STEAKS!!!!!!!

[beargonefishing]

I’ll need to try wearing them next to see.

I would only wear them around the house, not out in public.

 

[vdubiv]

I would only wear them around the house, not out in public.

especially if your neighbors have dogs

 

[Texasmade]

Lady Gaga disagrees.

I would only wear them around the house, not out in public.

 

[beargonefishing]

Lady Gaga disagrees.

Would.

 

[HORNS]

Thanks, bear. Fixed.

 

[TheFoo]

Picked up another two pounds of wagyu NY strip to cook up tomorrow night. Thinking to try a reverse sear this time.

Any pointers? It’s 2.75 inches thick. Was planning to roast in oven at 200F until 115F in the center, perhaps in the same cast iron pan that I will use to sear it after. I’ve seen the guidance to use a rack and baking sheet, but does this really matter?

Also, normally, when I sear first, I just melt butter over the steaks when they are finishing in the oven so that it combines with the drippings to ultimately be used as a sauce.

I’d rather avoid the hassle of making a sauce separately.

How can I replicate something like this when doing reverse sear? Melt butter over the steaks when they are first in the oven?

 

[GeneralEmployer]

Picked up another two pounds of wagyu NY strip to cook up tomorrow night. Thinking to try a reverse sear this time.

Any pointers? It’s 2.75 inches thick. Was planning to roast in oven at 200F until 115F in the center, perhaps in the same cast iron pan that I will use to sear it after. I’ve seen the guidance to use a rack and baking sheet, but does this really matter?

Also, normally, when I sear first, I just melt butter over the steaks when they are finishing in the oven so that it combines with the drippings to ultimately be used as a sauce.

I’d rather avoid the hassle of making a sauce separately.

How can I replicate something like this when doing reverse sear? Melt butter over the steaks when they are first in the oven?

Butter has a low smoke point, but even if you kept the pan's temp under 300F, it would create too much fat and drown the flavor of your steak. If you must, you could put butter on the steak while it rests. But I'd strongly recommend not doing this as a regular thing for health reasons.

Also Foo, you are seriously overpaying for these steaks. (If it's a convenience thing, that's fine, but I'd personally come to your apartment with superior $50 worth of 2.5 pound of steaks and pocket a cool c-note).

What are you doing for your sauces exactly? I think you really might like doing a pepper steak in the French style. A steak I had once at a bistrot calls to mind what you're going for. I cannot vouch for the recipes below, but it's a start if you've just been improvising your sauces. I might actually try to replicate what I had, but I'm guessing it will take a lot of work, because the French.

Bistrot Paul Bert Pepper Steak - Sis. Boom. Blog!

As you might imagine, I have an orientation toward flaming foods. Nothing reads ‘fabulous‘ at the dinner table more than the sight of actual flames dancing across an entree or desert (or in this case, sauce.) I first caught the flambe bug while first learning to cook. I couldn’t resist the showy...

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Le Bistrot Paul Bert Steak Frites Recipe, "Best In Paris" - 30AEATS

30AEATS is a food & travel webzine, dedicated to sharing the culinary experiences of the Gulf Coast and southern coastal recipes with our readers.

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[TheFoo]

Butter has a low smoke point, but even if you kept the pan's temp under 300F, it would create too much fat and drown the flavor of your steak. If you must, you could put butter on the steak while it rests. But I'd strongly recommend not doing this as a regular thing for health reasons.

Also Foo, you are seriously overpaying for these steaks. (If it's a convenience thing, that's fine, but I'd personally come to your apartment with superior $50 worth of 2.5 pound of steaks and pocket a cool c-note).

What are you doing for your sauces exactly? I think you really might like doing a pepper steak in the French style. A steak I had once at a bistrot calls to mind what you're going for. I cannot vouch for the recipes below, but it's a start if you've just been improvising your sauces. I might actually try to replicate what I had, but I'm guessing it will take a lot of work, because the French.

Bistrot Paul Bert Pepper Steak - Sis. Boom. Blog!

