Cooking Time For Steaks

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Just how long should you cook your steaks for? Below is our cooking time for steaks chart which guides you through the process for cooking the perfect steaks. The cooking times are relating to the thickness of the steak and require turning according to the cooking result you require.

These times can be adapted to any of the steaks whether that is rump steak , sirloin steak or indeed the king of steaks, filet.

Steak Cooking Tips

Remove your steak from the fridge a good 45 minutes before cooking and leave on your worktop. By bringing the steaks up to room temperature prior to cooking will ensure it is cooked uniformly. Season with some pepper but leave keep the salt to a minimum (it helps to draw out the juices from the steak which we really want to keep inside the meat, you can season with more salt at the table). Once cooked, leave to rest (transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil) for 3-5 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute back into the steak. If you do not let it rest then all the juices will flow out as soon as you cut in on your plate.

Cooking Time For Steaks		Gas Grilling
Thickness	Cooking Result	First Side	After Turning	Total Cooking Time
3/4″	Rare	4 Minutes	2 Minutes	6 Minutes
3/4″	Medium	5 Minutes	3 Minutes	8 Minutes
3/4″	Well Done	7 Minutes	5 Minutes	12 Minutes
1″	Rare	5 Minutes	3 Minutes	8 Minutes
1″	Medium	6 Minutes	4 Minutes	10 Minutes
1″	Well Done	8 Minutes	6 Minutes	14 Minutes
1 1/4″	Rare	5 Minutes	4 Minutes	9 Minutes
1 1/4″	Medium	7 Minutes	5 Minutes	12 Minutes
1 1/4″	Well Done	9 Minutes	7 Minutes	16 Minutes
1 1/2″	Rare	6 Minutes	4 Minutes	10 Minutes
1 1/2″	Medium	7 Minutes	6 Minutes	13 Minutes
1 1/2″	Well Done	10 Minutes	8 Minutes	18 Minutes
1 3/4″	Rare	7 Minutes	5 Minutes	12 Minutes
1 3/4″	Medium	8 Minutes	7 Minutes	15 Minutes
1 3/4″	Well Done	11 Minutes	9 Minutes	20 Minutes