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BARBECUING GUIDE
The following cuts, thicknesses, weights, and barbecuing times are
meant to be guidelines rather than hard and fast rules. Cooking times
are affected by such factors as altitude, wind, outside temperature,
and desired doneness.
Barbecue steaks, fish fillets, boneless chicken pieces, and vegetables
using the direct method for the time given on the chart or to the
desired doneness, turning once halfway through barbecuing time.
Barbecue joints, bone-in poultry pieces, whole fish, and thicker cuts
using the indirect method for the time given on the chart or until an
instant-read thermometer reaches the desired internal temperature.
Cooking times for beef are for the US Department of Agriculture’s
definition of medium doneness unless otherwise noted.
NOTE: General rule for barbecuing fish: 4 to 5 minutes per 1.25 cm
thickness; 8 to 10 minutes per 2.5 cm thickness.
Beef
Thickness / Weight
Approximate Grilling Time
steak: new york, porterhouse, rib-eye,
t-bone, or tenderloin
1.9 cm thick
4 to 6 minutes direct high heat
3.8 cm thick
10 to 14 minutes: sear 6 to 8 minutes direct high heat,
grill 4 to 6 minutes indirect high heat
5 cm thick
14 to 18 minutes: sear 6 to 8 minutes direct high heat,
grill 8 to 10 minutes indirect high heat
flank steak
0.45 to 0.68 kg, 1.9 cm thick
8 to 10 minutes direct high heat
minced beef patty
1.9 cm thick
8 to 10 minutes direct high heat
Pork
Thickness / Weight
Approximate Grilling Time
chop, boneless or bone in
1.9 cm thick
6 to 8 minutes direct high heat
2.5 cm thick
8 to 10 minutes direct medium heat
ribs, baby back
0.45 kg to 0.90 kg
3 to 4 hours indirect low heat
ribs, spareribs
0.90 kg to 1.36 kg
3 to 4 hours indirect low heat
ribs, country-style, bone-in
1.36 kg to 1.81 kg
1½ to 2 hours indirect medium heat
Poultry
Thickness / Weight
Approximate Grilling Time
chicken breast, boneless, skinless
170 g to 226 g
8 to 12 minutes direct medium heat
chicken thigh, boneless, skinless
113 g
8 to 10 minutes direct high heat
chicken breast, bone-in
283 g to 340 g
30 to 40 minutes indirect medium heat
chicken pieces, bone-in leg / thigh
30 to 40 minutes indirect medium heat
chicken wing
56 g to 85 g
18 to 20 minutes direct medium heat
chicken, whole
1.4 kg to 1.8 kg
1 to 1½ hours indirect medium heat
cornish game hen
0.45 kg to 0.90 kg
50 to 60 minutes indirect high heat
turkey, whole, unstuffed
4.5 kg to 5.4 kg
2½ to 3½ hours indirect low heat
5.9 kg to 6.8 kg
3½ to 4½ hours indirect low heat
Fish & Seafood
Thickness / Weight
Approximate Grilling Time
fish, fillet or steak
0.63 cm to 1.25 cm thick
3 to 5 minutes direct high heat
2.5 cm to 3 cm thick
10 to 12 minutes direct high heat
fish, whole
0.45 kg
15 to 20 minutes indirect medium heat
1.4 kg
30 to 45 minutes indirect medium heat
Vegetables
Approximate Grilling Time
asparagus
4 to 6 minutes direct medium heta
corn: in husk / husked
25 to 30 minutes direct medium heat, in husk / 10 to 15 minutes direct medium heat, husked
mushroom: shiitake or button / portabello
8 to 10 minutes direct medium heat, shiitake or button / 10 to 15 minutes direct medium heat, portabello
onion: halved / 1.25 cm slices
35 to 40 minutes indirect medium heat / 8 to 12 minutes direct medium heat
potato: whole / 1.25 cm slices
45 to 60 minutes indirect medium heat / 14 to 16 minutes direct medium heat