As you might imagine, I have an orientation toward flaming foods. Nothing reads ‘fabulous‘ at the dinner table more than the sight of actual flames dancing across an entree or desert (or in this case, sauce.) I first caught the flambe bug while first learning to cook. I couldn’t resist the showy...

sisboomblog.com

Le Bistrot Paul Bert Steak Frites Recipe, "Best In Paris" - 30AEATS

30AEATS is a food & travel webzine, dedicated to sharing the culinary experiences of the Gulf Coast and southern coastal recipes with our readers.

30aeats.com

Butter on the resting steak is what Luger does. Sounds nice and lazy. Maybe that’s what I’ll do. Luger at it’s best is one of my favorite steak experiences and inspires how I try to do my steaks, except I aim for better consistency and a better sear.

I was not suggesting searing the steak in butter—exactly as you say, the smoke point is too low. I usually let the butter melt over the already seared steaks as they finish in the oven.

What makes you say the steaks I’m getting are severely overpriced? Certainly I am paying some premium for buying local from a B&M in downtown Manhattan, but from what I’ve seen, it is a fair price for the quality. Non dry-aged American wagyu NY strip or ribeye is $45 per pound. 60-day dry aged is $60 per pound. Where are the much cheaper alternatives?

 

[GeneralEmployer]

Where are the much cheaper alternatives?

Yonkers/Connecticut/Hidden spots in Bronx. Given you're downtown though, that's unrealistic. You might consider doing a wholesale order delivery from the Bronx. Since COVID, it's really easy to get wholesale orders to your home. I don't do this because I literally inspect/raid departments before purchasing, but if I was smack in the middle of downtown, I'd for sure take the plunge and try it out. I feel kind of stupid for not doing it, but my OCD won't allow it.

 

[te0o]

Last night I had a superb reverse-seared Finnish Simmental ribeye. Full of flavour, incredibly tender for an ex-dairy grass-fed animal. Some eye candy below.

 

[te0o]

Picked up another two pounds of wagyu NY strip to cook up tomorrow night. Thinking to try a reverse sear this time.

Any pointers?

Best advice I can give is to get yourself a meat thermometer - it removes all the guesswork. After you take the steak out of the oven, by the time you put it on the pan/grill to sear, the internal temp will have risen (4-5C, depending on your oven and size of steak) so something to bear in mind. I find that the internal temp does not rise too much while the steak is on the pan - rather, the heat from the crust warms up the middle after you take it off the fire (which means another 4-5C degree increase in temp at least).

 

[vdubiv]

Any pointers? It’s 2.75 inches thick.

TWSS!!!

 

[TheFoo]

Best advice I can give is to get yourself a meat thermometer - it removes all the guesswork. After you take the steak out of the oven, by the time you put it on the pan/grill to sear, the internal temp will have risen (4-5C, depending on your oven and size of steak) so something to bear in mind. I find that the internal temp does not rise too much while the steak is on the pan - rather, the heat from the crust warms up the middle after you take it off the fire (which means another 4-5C degree increase in temp at least).

Thanks—already have a Thermopen. When I do the traditional method (sear first and then oven finish), I take the steak out of the oven when it hits 125F, as it usually goes up another 5 degrees after and I like it at around 130F ultimately.

I’ve been reading that with reverse sear, I should take it out of the oven 15 degrees lower than desired final temperature (i.e. 115F for 130F at finish).

 

[te0o]

I’ve been reading that with reverse sear, I should take it out of the oven 15 degrees lower than desired final temperature (i.e. 115F for 130F at finish).

That sounds about right - will depend on how long you keep it on the pan.

 

[vdubiv]

Picked up another two pounds of wagyu NY strip to cook up tomorrow night. Thinking to try a reverse sear this time.

Any pointers? It’s 2.75 inches thick. Was planning to roast in oven at 200F until 115F in the center, perhaps in the same cast iron pan that I will use to sear it after. I’ve seen the guidance to use a rack and baking sheet, but does this really matter?

Also, normally, when I sear first, I just melt butter over the steaks when they are finishing in the oven so that it combines with the drippings to ultimately be used as a sauce.

I’d rather avoid the hassle of making a sauce separately.

How can I replicate something like this when doing reverse sear? Melt butter over the steaks when they are first in the oven?

How does this work? Will you take the steaks out of the pan and allow them to rest somewhere while you heat the pan up on the stove top to smoking point?