"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
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> Mormont Harlecker wrote:
>> What do you think of this steak cooking method:
>>
>> Start with a frozen steak. Put it on a hot griddle. Pour melted button
>> on top of it. Butter will harden. Wait for butter to "mostly" melt.
>> Flip steak and cook evenly.
>>
>> Think that would work? I heard it from a friend and supposedly it makes
>> a great medium rare steak! But I'd hate to waste a steak trying, if
>> it'll turn out well-done or something.
>
> It's a bad idea. Butter melts at about 93°F. If the top of the steak is
> that warm, the middle has top be 20 or 30 degrees hotter than that. It's
> already past mid-rare by the time the butter melts.
>
> Pastorio

Thank you very much, sir, for your learned answer!