Medium heat on a grill is not a single temperature, but instead a range that spans from 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 C) to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (205 C) . This temperature range is suitable for cooking a variety of classic foods to impart flavor while lowering the risk of burning them. Medium heat is ideal for cooking thick hamburgers, short ribs, and poultry. It is also good for roasts, pork loin, whole birds, whole fish, large dense vegetables such as cabbage, onions, or cauliflower. If you’re grilling chicken or pork, you’ll want to aim for the lower end of this temperature range, but for steak or fish, you’ll want to be closer to 350 degrees. To achieve medium heat, you can build a two-zone fire by banking your coals to one side of the grill. This will give you a hot zone where you can sear your meat and a cooler zone where you can finish cooking it.