I love a good steak.  For me there is no better food choice than a thick cut, hot and juicy steak (Cooked medium rare, of course).  However, thcooking sprayere are few events in life that are more disappointing than getting a poorly prepared steak.  The disappointment is even worse when you are the cook. 

Foodies will tell you that the only way to grill is over natural charcoal to get that real smokey flavor, which is true.  But, I own a gas grill, as do a lot of people, and after a lot of trial and error I have come up with a way to prepare a really great steak.

PREP YOUR STEAK

Take your steak from the fridge and put it on a plate, while the fridge is open, grab a beer.  The beer has nothing to do with the steak, its for you. I like to keep the seasoning simple, with a liberal sprinkling of meat tenderizer, onion powder and garlic salt, just enough to lightly cover the steak on each side.  You will also want to add in a few turns of cracked black pepper.  Leave the steaks out and head over to your grill. 

PREP YOUR GRILL

Start by cleaning the grates.  A wire brush will work best, but if you are in a pinch go over the grates with balled up aluminum foil.  Now that the grates are clean, turn your burners on high, cover the grill and walk away for about five minutes. 

TIME TO COOK

While waiting for the grill to pre-heat, spray both sides of your steak with a butter flavored cooking spray and sprinkle the top side with brown sugar.  Return to your grill and turn your burners off and spray with cooking spray.  Turn half your burners back on to create areas for direct and indirect cooking.  Lay your steaks, sugared side up, above the side where the flames are still on.  Cover and let cook for two minutes, open the grill back up, flip and let go for another two minutes.  This will give your steak those really nice grill marks and lock in the juices.

After boath sides have been cooked, move the steaks over to the indirect side, cover and let it go for between three to five minutes, depending on how thick a cut of steak you have.  At three minutes, open the grill and press one finger into each steak to check for doneness, the move give the more rare the steak.  This will take a little trial and error before you’ll be able to tell when your steak is to your liking. 

Take the steaks off the grill and put them on a plate, cover with aliuminum foil and let them rest for just a minute before serving.  This helps distribute the juices evenly and will allow you time to get another beer.  The only thing left to do is serve and enjoy!