I am a subscriber to an email newsletter from Sizzle On The Grill from Char-Broil. [The photo to the left is from them, not me. )-;] I really think this is a good article and think you should read it. It is informative! Here is an excerpt of the article.

It’s all about temperature
According to the cookbooks I’ve used to research the standard cooking temperatures at which specific methods are most effective, here are some thing I’ve come to learn and use in all of my cooking adventures.

Basics
Water boils at 212F degrees at sea level. The temperature needed to make it “boil” goes down as the altitude goes up. BUT 212F is the temperature needed for cooking. So if I’m at a higher altitude and trying to boil water for pasta, that’s what I’m going to be looking for. The temperature of the water. I know that sounds pretty silly to start out with in a post about grilling steaks, but that simple knowledge is really the basis for just about everything you will ever do in the kitchen – outdoors or indoors.

Read the rest of the article by CB at Grilling Steaks: It’s All About Temperature. Cheers and Happy Grilling!