"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
...
> 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

He *is* starting with a frozen steak though Bob (a bad idea anyway in my
book...)



Shaun aRe