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Searing Electric Grill Recipes

Searing on an electric grill is a solved problem — but only if the grill can hold 600°F and the recipe is written for it. These are the ones that do. Every recipe here uses real searing technique (dry surface, ripping-hot grate, brief contact, rest) on an electric unit that clears the temperature bar. You'll find ribeyes done at 700°F, reverse-sear method for thicker cuts, smash burgers that actually form a proper Maillard crust, and scallops that get the right color in under a minute. If you've been told electric grills can't sear, the recipes below are the counter-argument — but they're also picky about the grill. We call out which model each recipe was tested on at the top of the instructions. Filter by time if you want a weeknight-speed sear or a weekend-project sear; most of these fall cleanly into one bucket or the other.