Fresh off the farm then fresh off the Egg

Chicklet

My SO's family gave us some new cuts this past weekend.  I also just bought a cast iron plate setter.  I wanted to try some steaks tonight so we rubbed up some sirloin and some ribeye cuts.  I also had some venison tenderloin medallions I threw on to try.  

For the beef, I just used some Dizzy Pig Red Eye rub.  I think the sirloin cut tasted much better with this rub.  It seemed to absorb the rub a little better.  The ribeyes weren't as great but still very tasty. I brought my dome temp up to around 600+ then threw the steaks on for two minutes on each side then dropped my temp quickly for a few more minutes.  

I marinated the venison in some Moore's and S&P and that's really it.  They were actually really good but dried out pretty quickly once we took them off.  Next time I try the venison I may wrap them in foil to retain some of the moisture a little more.  

Not a bad dinner for our first steaks on the Egg.  

theyolksonyou

Nailed it!

grege345

Steaks, steaks, and more steaks!!! Good eats for sure. How do you like the cast iron plate setter?

jaydub58

Very well done, @Chicklet!

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Chicklet

@grege345 That cast iron PS was pretty great.  I don't know any differently though.  My uncles suggested the cast iron version for the grill top.  Glad I found one!  It was the first time we used it and The Man said he was in charge of the fire tonight.  This is what happens the The Man is a firefighter.  I am not permitted to take part if the fire frivolity.  I just got to watch. 

Oh, and I did make up some herbed butter for my steaks that was pretty tasty too.  

grege345

Tell the man to step aside next time and try a reverse sear. Popular around here and worth a try. