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Searing Steak (Food Lab Guy)
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Dawgtired
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I'm pretty sure others saw his searing a steak experiment. Looks like the best one was using a starter chimney. Anyone do it this way, or do most of y'all just crank the egg up
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the way an egg is built, it is a big fancy ceramic stater chimneyfukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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I have seen this same video for searing post Sous Vide. When I want to sear a steak on an open flame like that, I get the egg up to 650-700 and once that is stabilized for about 5-10min, I burp, then open, put the steak on the middle back portion of the grill with lid open. Leave on there for about 4-5min a side depending on the thickness and flip. You get some great direct flame kissing the meat for a good charbroil. Best technique that I have found other than doing a cast iron skillet with some oil for a "crust". I only do this method for Ribeye, Porterhouse, New York's. Filets are always done the cast iron route due to the lack of fat.
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I want to get a single burner hot plate for outdoor searing of sous vide stuff or maybe smashburgers. I would use a gasser sideburner, if I had a gasser. Either would be ready to go in a fraction of the time needed to get lump hot. Could be used for the searing part of a reverse sear too. Cook on the egg, move it to the CI on the hot plate instead of wasting lump or waiting for the egg to get hot.
Charcoal offers nothing for such a short "cook"... except it saves the smoke alarm batteries. I hate to smoke up the house or crank up the grill, or even the chimney starter, just for a sear.
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Carolina Q said:I want to get a single burner hot plate for outdoor searing of sous vide stuff or maybe smashburgers. I would use a gasser sideburner, if I had a gasser. Either would be ready to go in a fraction of the time needed to get lump hot. Could be used for the searing part of a reverse sear too. Cook on the egg, move it to the CI on the hot plate instead of wasting lump or waiting for the egg to get hot.
Charcoal offers nothing for such a short "cook"... except it saves the smoke alarm batteries. I hate to smoke up the house or crank up the grill, or even the chimney starter, just for a sear.
Induction burner is a good choice for what you want to do. Perfect for CI cookware. It is also a safe way to deep fry!
JimLBGE/Weber Kettle/Blackstone 36" Griddle/Turkey Fryer/Induction Burner/Royal Gourmet 24" Griddle/Cuisinart Twin Oaks/Pit Boss Tabletop pellet smoker/Instant Pot
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Jim -
I'm very happy with "regular" searing over charcoal in my BGEs. I usually sear at 650° or so, a minute a side, and I like the result. I swear it just tastes better to me than searing in a skillet.
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Carolina Q said:I want to get a single burner hot plate for outdoor searing of sous vide stuff or maybe smashburgers. I would use a gasser sideburner, if I had a gasser. Either would be ready to go in a fraction of the time needed to get lump hot. Could be used for the searing part of a reverse sear too. Cook on the egg, move it to the CI on the hot plate instead of wasting lump or waiting for the egg to get hot.
Charcoal offers nothing for such a short "cook"... except it saves the smoke alarm batteries. I hate to smoke up the house or crank up the grill, or even the chimney starter, just for a sear.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
@Carolina Q look at Nuwave induction eyes. Can find them around $50 on Amazon occasionally. That and a CI pan can put one mean sear on some protein.
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