Grilling Steak Time Chart - How To Know When Your Steak Is Done

The grilling temperature for steak is in the range of 450-500°F (232.2-260°C). To ensure your grill is at the right temperature, turn your gas grill to high heat, keep the lid down, and allow it to warm up for 10-15 minutes. When ready to grill, keep one side of the grill set at high (direct heat) and reduce the other side to low (indirect heat).

Grilling steak time

Grilling times for steaks depend upon the cut and thickness. Grilling steak to medium rare, for example, can take anywhere between 2 ½ to 7 minutes per side. This is where our cooking steak chart comes in mighty handy for both outdoor grilling and for cooking steak in a pan. These are suggested guidelines that will give you a general idea of steak cooking times, so keep in mind that actual times may vary based on the pan you use, grill type, and temperature.

Note: The cooking steak chart times are in minutes, and all steaks are already at room temperature.

 

Cut Thickness Rare

120 – 125°F (48.9 – 51.6°C)

Medium Rare

130 – 135°F (54.4 – 57.2°C)

Medium

140 – 145°F (60 – 62.8°C)

Ribeye (Boneless) 1”

1.25”

1.5”

1.75”

2”

2 min per side

2.5 min per side

3 min per side

3.5 min per side

4 min per side

2.5 min per side

3 min per side

3.5 min per side

4 min per side

4.5 min per side

3 min per side

3.5 min per side

4 min per side

4.5 min per side

5 min per side

Ribeye (Bone-In) 1”

1.25”

1.5”

1.75”

2”

5 min first side

3 min second side

5 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

5 min second side

6 min per side

4.5 min per side

5.5 min per side

6 min per side

6.5 min per side

7 min per side

6 min first side

4 min second side

7 min first side

5 min second side

7 min per side

8 min first side

7 min second side

8 min per side

Flank 1”

1.25”

1.5”

1.75”

2”

5 min first side

3 min second side

5 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

5 min second side

6 min per side

4.5 min per side

5.5 min per side

6 min per side

6.5 min per side

7 min per side

6 min first side

4 min second side

7 min first side

5 min second side

7 min per side

8 min first side

7 min second side

8 min per side

New York Strip 1”

1.25”

1.5”

1.75”

2”

5 min first side

3 min second side

5 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

5 min second side

6 min per side

4.5 min per side

5.5 min per side

6 min per side

6.5 min per side

7 min per side

6 min first side

4 min second side

7 min first side

5 min second side

7 min per side

8 min first side

7 min second side

8 min per side

Sirloin Strip 1”

1.25”

1.5”

1.75”

2”

5 min first side

3 min second side

5 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

5 min second side

6 min per side

4.5 min per side

5.5 min per side

6 min per side

6.5 min per side

7 min per side

6 min first side

4 min second side

7 min first side

5 min second side

7 min per side

8 min first side

7 min second side

8 min per side

Filet Mignon 1”

1.25”

1.5”

1.75”

2”

2 min per side

2.5 min per side

3 min per side

3.5 min per side

4 min per side

2.5 min per side

3 min per side

3.5 min per side

4 min per side

4.5 min per side

3 min per side

3.5 min per side

4 min per side

4.5 min per side

5 min per side

Porterhouse (T-Bone) 1”

1.25”

1.5”

1.75”

2”

5 min first side

3 min second side

5 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

4 min second side

6 min first side

5 min second side

6 min per side

4.5 min per side

5.5 min per side

6 min per side

6.5 min per side

7 min per side

6 min first side

4 min second side

7 min first side

5 min second side

7 min per side

8 min first side

7 min second side

8 min per side

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