Quote Originally Posted by ranald View Post
careful what you bite as they look charcoal outer & rare within....yum I prefer my steaks rare but not sure about the seering process.
I don't mind a little bit charred if that is what it takes to get the inside cooked to a slight gray or light tan color I will accept the slightest hint of pink but cooked less than that and I'll send it back.
Not much or a steak person but I like the thinner cuts because by the time the outside gets well seared the inside has just lost its pink . For the thicker cuts say 1 inch and thicker I like to flash sear them over extreme high heat then wrap them in a double layer of foil and toss them up in the smoker for half an hour or so. the inside gets cooked to light gray while the juices are sealed in.
Cooking over the lava whether natural of manufactured I would have concerns of toxic gasses being infused into the steaks