On 1/6/2005 12:57 AM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these
great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:

> I am a recovering vegetarian and would like to learn how to cook a
> really good steak. I just bought some new All-Clad cookware hoping
> that better cookware would do the trick. The last time I cooked steak
> (a long time ago) it came out really really tough. After 7 years of
> vegetarianism, I am sure craving a good steak. Any suggestions?
>

As other have mentioned, the first step is purchasing a GOOD cut of
meat. While everyone has their favorites, I like a "T" bone/porterhouse
steak. I find they are inherently tender and have a nice flavor.

The second thing is not to over cook it. That can turn the best of
steaks into "shoe leather".

My personal preference is to marinade the steak first. I am probably
going to hear a lot of gasps on this one, but I like to marinade my
steaks in Adolph's Meat Marinade for 24 hours (not the Steak Marinade).
My experience with the meat marinade has been the steaks come off the
grill very tender and with excellent flavor. On the couple of occasions
where a steak has been "well done" (by request and/or accident) the
steak has still been tender.

Now with the steak, steam some broccoli stalks and drizzle some butter
over them and add to this a twice baked potato and, IMHO, you have a
meal fit for royalty.