How Long Do I Grill A Ribeye Steak

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Ribeye steaks are succulent and full of flavour coming from the rib region and ordinarily have a distinctive marbling within the flesh effectively self basting the steak during cooking, but just how long do you grill a Ribeye Steak for?

Cooking times of steaks very much depend on the type of cut and thickness of the meat however, the best way to test if you steak is cooked is to emply a skewer into the meat and to check what clour the resulting juices are. Depending on how you like you steak cooked this can be either slightly pink (medium) dark pink (rare) or clear (medium to well done).

On average for a steak around 1″ thick you can expect to cook each side for around 6 minutes for a medium to well done steak and around 4 minutes each side for a medium steak both under a medium grill however, as above, simply check the juices half way through cooking to get a better idea of what is going within the steak itself.

Don’t forget to add some extra basting to the steak whilst grilling. Although Rib-eye steaks have the benefit of additional inbuilt fat content they can always benefit from additional basting during cooking. This is especially so with grilling given the direct heat can dry out the meat during the cooking process. My favourite is to smear a small amount of butter over each side of the steak during cooking to ensure the meat remains moist and succulent.

You can always add a clove of crushed garlic and some parsley to the butter to give your steak that extra flavour although ribeye steaks have a superb flavour all of their own so use only if you like to add additional flavourings.

Therefore, on average, you can expect to cook a ribeye steak for around 8 minutes under a medium to high grill setting for a medium finish.