When grilling steak, you’ve got to master the art of using direct heat AND indirect heat. A combination of the two is best when you’re cooking steak.

Direct heat is just that – placing the meat directly above the heat source (the flame on a grill). The lid is open and this method is best used to first sear the steaks. Yum!

After the searing over direct heat is done, you can move to indirect heat. That’s when you use the reflected heat to cook the meat with the lid closed. Use the area of the grill set up for this – many times the center of the cooking grate. The meat is not directly over a flame but is getting cooked good and juicy.

But the more you open the lid the longer it takes when using indirect heat. Keep that in mind.

Really great steaks require both direct and indirect heat to make them truly special. And the extra time it takes makes all the difference in your final product.

So get out there and use that direct and indirect heat to your advantage this grilling season!

Have you ever cooked in cast iron? It’s amazing.

This video shows us how to cook a steak using the “constant flip method” in a cast iron skillet.

It’s so good I can smell the aroma through the screen!

Delicious.

Enjoy these amazing tips for cooking a perfect steak!

So you’re looking for a new way to cook your steak this spring?

Look no further! This glass toaster can cook your steak – and just about anything else – the “natural” way by heating it against glass.

How is that “natural,” you ask? I have no idea. That’s just what the guy in the video said.

It’s a pretty cool concept, really. I’m just not sure I’m willing to shell out a grand for the novelty of it.

Yes, one THOUSAND dollars.

Watch the video and tell me what YOU think. Yay or nay?

Either way, I still applaud anyone who’s thinking of ways to cook steak. Bravo!