Sear vs. Reverse Sear | Mad Scientist BBQ ft. Chuds BBQ


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  1. roberto rosselini
    roberto rosselini says:

    My way to do it perfect: using aluminium sear grates, infrarot thermometer for the grilling surface and thermapen for the meat. Youst like all the champions at every steak grilling contest. Cheers !

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  2. PresidentGas1
    PresidentGas1 says:

    Traditional sear all the way. I cook a lot of Tri-Tips and have tried both methods hundreds of times. Although the Reverse is certainly good ….. I just feel it loses a lot more moisture compared to Traditional and this is my opinion on every cook. Reverse is probably good for people that really can't pull off grilling steaks in a Traditional fashion as mentioned in the video.

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  3. Krogg
    Krogg says:

    Part of the problem with a traditional sear is that it is harder to get a good sear with many home set ups related to cold meat and inadequate btu's. If you have 30,000 btu's or a restaurant set up, then it's no issue.

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  4. DavidRC
    DavidRC says:

    I can definitely understand why the reverse year was a thermometer would be appealing to a person who is just getting started. But for me who’s been in and out of the restaurant business the traditional way to cook a large steak a.k.a. traditional sear is by far the best way to cook a really thick steak on the bone. Also not using a thermometer but just touching the steak to feel the amount of r resistance that is there , That is a skill set that is needed doesn’t matter who or what level of cooking you have.

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  5. David W
    David W says:

    I cooked a huge chuck steak just like the one in the middle, and it was fantastic. I actually love the red glow that turns to a lovely crust when seared. Plan on doing it to a Picanha roast soon.

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  6. Joseph Daigle Jr
    Joseph Daigle Jr says:

    I love the reverse sear method on the smoker. I just pull the steak at 120 to 125 and let rest with compound butter until back down to 110 then the smoker is up to sear temp and sear til 129 and it's done. Tender juicy, smokey, and nice crust too

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  7. Thomas Errico
    Thomas Errico says:

    I feel like when you reverse sear you should go a little higher on your internal temp. You don't have to worry about that gray band, so it's ok to go to like 125 or so before you put your sear on. That will get you right around 135 ish which is medium territory, but really isn't if that makes sense? That helps get a better looking sear.

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  8. Wooly
    Wooly says:

    I’ve been using the JKF method for a year on a BGE with 1”ish prime ribeyes for the local discount club. I flip every 30 seconds for 9 or so minutes until it hit 115°, rest for 5m and carryover takes it to 130°. Caveats to this method; if the cooking temp gets above 600° it burns and the thicker the steak the lower the cooking temp should be. For a roast like they cooked 500° would probably be best.

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  9. Ben Feldman
    Ben Feldman says:

    I just ordered a custom version of this Camp Chef grill/ pellet smoker with a smoke setting that goes to 11! I know you are thinking why not just make 10 smokier, but mine goes to 11!

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