On Sunday, August 16, 2015 at 3:23:37 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/15/2015 2:51 PM, gtr wrote:
> > We don't cook steak often, and when we do we broil it. The article and
> > video (below) by a local chef (Manhattan Beach) gave me a few pieces of
> > good info, and I'm assured I'll try it in a pan next time:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/p59ns9e
> >
>
> I've never been able to use a broiler to cook a steak. The results have
> pretty much have been disasters. I think the best tip for cooking a
> steak in a pan is to use a good amount of oil.
>
> I'll fry steak at high heat turning it a couple of times on each side.
> Depending on the type and thickness of the steak, I'll ether take it out
> of the pan or turn off the heat and let it sit in the pan.

Instead of oil, you can render out some beef grease from fat cut off the
sides of the steak.

--Bryan