"How to make steaks at home better than a steak house"

[LCSeminole]

I've never been big on cooking steaks on the stove/oven(mainly on the outdoor grill). Just watched this well put together video and have found this to be quite informative. I'll definitely be experimenting a bit on my next filet!

[405x5]

When I’m done here, I start cutting up my sausage and peppers 🌶….my wife got the taste bud urge.

[geebo]

The best steak I've ever made at home (and most fool proof) has been Sous Vide. I've never been great with a grill or skillet but Sous Vide is really hard to mess up.

[Soup]

Excellent and informative video....Steak tonight!

[LCSeminole]

May 28, 2022 13:01:13 GMT -5 geebo said:

The best steak I've ever made at home (and most fool proof) has been Sous Vide. I've never been great with a grill or skillet but Sous Vide is really hard to mess up.

I've never tried Sous Vide, and admittedly just had to google it. This slow cooking/temperature method sounds like it could be right up my alley since I'm normally gone for the duration of the day at work. I use a slow cooker/crock pot during the cooler/winter months, so maybe I need to try this for the summer months. However, for this evening, I have my grandmother's iron skillet and a filet that has been marinating for the past 6 hours in worcestershire and Dales, along with steamed brussel sprouts and brown basmati rice.

[geebo]

May 28, 2022 13:20:00 GMT -5 LCSeminole said:

May 28, 2022 13:01:13 GMT -5 geebo said:

The best steak I've ever made at home (and most fool proof) has been Sous Vide. I've never been great with a grill or skillet but Sous Vide is really hard to mess up.

I've never tried Sous Vide, and admittedly just had to google it. This slow cooking/temperature method sounds like it could be right up my alley since I'm normally gone for the duration of the day at work. I use a slow cooker/crock pot during the cooler/winter months, so maybe I need to try this for the summer months. However, for this evening, I have my grandmother's iron skillet and a filet that has been marinating for the past 6 hours in worcestershire and Dales.

You can Sous Vide a steak for an hour and a half or up to 3 hours or more with very little difference in the end result while going a couple minutes over with conventional methods can result in disaster. The temp you set on the Sous Vide cooker is the key and once you find that perfect temp for you it's very repeatable. 131 degrees is our sweet spot for a great medium rare steak. I give them 1.5 ~ 2 hours. A good searing in grape seed oil for about 45 seconds per side really adds the finishing touch.

[novisnick]

I cook my steak the old fashioned way! 😏😂

[jbrunwa]

I just bought a Ooni Karu 16 pizza oven. So far only used for pizza but planning to try steak. It can be wood fired and heats up to 950 degrees, supposedly perfectly cooks a steak in about 3 minutes after everything is preheated.

[cheapthryl]

When cooking steak indoors, I use carbon steel pans (baisting with butter). They can handle very high temps. Pre heat and post cool down faster than cast iron. I will use stainless if making a pan sauce and need the fond (usually a lesser quality piece of meat).
Get a thermometer! Every piece of meat is different. Stop guessing, you will be happier. I hand them out to lots of family and friends.
Happy eating

[DYohn]

I've used the slow cooker and the Sous Vide techniques but I prefer just slapping the raw steak (seasoned with salt and pepper) on the charcoal grill outside and monitoring the center temp with a good meat thermometer, and melting a pat of butter on top just before resting. Here in Arizona that is my year-round cooking method.

[cheapthryl]

I have been interested in sous vide with a chuck steak (roast or another tough cut). With the low temperature and long cook time, I have reason to believe that the connective tissue and collagen will break down before the usual 205*. I would love to try a reverse sear, medium rare, tender cut of flavorful chuck.