Caveman!

marysvilleegger · July 2014

SWMBO had a 8 oz fillet and I went with the 20 oz ribeye. First time going caveman and will NEVER do any other way. Flipped about every min for about 4 min then put on raised grid for about 5 min to hit my temp. These were perfect.

And the money shot!

badinfluence · July 2014

Looks Great. Any seasoning?

marysvilleegger · July 2014

badinfluence said:
Looks Great. Any seasoning?

Salt an pepper. We decided next time to go with a pat of compound butter to finish.

badinfluence · July 2014

They look great. Good Job.

StillSmoken · July 2014

Nice work! I really need to try Caveman!

hapster · July 2014

Well played!!! They look good.

ChillyWillis · July 2014

Well that does it. I'm hitting up the search engine on here and finding a how to caveman style thread. The disease is spreading! 8-}

Thatgrimguy · July 2014

Looks great. I may have to give it a go on the ribeye waiting in my fridge

Tjcoley · July 2014

Love Caveman. Did a Pit Beef caveman style today and it was amazing.

thegooddocta · July 2014

That looks phenomenal. Do you end up with ash on the steak or does it come out pretty clean? I'm new to the egg, and haven't tried Caveman style yet.

JRWhitee · July 2014

I want to try that. Looks great.

SGH · July 2014

Looks like a home run to me. Excellent job!

marysvilleegger · July 2014

thegooddocta said:
That looks phenomenal. Do you end up with ash on the steak or does it come out pretty clean? I'm new to the egg, and haven't tried Caveman style yet.

Welcome to the madness @thegooddocta‌

Surprisingly there really is no ash that sticks to it. I was wearing my welder gloves when I flipped em and was able to flick off a couple small pieces of lump that stuck to it.

Don't believe all the hype on the reverse sear. This is sooooo much easier and u don't have to mess with a hot plate setter. I had no prob finishing on a raised grid after getting a good char. I just cracked my vents and finished on the grid in about 5 min.

hapster · July 2014

@marysvilleegger

You had good results... though moving them to the grid isn't really needed. I've done them a few times and they were cooked on the coals from start to finish.

marysvilleegger · July 2014

@‌ hapster
That was my plan but it seemed like I wasn't gonna get my IT up to 125. After about 4-5 minutes on the coals the middle was still pretty cool. Should I have just kept flipping? How long is a reasonable amount of time?

hapster · July 2014

marysvilleegger said:

@‌ hapster That was my plan but it seemed like I wasn't gonna get my IT up to 125. After about 4-5 minutes on the coals the middle was still pretty cool. Should I have just kept flipping? How long is a reasonable amount of time?

I usually start at around 3min a side and then start checking the IT, I continue to flip for less time (2min, 1min, etc) until I get close enough with the IT via the Thermapen. Also, you can stir the coals a bit to find a fresh hot spot... Remember that the hotter the cook temp, the higher the temp rise will be after you pull it, so when in doubt, pull early

marysvilleegger · July 2014

Thanks @hapster. Good tip on the fresh hot coals.

Legume · July 2014

Do you* (anyone that's done this) shoot for a target temp on the dome thermometer before you put the steaks on, or do you just keep the lid up while the fire gets going and wait for good looking coals?

hapster · July 2014

Legume said:

Do you* (anyone that's done this) shoot for a target temp on the dome thermometer before you put the steaks on, or do you just keep the lid up while the fire gets going and wait for good looking coals?

I usually start it like normal, close the dome and wait till the temp is about 500 or so... I also stir the coals a few times while it's coming up to temp with the dome closed.

thegooddocta · July 2014

Thanks for the reply @marysvilleegger ! I'm excited to try this out.

Legume · July 2014

Thanks, I'm anxious to try this soon.

tulocay · July 2014

Looks like caveman is catching on. On the list.

grege345 · July 2014

How long do you let the burn go before you put the meat on the coals?

hapster · July 2014

grege345 said:

How long do you let the burn go before you put the meat on the coals?

I go till the dome is around 500 and the coal bed is as level as I can get it with red coals... maybe 30min or so

Maxwell1331 · July 2014

That looks like a winner in my book. Caveman Ribeye's this weekend!

CarolinaCrazy · July 2014

That looks amazing.

I've been experimenting w/ Caveman at the end of my reverse sears. I haven't gotten quite the evenness of crust I want, so I may revert back to cast iron directly on the coals - kind of an Iron Age Caveman.

jerryb78 · July 2014

I think that I might try this but wait until after dinner to explain exactly how the steaks were cooked. It seems to make sense to me but I bet a lot of people would have a kneejerk "icky" response.

marysvilleegger · July 2014

@jerryb78 - I think quite the opposite. I can't wait to do this for company and watch the amazement on their faces.

Caveman!

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