How to grill the perfect steak

CHILL OUT Please remove thawed meat from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.

READY, SET, SEAR! Gas or charcoal grill: Sear each side 1 minute over high heat then move to indirect heat or reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking to the times below.

GRILLING TIMES Organized by thickness and temperature makes grilling easy.

GIVE IT A REST Always let steaks rest 5 minutes before slicing.

FILETS MIGNON & CENTER-CUT RIBEYES

Thickness	Rare 120° to 130° F	Medium Rare 130° to 140° F	Medium 140° to 150° F
1.5"	5 minutes EACH SIDE	5.5 minutes EACH SIDE	6 minutes EACH SIDE
1.75"	6 minutes EACH SIDE	6.5 minutes EACH SIDE	7 minutes EACH SIDE
2"	7 minutes EACH SIDE	7.5 minutes EACH SIDE	8.5 minutes EACH SIDE

SIRLOIN STRIP STEAKS, RIBEYE STEAKS & PORTERHOUSE STEAKS **

Thickness	Rare 120° to 130° F	Medium Rare 130° to 140° F	Medium 140° to 150° F
1"	7 minutes EACH SIDE	8 minutes EACH SIDE	11 minutes EACH SIDE
1.5"	9 minutes EACH SIDE	10 minutes EACH SIDE	12 minutes EACH SIDE
1.75"	10 minutes EACH SIDE	12 minutes EACH SIDE	13 minutes EACH SIDE
2"	11 minutes EACH SIDE	13 minutes EACH SIDE	14 minutes EACH SIDE

The Best Way to Cook Corn on the Cob for a Crowd? It's Cooler Corn

As an obsessive food nerd, you'd expect that I would have at least heard of it, but over the weekend I was blindsided by the simple genius of this method for cooking loads of corn on the cob (which is still in season, no matter that summer already seems like a sad memory) perfectly.

I was hepped to it while visiting my family . Short story: We like corn on the cob. And with eight adults at the table, that means a couple of dozen ears. We would have used the lobster pot to cook them all, but the lobster pot was busy steaming lobster.Then my sister,  says "let's do cooler corn!" Before I can ask "what the hell is cooler corn?" a Coleman cooler appears from the garage, is wiped clean, then filled with the shucked ears. Next, two kettles-full of boiling water are poured over the corn and the top closed.

Then nothing.

When we sat down to dinner 30 minutes later and opened it, the corn was perfectly cooked. My mind was blown. And I'm told that the corn will remain at the perfect level of doneness for a couple of hours.

Turns out, Cooler Corn is pretty well known among the outdoorsy set (I found a handful of mentions on various camping websites). But for those of us who avoid tents as much as possible, it's perfect for large barbecues and way less of mess than grilling. In fact, I may even buy another cooler just so I'm ready for next summer. Now that I'm in the know