"On the Ruth's Chris blog, the restaurant chain offered some familiar tips, like buying a good cut of meat, letting it rest outside the fridge before grilling, and making sure it's well seasoned. But one tip that you may not have heard before involves how to know when the grill is ready. It recommends a two-second rule. "If you can hold your hand over the grill for two seconds-but no more-your grill is ready," it explains."
"Weber offers further insight on its website, recommending that you hold your hand about a soda can's height from the surface. It says if you need to pull your hand away within two to four seconds, you have a high-heat grill. If it takes five to seven seconds before you need to pull away, you have medium heat. Low heat will make you pull away in eight to 10 seconds."
Choose a high-quality cut of steak, season it well, and allow it to rest at room temperature before grilling. Use the hand test to gauge grill heat by holding your hand about a soda-can height above the grate: pulling away within two to four seconds indicates high heat, five to seven seconds indicates medium, and eight to ten seconds indicates low. High heat (approximately 450°F–550°F) sears steaks and produces a flavorful Maillard crust. Maintaining very hot serving surfaces keeps steaks hot after cooking; restaurants like Ruth's Chris use 500°F plates for that purpose.
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