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Cooking a Steak
On 8/18/2015 1:07 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/16/2015 4:01 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> 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.
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> I used to do that oiling the pan with some fat trick when I was a kid. I
> just don't ever want to be doing that again. These days, I like to use a
> lot of oil in cooking. I come to realize that everything is better with
> oil. That kind of thinking is quite liberating. 
Mmmm hmmm...
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