The secret to any good steak is the length of time it is cooked. In our home, we have family members who like their steak medium rare and others who prefer their steak cooked medium well. With such a wide range of doneness preferences, it is much easier to cook our steaks one at a time on our Cuisinart Griddler. As each steak comes off the Griddler, we wrap it in aluminum foil to keep it hot if we all want to eat together. However, the steak does seem to continue to cook a little more in the aluminum foil, so be sure you take that into consideration. If you have someone who prefers medium well to well done, you will want to cook their steak first, leaving the medium rare to the last to cook.
I've realized that I am not personally fond of the taste of charcoal grilled meat, plus it can cause indigestion. I certainly realize that is an individual preference, afterall I ate charcoal grilled steaks most of my life. It turns out, I actually prefer the taste of steaks or hamburgers cooked on our indoor grill and my husband works hard to get each steak cooked to each person's preference.
How to Cook Steaks on an Indoor Grill
Cuisinart Griddler
One of the things that makes the Cuisinart Griddler unique is that it has cooking elements on both the top and the bottom of the unit. The grills are removable for cleaning. Therefore, it is the indoor grill I would recommend for cooking any meat, chicken breasts included.
As you can see in my photos, I do put towels down under the Griddler to keep from splattering my counter tops and wall. The towels also make the clean up much easier since I simply toss them in the washing machine.
Preparing Steaks
Prepare steaks by lightly rubbing each steak with olive oil. Salt & pepper each steak.
Heat the Griddler to "sear" temperature. As I previously stated, the Cuisinart Griddler heats on both the top and the bottom, but the top element doesn’t seem to get quite as hot as the lower element. Plus, a bone will hold the top grill slightly off of the meat, so my
husband likes to turn the steaks to make sure they are evenly cooked
throughout.
- Depending on the steak thickness, cook 4 minutes on each side on sear for medium well
- Cook 2½ minutes each side on sear for medium rare
- Reduce cook time for thin steaks - Stated cook time is based on steaks shown. They are bone-in and approx. 1 inch thick
We wrap each steak in aluminum foil to “rest” while we cook additional steaks. We wrap the last steak for at least 1 minute.
Clean Up
Cleaning the Cuisinart Griddler is easy. I simply rinse and wipe the removable grills under hot water in the sink and put them in the dishwasher for thorough sanitizing and cleaning.
Baked Potatoes on the Side
I cook our baked potatoes while my husband is cooking the steaks. You can either cook them in the oven, which takes longer, or in the microwave. You can read how to cook in the oven or the microwave in my previously published recipe by clicking here.
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