500 direct to sear the out side. They are juicy with a crust. As in all Reverse sears, dry the surface with a paper towel before you sear them.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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@Skiddymarker, dry surface with a paper towel? I'm still a newbie, haven't heard that before, don't you lose rub/seasoning if you do that?
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Ask @travisstrick about those medium well burgers
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shtgunal3 said:Ask @travisstrick about those medium well burgers
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Scottborasjr said:@Skiddymarker, dry surface with a paper towel? I'm still a newbie, haven't heard that before, don't you lose rub/seasoning if you do that?Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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shtgunal3 said:Ask @travisstrick about those medium well burgersDelta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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@Skiddymarker I guess I was asking more about steak then burgers since you said it applied to all reverse sear cooks. Appreciate the feedback.
I raise my kids, cook and golf. When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season. -
You got a thermapen bud?
I do 400ish indirect until 155. I'd never do straight direct on a burger. Raised direct is good. I've just always done indirect._______________________________________________XLBGE -
Scottborasjr said:@Skiddymarker I guess I was asking more about steak then burgers since you said it applied to all reverse sear cooks. Appreciate the feedback.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Don't do it. You're a young man!shtgunal3 said:Ask @travisstrick about those medium well burgers
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I did raised direct at 500 dome. The burgers are pretty thick. I have to wait to eat them until SWMBO finishes cooking the sweet potato fries.Persistence and determination are omnipotent!
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I did some tonight and they were great. I grilled them direct with the grate sitting on the fire ring. I used a temp of about 450. I did 3 minutes on each side to sear them. Then I flipped them every 2 minutes or so until I achieved an internal temp of 140 to 145 (medium). My wife likes them well done so I started hers a little earlier to achieve a 150 to 155 internal temp. All this was done with the dome shut and all I did was put season salt on them before the cook. You need to get a thermapen and cook to a specific temp rather than guess on a cooking time. Getting one of those will change the way you cook and what you make will be perfect every time.Dave - Austin, TX
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Terrebandit said:I did some tonight and they were great. I grilled them direct with the grate sitting on the fire ring. I used a temp of about 450. I did 3 minutes on each side to sear them. Then I flipped them every 2 minutes or so until I achieved an internal temp of 140 to 145 (medium). My wife likes them well done so I started hers a little earlier to achieve a 150 to 155 internal temp. All this was done with the dome shut and all I did was put season salt on them before the cook. You need to get a thermapen and cook to a specific temp rather than guess on a cooking time. Getting one of those will change the way you cook and what you make will be perfect every time.
Thank you for the feedback. I pulled the burgers when my thermapen read 155. I absolutely agree...Thermapen is where it is at.Persistence and determination are omnipotent! -
Skiddymarker said:Scottborasjr said:@Skiddymarker I guess I was asking more about steak then burgers since you said it applied to all reverse sear cooks. Appreciate the feedback.
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