#Grilling tomahawk steak how to#

Place the steak on the cool side of the grill (away from the heat) and close the lid. Grill the Tomahawk with Low Indirect Heat You will want the temperature at the grate to be in the 250-275F range. On a gas grill you would have one burner on Medium and the rest turned off. On a charcoal grill you would have a small pile of lit charcoal (about 30 briquettes) banked on the far side of the grill. You are just letting the steak warm up some so it will cook more evenly on the grill. Don’t worry, the steak will not actually reach room temperature or start to go bad. Let the steak rest at room temperature for at least one hour and preferably for 90 minutes. Some folks prefer to simply salt their Tomahawk steaks before grilling so go with whatever you are comfortable with. You want to use more seasoning than you are comfortable with since the steak is so thick and the interior isn’t getting any seasoning. Start by seasoning the steak liberally with salt and pepper. So yeah…take your time and it will all be good 🙂 It took about a little over three hours from when I took it out of the refrigerator to the time it was on the table. I started with a steak that was a little over two inches thick and weighed in at 3.5 pounds. The Reverse Sear is a fancy way of saying that we are going to cook the steak at a low temperature until it is almost done and then we are going to finish it by searing it off at high heat. We want the steak to be a uniform medium rare and the best way to accomplish this goal is to cook it gently with the Reverse Sear technique. On a steak this thick the trick is to cook it evenly. The key is to keep things simple and don’t be in a hurry. These steaks are expensive but if you want to put on a show then a Tomahawk is the way to go!Īlthough this steak looks massive and intimidating it is actually very simple to grill. When I pulled this steak off the grill my formerly vegan daughter gave an audible gasp. When I pulled this out of the refrigerator my nearly vegetarian wife was amazed and wanted to know what that amazing steak was. On a different level a tomahawk is a primal showpiece that, when grilled properly, can bring the house down.

Here is a great video that shows where this steak comes from and how it relates to the other ways of cutting rib steaks. These steaks come from the Rib section on the steer and are prized for their combination of incredible flavor and tenderness.

The rib bone is pretty wide so you end up with a very thick cut steak. On one level a tomahawk is simply a ribeye steak that is still attached to the rib bone.

#Grilling tomahawk steak how to#

Let’s take a look a what this beauty is and how to grill it! This technique works great on either a gas or charcoal grill. The Tomahawk Steak just might be the King of all Steaks.