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Ribs: country style, baby back
or spare ribs 1.4 kg to 1.8k g 20 to 30 minutes Indirect
Tenderloin, whole 340 g to 450 g 25 to 30 minutes Indirect
Poultry Thickness/Weight Approximate Cooking Time
Chicken breast - 5 to 6 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Chicken thigh - 4 to 5 minutes Direct/Medium
Chicken pieces, bone in breast/wing - 30 to 40 minutes Indirect
Chicken pieces, bone in leg/thigh - 40 to 50 minutes Indirect
Chicken, whole 1.6 kg to 2.3 kg 1 to 1½ hours Indirect
Turkey, whole, unstuffed 4.5 kg to 5 kg 1¼ to 2 hours Indirect
5.5 kg to 6.4 kg 2¼ to 2½ hours Indirect
6.8 kg to 7.7 kg 2¼ to 3 hours Indirect
Turkey breast, bone in 1.8 kg to 2.3 kg 1 to 1½ hours Indirect
Fish & Seafood Thickness/Weight Approximate Grilling Time
Fish, fillet or steak 6 mm to 13 mm thick 2 to 3 minutes each side Direct/Medium
13 mm to 25 mm thick 3 to 5 minutes each side Direct/Medium
25 mm to 30 mm thick 5 to 6 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Fish, whole 450 g 15 to 20 minutes Indirect
900 g to 1.2 kg 20 to 30 minutes Indirect
1.4 kg 30 to 45 minutes Indirect
Prawns - 1 to 3 minutes each side Direct/High
Scallop - 1 to 2 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Note: General rule for grilling fish: 4 to 5 minutes per 13 mm thickness, 8 to 10 minutes per 25 mm thickness.
Vegetables Approximate Grilling Time
Artichoke, whole Steam 20 to 25 minutes; cut in half and grill
4 to 5 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Asparagus 3 to 4 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Capsicum, whole 5 to 6 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Capsicum, halved or quartered 3 to 4 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Chilli 3 to 5 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Corn, husked 5 to 6 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Eggplant, 10 to 15 mm slices 4 to 5 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Eggplant, halved 6 to 8 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Fennel 5 mm slices 5 to 6 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Garlic, whole 45 to 60 minutes Indirect
Spring onion, whole 2 to 3 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Leek 7 to 8 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Mushroom 4 to 5 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Onion, whole 35 to 40 minutes Indirect
Potato, whole 45 to 60 minutes Indirect
Potato, 15 mm slices 7 to 8 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Potato: new, halved 10 to 12 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Pumpkin 1.4 kg 1½ to 2 hours Indirect
Pumpkin butternut halved 45 to 60 minutes Indirect
Squash: yellow, halved 3 to 5 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Sweet potato, whole 50 to 60 minutes Indirect
Sweet potato, 5 mm slices 4 to 5 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Tomato: garden, halved 3 to 4 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Tomato: roma, halved 2 to 3 minutes each side Direct/Medium
Zucchini, halved 4 to 6 minutes each side Direct/Medium
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