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Turning beef meat once or twice?
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mhoutman
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Except the visual effect of the grill marks is there any advantage of turning your steak twice?
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In Adam perry langs book charred and scruffed he turns constantly to baste the meat. Also it gives the meet a bit of a rest to help with overcooking on that side IMHO
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I always figured, if you keep fiddling, you got problems or are not confident in what your doing.......twww.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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According to Harold McGee:http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/harold-mcgee-on-flipping-steaks-resting-meat-and-char-from-electric-grills/"frequent flipping cooks the meat more evenly, and also significantly faster: flip every minute instead of once or twice and the meat will be done in a third less time. This works because neither side has time to absorb a lot of heat when facing the fire or to lose heat when facing away. You don’t get neat grill marks or the best char this way, but with high enough heat the surface develops plenty of flavor"____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli
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Fiddling is what it's all about for high heat. At least twice but could be three or four or more timesdepending on thickness, intensity of the heat, desired final state, etc.. The first two are to sear each side as quickly as possible. The next one or two to control internal temp and avoid overcooking past desired internal temp and keep sides evenly seared/cooked. There's also the reverse sear method .....
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tjv said:I always figured, if you keep fiddling, you got problems or are not confident in what your doing.......t
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I did the grilling for the family when I was just a wee kid. My mom would scream at me if I flipped the meat (hamburgers, steaks) more than once! She'd say that if you flip it more than once you'll lose all the juice.Packerland, Wisconsin
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that "flip once" rumor is total BS
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ChokeOnSmoke said:I did the grilling for the family when I was just a wee kid. My mom would scream at me if I flipped the meat (hamburgers, steaks) more than once! She'd say that if you flip it more than once you'll lose all the juice.nolaegghead said:that "flip once" rumor is total BS
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My basketball coach would always say, as you were walking out of his history class to the bathroom, "if you flip it more than twice, your just playing with it"
Wait... It's shake it... Somehow it applies here_______________________________________________XLBGE -
We all spout BS from time to time. mea culpa.
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