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Default Cooking a Steak

On 8/16/2015 4:46 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/16/2015 10:31 AM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
>> 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
>>

>
> Why the heck would I want to do that? I don't believe that it's gonna
> give me "a good amount of oil" anyway.


I don't use any oil in the pan, just salt. Good sear, no sticking.