THE STEAK THREAD, served a la Man

[illmonkey]

Ohh dirty steak (direct on lumpwood), got any moneyshots?

[thebraketester]

It was very good from what I can remember.

[48k]

thebraketester said:

It was very good from what I can remember.

Not for me I'm afraid. I don't mind a bit rare but the fat hasn't rendered at all that just looks raw.

[Davie_GLA]

Agree. That's not even close to cooked. That cant have been warm inside by much at all and you can see the sinew stretching away. To each Thier own I guess.

[RC1807]

48k said:

thebraketester said:

It was very good from what I can remember.

Not for me I'm afraid. I don't mind a bit rare but the fat hasn't rendered at all that just looks raw.

Uncooked / still mooing

[thebraketester]

It was fine trust me, if it was raw I wouldn't have eaten it. It looks “worse” on the photo than it actually was.

[BrabusMog]

That isn't the quality of the photography, that looks properly grim lol! As someone else said, though, each to their own.

[CAPP0]

Glad it wasn't just me then! I ordered a medium rare ribeye in a restaurant during the week, it was less than, and the fat on that wasn't rendered at all either. Not pleasant.

[48k]

If you start the steak cooking on the fat you can still have it rare in the middle but the fat is properly rendered, a bit like this:

[grumbledoak]

CAPP0 said:

Glad it wasn't just me then! I ordered a medium rare ribeye in a restaurant during the week, it was less than, and the fat on that wasn't rendered at all either. Not pleasant.

That's kinda your fault. Rib-eye has fat through it, medium rare or less is never going to render it. Most people would be happier ordering their Rib-eye medium, Sirloin medium rare, and Fillet rare. Assuming the chef can cook to order, of course.

[CAPP0]

grumbledoak said:

CAPP0 said:

Glad it wasn't just me then! I ordered a medium rare ribeye in a restaurant during the week, it was less than, and the fat on that wasn't rendered at all either. Not pleasant.

That's kinda your fault. Rib-eye has fat through it, medium rare or less is never going to render it. Most people would be happier ordering their Rib-eye medium, Sirloin medium rare, and Fillet rare. Assuming the chef can cook to order, of course.

Thanks, that's a good tip. I would usually opt for sirloin when out, but it wasn't on the menu here but I hadn't twigged that aspect of ribeye.

[craigjm]

CAPP0 said:

grumbledoak said:

CAPP0 said:

Glad it wasn't just me then! I ordered a medium rare ribeye in a restaurant during the week, it was less than, and the fat on that wasn't rendered at all either. Not pleasant.

That's kinda your fault. Rib-eye has fat through it, medium rare or less is never going to render it. Most people would be happier ordering their Rib-eye medium, Sirloin medium rare, and Fillet rare. Assuming the chef can cook to order, of course.

Thanks, that's a good tip. I would usually opt for sirloin when out, but it wasn't on the menu here but I hadn't twigged that aspect of ribeye.

This is an important point about steak. Lots of people assume such like...

“Oh I like my steak medium rare”

And then order any steak they decide in that manner. In reality the most important thing you need to know about a steak to cook it correctly is it’s fat content. Generally the heavier the fat content the more it needs to be cooked. Eating ribeye rare for instance is not really the way to go

[Melman Giraffe]

48k said:

thebraketester said:

It was very good from what I can remember.

Not for me I'm afraid. I don't mind a bit rare but the fat hasn't rendered at all that just looks raw.

Moooo - that needed another 5 mins at least

[HarryFlatters]

craigjm said:

Eating ribeye rare for instance is not really the way to go

If you take the point of a knife or a skewer and liberally stab the fat, it'll help the heat to penetrate and so render the fat more quickly.

[thebraketester]

Good job I didn’t overcook it.....

[BrabusMog]

thebraketester said:

Good job I didn’t overcook it.....

[21TonyK]

BrabusMog said:

thebraketester said:

Good job I didn’t overcook it.....

Yeah, you'll never win. Its either over or under depending on who's opinion you are getting.

FWIW... it was under.

[thebraketester]

[Tumbler]

[lauda]

The contents of the fridges at Cut in Las Vegas:







I did the decent think and had the 50 day aged tomahawk. It was rather lovely.