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Steak Advice
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Apr 30, 2023, 7:13 PM
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Hey TNet, I’m thinking of grilling steaks for the fam on Mother’s Day & I need help. My parents like theirs well-done (yes, seriously; I judge them for it), my wife is a medium-well person, & I prefer mine medium. I’d be grilling them on a charcoal grill with a smokestack & can grill all 4 at the same time.
Thing is, I’ve never grilled a well-done steak, so I need help with those. I don’t wanna burn them.
Drop your best advice to prevent it (and also your best general steak advice) below! TIA & Go Tigers!
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Re: Steak Advice
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Apr 30, 2023, 7:27 PM
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My MIL is the same way, I just left it on there until it was really dense, you give it a push and the bounce back tells you how done it is… I also like to pull them, let them rest and excrete some juices then cut them and soak the slices in the jous, helps give them flavor and moisture while being horribly cooked.
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Re: Steak Advice
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Apr 30, 2023, 7:33 PM
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I’m a rare kind of guy, but my family loves theirs well. So I Cook them over indirect heat and baste with butter/garlic! Once they are close to being well, wrap in tinfoil and let stand for 10 minutes so they finish and soak all that moisture in.
Delicious and tinder!
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Elementary my Dear Watson…..
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Apr 30, 2023, 7:45 PM
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Get an internal instant read thermometer. When the center of the thickest part of the steak reaches 165 degrees, it is well done. 125 is rare, 145 medium rare, etc. You can google it.
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Re: Elementary my Dear Watson…..
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Apr 30, 2023, 8:12 PM
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Get a meat Thermometer for sure take the steak off about 5 degrees before desired point otherwise it will over cook.
I like the to put a light layer kosher salt on steaks the night before grilling. Awesome 😎
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Re: Steak Advice
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Apr 30, 2023, 8:03 PM
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Touch the tip of your pinky to the tip of your thumb and then touch the muscle at the bottom of your thumb. That is well. Go down each finger for others. Open hand is rare. Index MR etc.
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Re: Steak Advice
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Apr 30, 2023, 8:03 PM
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Touch the tip of your pinky to the tip of your thumb and then touch the muscle at the bottom of your thumb. That is well. Go down each finger for others. Open hand is rare. Index MR etc.
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It helps to get the same cut and thickness for all 4 of the
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Apr 30, 2023, 8:10 PM
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Steaks. You really don’t have to do anything fancy; the well done is gonna take about twice as long as the medium so just put yours on the grill when you flip the well done steaks; maybe 4 -6 minutes on the first side depending on the thickness. Like the poster above I cook by feel as well.
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Re: It helps to get the same cut and thickness for all 4 of the
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Apr 30, 2023, 9:17 PM
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That is what I do. My wife likes hers well done and I eat mine medium rare. I put mine on when I turn hers.
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Re: Steak Advice
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Apr 30, 2023, 8:12 PM
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“Need help grilling steaks well done”…..”I don’t want to burn them”
well done = burned
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Re: Steak Advice
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Apr 30, 2023, 8:27 PM
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People confuse well done with medium. Most people just don't want to see any pink or blood.
Pull them off the grill at 145 and let them rest for 10 minutes. No pink but still juicy. You need a thermometer to do this.
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Re: Steak Advice
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May 1, 2023, 7:58 AM
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I don’t need a thermometer. My wife likes hers as you described and I cook mine medium rare. Never use a thermometer and haven’t missed on either one in a very long time.
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What cut?***
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Apr 30, 2023, 8:35 PM
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You should judge them for liking their steak well done.
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Apr 30, 2023, 9:16 PM
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That’s awful.
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OK. Go to a butcher shop (e.g. not Bi-Lo) and get a thick
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Apr 30, 2023, 9:52 PM
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well-marbled ribeye. Salt & pepper only. Sear on high heat until rare or medium-rare, 2-3 mins on each side. Perfection.
A steak cooked medium is somewhat tolerable, if you're a guest and don't want to hurt their feelings.
A steak cooked well-done is a waste of money, just find an old pair of leather shoes and cut em up.
And if anyone puts ketchup on it, shoot them and hide the bodies.
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Re: OK. Go to a butcher shop (e.g. not Bi-Lo) and get a thick
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May 1, 2023, 8:03 AM
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So right about the ketchup. I put a garlic salt on mine along with pepper and just a little bit of a dry rub I get from a guy in Belton. My wife likes a little coffee rub on hers. This is why we don’t go out for steak. We get just what we want, cooked just the way we want it. And it is a lot less expensive as well.
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Elementary, Dr. Watson. Hold directly over the heart, and
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May 1, 2023, 8:03 AM
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drive in at a 90 degree angle. Jump back to avoid the ash as the vampire burns.
Oh, wait a minute, that would have been STAKE.
But, doctors may say that both amount to the same thing.
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Digital Probe
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May 1, 2023, 8:14 AM
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Lots of different ways people use to flavor their steaks, but the only way to be SURE to have the temperature right is with a temperature probe. You can buy them on line or at grocery store. Fail-safe way to pull the mediums off at the right time and when to pull off well dones
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Re: Steak Advice
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May 1, 2023, 8:59 AM
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I’d cook mine to medium rare and make them hamburger steaks. This also puts ketchup safely in play avoiding the need to hide bodies.
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Re: Steak Advice
May 1, 2023, 12:16 PM
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You could sous vide the steaks so they are the appropriate temperature and then just finish them on the grill.
I'd sous vide all the steaks to 130 for 2 to 4 hours and then cook the ones well done for 5 minutes or so per side and just a minute or so per side for the medium rare.
Also, if they like their steaks well done don't forget the A-1 steak sauce...
If you aren't going to sous vide, make sure the steaks are the same thickness or have the thicker steaks be the rarer ones.
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Re: Steak Advice
May 1, 2023, 12:54 PM
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Take them off about medium well. They will keep cooking a little after that if you keep them warm
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