Best way to cook steak?

[Austin.J]

Afternoon all,

I will be buying a nice big steak tomorrow and have no idea how to cook it.

Any ideas/tips would be great, the size will be about 12oz and i like it well done.

Cheers, Austin

Edited by Austin.J on Monday 1st June 12:58

[Melman Giraffe]

Burning hot pan.

Season meating and oil meat not the pan.

3/4 mins on each side.

Rest for 5 mins

Serve eat enjoy.

[V8mate]

Austin.J said:

Any ideas/tips would be great, the size will be about 12oz and i like it well done.

If you like it well done, you're probably better off with a good beefburger

[AF1]

Oil/season meat, use a dry pan. I turn mine every minute for around 8 minutes then allow to rest on a warm plate.

[Marcellus]

Hot pan
season
oil steak not pan
brown on both sides
pop in hot oven for 10 minutes
allow to rest
add bearnaise sauce and eat!

[f13ldy]

Rub in olive oil and season with pepper only. Leave for 20 minutes on the side before cooking (if it has come straight from fridge).

Heat griddle for 5 minutes or so until smoking.

Sear for a minute on each side. Pop into 200c oven, I roughly go by 2 minutes for each stage. If rare, no need for oven. Med/Rare 2 minutes in oven, Medium 4mins etc etc...

Remove and cover with tin foil and rest of 10 minutes.

Serve with no sauce.

Edited by f13ldy on Monday 1st June 13:33

[Silent1]

Put the pan on the hot ring of the AGA, sear both sides, move the pan to the cold ring and cook each side for 10 minutes, it comes out soft as anything and lovely.

[shirt]

Marcellus said:

Hot pan
season
oil steak not pan
brown on both sides
pop in hot oven for 10 minutes
allow to rest
add bearnaise sauce and eat!

what he said. i heat a skillet until its smoking away, and have the oven at 140ish [non fan assist]. i also wipe a small nob of butter [like 1cm cubed] on the top of each steak before it goes in the oven. perfect steaks everytime.

[TimmyArt]

rub in maldon salt, cracked pepper, finely chopped rosemary, thyme and crushed garlic.
Lush, Flame grill if possible or hot pan

eta - butter as mentioned above. The source of all great tastes and heart problems!

Edited by TimmyArt on Monday 1st June 14:22

[Austin.J]

Cracking ideas chaps, thanks alot.

[Wadeski]

Q: Best way to cook steak?

A: Barely

[Mobile Chicane]

Steak at room temperature before you start
Very hot pan
5 minute rest on a warm plate before serving

[escargot]

Rub it with half a garlic clove before serving, then a knob of butter to gently melt on top.

Stunning.

[theboyfold]

What's the advantage of letting the steak stand after cooking it?

[HRG]

On the barbie wrapped in bacon

[escargot]

theboyfold said:

What's the advantage of letting the steak stand after cooking it?

It allows the meat to relax meaning it's more tender. Or something.

[Invisible man]

Wadeski said:

Q: Best way to cook steak?

A: Barely

not even an apron?

[theboyfold]

escargot said:

theboyfold said:

What's the advantage of letting the steak stand after cooking it?

It allows the meat to relax meaning it's more tender. Or something.

OK, didn't know about that.

All these food threads are making me hungry and for some reason the grapes on my desk aren't doing the trick

[ascayman]

DO NOT cook it straight from the fidge - should be at room temp

DO NOT cook it well done

[jenpot]

Walk the steak briskly through a warm room. Serve.