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Cooking over coals or gas?
On a gas grill on medium high to high, nine minutes will be well done, which some people like. But the majority of steak eaters prefer medium or medium rare. Medium rare will be pink in the center, but slightly warm. Rare will be cool in the center. Rarer steaks tend to be juicier steaks. Medium rare seems to be a popular combination of done enough without being dried out.

If you really want to figure it out cut your steaks in half and try each piece at a different cooking time. Try one at 5 minutes, one at 9, and one at 13 and the last at 18. That way you'll get to see what you like. Pay attention to what color the center is. And pay attention to how they feel. It's often said a medium steak feels like your cheek, and a well done one feels like the tip of your nose. If you can get the hang of how a steak feels when it's where you like it, you'll be able to cook it right anywhere at any temp over any flame.