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Backyard Ready: Grilling the Perfect Steak

Make a memorable outdoor cookout with the right cut of meat and proper grilling.

Backyard Ready: Grilling the Perfect Steak

How do you grill the perfect steak for your backyard cookout? (Shutterstock image)

Steak.

For a collection of only five letters, that simple word is loaded with memorable meaning, rich flavor, and even a bit of dining power. Just mention the word, and our minds are often transported somewhere else, usually to a place filled with good smells, great flavor, and big smiles.

It’s often the centerpiece of meals to remember, key business gatherings and celebrations from anniversaries to birthdays.

But while steaks can deliver a meaningful meal during the best and most important occasions each year, perhaps the best flame-kissed beef is simply that which is served up in the gathering twilight out back, a prime cut of marbled meat that is grilled hot...

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