"Peter" > wrote in message
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>I usualy cook my steaks a la Alton Brown. Cast iron fried and finished in
>the oven. Someone posted a video of a similar process in reverse,
>baked then fried for a nice medium rare.
>
> Does someone have such a link for this video? Apparently I didn't
> bookmark it the first time around.
>
I posted it after reading the article in the latest Cook's Illustrated.
Here is the URL: http://cooksillustrated.com/byissue.asp#topOfPage
I tried it. I have mixed emotions about it, though I didn't heat the steak
to 90F, rather 80F, and I seared it on a hot charcoal grill. It would
probably be
best done in a pan, as the video shows. That also gives you some beef to
deglaze
to make a sauce while the meat is resting.
Also, I would try this first with a 2.5" hunk of sirloin from the "short
end" of the sirloin.
If you do get some grey, there will be a lot of rare left over. I think it's
very
important to rest the steak for 10 minutes, to allow the temp to
equilibrate. The
center of the steak cooks to a slightly higher temp. while the heat
equibrates, and the
periphery doesn't get any more heat. If you don't do that you'll end up with
a raw
center.
Good Luck,

Kent