Kenmore 141.16223 - Manual (Page 23)

Guide to Grilling Meat and Poultry with the Direct Cooking Method
Grilling Steak and Ribs
Turn the grill Burners on HIGH, close the Lid
and preheat your grill 3 to 5 minutes.Open
Lid and place the meat on the Cooking Grid
directly above the lit Burners. Cook the meat
on both sides until seared. Reduce the heat
to MEDIUM and cook meat until done. Grilling
times will vary according to meat thickness.
Grilling Hamburgers and Sausages
Turn the grill Burners on HIGH, dose Lid and
preheat your grill 3 to 5 minutes. Open Lid
and place the meat on the Cooking Grid
directly above the lit Burners. Cook the meat
on both sides until seared. Reduce the heat
to MEDIUM and cook the meat until done.
Grilling times will vary according to meat
thickness.
Cut of Meat
T-bone steak
Sirloin steak
Beef spare ribs
Porterhouse steak
New York strip steak
Hamburgers
Sausages
Approximate Cooking Times
Rare; 4-8 minutes
Medium: 10-14 minutes
Weil done: 15-20 minutes
Rare; 4-6 minutes
Medium: 8-10 minutes
Weil done: 10-15 minutes
Grilling Poultry
Turn the grill Burners on HIGH, close Lid and
preheat your grill 2 to 3 minutes. Then raise
the Lid, reduce heat to MEDIUM and cook
poultry directly over lit Burners until done.
Poultry skin is fatty so you should expect
some flare-ups when using this direct
method.
To minimize flare-ups, try grilling poultry using
the indirect method. Place the poultry on one
side of the grill with the opposing Burners on
MEDIUM heat, and lower the grill Lid. Grilling
times will vary based on the size of your
poultry.
Grilling Pork
Turn Burners on HIGH and preheat your grill
3 to 5 minutes with the Lid closed. Raise Lid,
place pork on Cooking Grid and cook until
seared. Reduce heat to MEDIUM and cook
until done. Grilling times will vary according to
meat thickness.
Chicken breast
(cook with bone down)
Chicken wings
Drumsticks
Whole bird
(cook with breast up)
Direct method:
approximately 15 minutes
Indirect method:
up to 30 minutes
Indirect method:
approximately 1 hour
Chops
Loins
Cutlets Medium: 10-14 minutes
Well done: 15-20 minutes
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