Alton Brown and the simplest steak recipe ever

[Balog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q5y2voEWJ6U

I'd throw some pepper on there as well, but that's just me. I really need to get a little charcoal grill in addition to my gas one.

[Monkeyleg]

I don't eat steak anymore, as I just lost the craving. Anyway, my recipe was simpler. Put steak about 4" under grill in oven. Remove from oven when cooked to desired redness and put a patty of butter on top.

May not be as tasty, but it is simpler than yours.

[lupinus]

saw that a few days ago.

His channel is well worth liking

[roo_ster]

I am now hungry for red meat.

[lee n. field]

I don't eat steak anymore, as I just lost the craving.

I'm concerned.  See a doctor.

[charby]

I am now hungry for red meat.

Local grocery has NY strip for $5.99 a pound if you buy the whole strip, guess who is spending $80 or so dollars tonight after work. :)

[Viking]

The steak never runs out. The knife must be magic. I must have his magic steak-creating knife. I'd never lack for protein again. I could live off of steak alone. Steak, all day, every day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Just glorious steak.

[roo_ster]

The steak never runs out. The knife must be magic. I must have his magic steak-creating knife. I'd never lack for protein again. I could live off of steak alone. Steak, all day, every day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Just glorious steak.

Methinks you need to pen a poem, "Ode to Steak."  Try for a National Endowmnet for the Arts grant and a visa based on that.  Then, you can read your poem aloud in front of various APSers while we are cooking steak. 

[Perd Hapley]

Methinks you need to pen a poem, "Ode to Steak."  Try for a National Endowmnet for the Arts grant and a visa based on that.  Then, you can read your poem aloud in front of various APSers while we are cooking steak.  

Cook, schmook! I'll be eatin'!

[charby]

Local grocery has NY strip for $5.99 a pound if you buy the whole strip, guess who is spending $80 or so dollars tonight after work. :)

Had the butcher turn the strip into about 20 steaks and we ate the whole thing last night at the gun club. There was 15 of us that ate 13# of steak.

The steak was nice and marbled, best steak I have bought since the beef liquidation a couple years ago. Been getting tired of buying steak and the steak is probably from some old dairy cow.

Charcoal grill with a dusting of Cookies Flavor Enhancer. Freaking tasty!!

http://store.cookiesbbq.com/CookiesBBQ-Sauces-Seasonings/Cookies-Flavor-Enhancer.aspx

[K Frame]

I've cooked steak and pork directly on the coals before. It really does work well.

[geronimotwo]

hard to believe it's on the coals for less than a minute.........

[Perd Hapley]

Our church has a steak-out, every Fathers' Day weekend. I ate three steaks, and not much else.

[Brad Johnson]

hard to believe it's on the coals for less than a minute.........

Cook it hot, cook it fast. Many a top-shelf steak has been ruined by not following this simple mantra.

Brad

[vaskidmark]

Cook it hot, cook it fast. Many a top-shelf steak has been ruined by not following this simple mantra.

Brad

^ This!  In spades!!

A good steak place will have a salamander that gets up above 900*F - usually in the 1300*F neighborhood.  If they are doing grilling instead, they should still get close to the 1000*F mark.

Most of your chain steak places are lucky if they get to 800*F - and you can both taste and feel the difference.

That and cooking beyond medium rare on the heat.  If the customer wants it more sacrificed than that let that happen as the meat is resting, or just put a charcoal briquet on their plate.

stay safe.

[charby]

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That and cooking beyond medium rare on the heat.  If the customer wants it more sacrificed than that let that happen as the meat is resting, or just put a charcoal briquet on their plate.

stay safe.

I really don't get why people won't eat a steak unless all the pink is out of it, especially on an expensive steak like a Porterhouse.

[erictank]

I really don't get why people won't eat a steak unless all the pink is out of it, especially on an expensive steak like a Porterhouse.

To be fair, I used to be that way for a long time. It was a reaction to my mom and aunt (parental types growing up), who would tell waiters to "pass it once over a match on each side and bring it out." Everything they ate BLED.

After a long time of eating steaks and burgers medium-well or better, I've learned to appreciate a true medium. Cook it all that way myself, now - porterhouses on the grill are PERFECT that way.

[charby]

To be fair, I used to be that way for a long time. It was a reaction to my mom and aunt (parental types growing up), who would tell waiters to "pass it once over a match on each side and bring it out." Everything they ate BLED.

I like mine on bloody side, parents trained me to like it medium well to well. I had a friend in college that showed me there was a better way to enjoy a steak.

[K Frame]

One thing I don't think that AB mentioned...

NATURAL LUMP HARDWOOD CHARCOAL ONLY!

Never use briquettes for this cooking method. Briquettes have all sorts of binders and additives, like clays and borax.


You can also do the same thing on coals from a hardwood fire. I've done it before with oak (not that great, as you get a tannic, sour/bitter still quite edible), and maple (very good).



"just put a charcoal briquet on their plate."

I did that to Mtnbkr's wife some years ago. She was a "Joan d'Arc" steak afficionado. She was not really amused at the joke.

[41magsnub]

One thing I don't think that AB mentioned...

NATURAL LUMP HARDWOOD CHARCOAL ONLY!

Never use briquettes for this cooking method. Briquettes have all sorts of binders and additives, like clays and borax.


You can also do the same thing on coals from a hardwood fire. I've done it before with oak (not that great, as you get a tannic, sour/bitter still quite edible), and maple (very good).



"just put a charcoal briquet on their plate."

I did that to Mtnbkr's wife some years ago. She was a "Joan d'Arc" steak afficionado. She was not really amused at the joke.

Watched that video last week, I'm pretty sure he did mention to not use briquettes.

[SADShooter]

Watched that video last week, I'm pretty sure he did mention to not use briquettes.

+1

[K Frame]

Did he? Crap, I missed it.

[SADShooter]

I can't recall ever seeing him use, much less advocate, briquettes for anything.

[K Frame]

I can't recall ever seeing him use, much less advocate, briquettes for anything.

You've never seen his episode on dutch ovens, then.

And I'm not talking about pulling the blankets over your SO's head...

[SADShooter]

You've never seen his episode on dutch ovens, then.

And I'm not talking about pulling the blankets over your SO's head...

I probably did, actually, but that means less now than it used to...