Charcoal Chimney Starter Grilled Steaks

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I am digging the old school approach to prepping meat and think it goes to prove that it really doesn’t take much to grill a great steak.

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Charcoal chimney starter grilled steaks were some of the best I have had in a long time. Lucky for me, it’s just the start of grilling season.

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For this one, I used the tools I had, and a lot of inspiration from Alton Brown, to grill one of the best strip steaks I have had in a really long time.

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To make Charcoal Chimney Starter Grilled Steaks all you need is a few really good steaks and a safe, clean cooking area.

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I used the rack of in my Kettleman grill. Then I heated charcoal in my starter until covered in ashes.

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After liberally seasoning the steaks with salt, I placed them under where the chimney starter had been sitting, on a nice hot grate, and put the starter back on top of it.

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I cooked them for about 2 or 3 minutes there before removing the chimney and pulling the steaks to a cooler area of the grill.

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