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BARBECUING TIPS & HELPFUL HINTS
RED MEAT Thickness / Weight Approximate Total Barbecuing Time
Steak: New York strip, rib-eye, and filet mignon
(tenderloin)
¾ inch thick 3 to 5 minutes high heat
1 inch thick 6 to 8 minutes high heat
Steak: Porterhouse and T-bone ¾ inch thick 4 to 6 minutes high heat
1 inch thick 8 to 10 minutes high heat
Flank Steak 1½ to 2 pounds, ¾ inch thick 12 to 14 minutes high heat
Ground Beef Patty ¾ inch thick 8 to 10 minutes medium heat
Tenderloin 3 to 4 pounds 25 to 30 minutes sear 10 minutes high heat,
and barbecue 15 to 20minutes low heat
PORK Thickness / Weight Approximate Total Barbecuing Time
Bratwurst: fresh 5 ounce link 10 to 15 minutes low heat
Chop: boneless or bone in ¾ inch thick 10 to 15 minutes sear 6 minutes high heat,
and barbecue 4 to 8 minutes low heat
1¼ to 1½ inches thick 14 to 18 minutes sear 8 minutes high heat,
and barbecue 6 to 10 minutes low heat
Ribs: baby back* 3 to 4 pounds 1 to 1½ hours low heat (with rib rack**)
Ribs: spareribs 3 to 4 pounds 1 to 1½ hours low heat, 30 minutes bone side down,
then turn every 10 to 15 minutes
Tenderloin 1 pound 20 to 25 minutes sear 10 minutes high heat (turn 3 times),
and barbecue 10 to 15 minutes low heat
POULTRY Thickness / Weight Approximate Total Barbecuing Time
Chicken Breast: boneless, skinless 6 to 8 ounces 12 to 16 minutes medium heat
Chicken Pieces: bone in, assorted 3 to 6 ounces 35 to 45 minutes low heat
Chicken: whole* 4 to 5 pounds 1 to 1½ hours medium heat (with roasting rack**)
Cornish Game Hen 3 to 4 pounds 30 to 35 minutes medium heat (with roasting rack**)
Turkey Breast: bone in* 5 to 6 pounds 1 to 1½ hours low heat
SEAFOOD Thickness / Weight Approximate Total Barbecuing Time
Fish, Fillet or Steak: salmon, swordfish, and tuna ¼ to ½ inch thick 6 to 8 minutes medium heat
1 to 1¼ inches thick 8 to 10 minutes medium heat
Fish, Fillet or Steak: halibut and sea bass ¼ to ½ inch thick 10 to 12 minutes medium heat
1 to 1¼ inches thick 12 to 14 minutes medium heat
Shrimp 1½ ounces 3 to 5 minutes medium heat
VEGETABLES Thickness / Weight Approximate Total Barbecuing Time
Asparagus 1½ inch diameter 3 to 5 minutes medium heat
Corn in husk 25 to 30 minutes medium heat
husked 10 to 15 minutes medium heat
Mushroom shitake or button 8 to 10 minutes medium heat
portabello 12 to 15 minutes medium heat
Onion ½ inch slices 8 to 12 minutes medium heat
Potato whole 45 to 60 minutes low heat
½ inch slices 14 to 16 minutes medium heat
*Cuts that can only be grilled on the Weber
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2000 series gas grills.
**Sold separately.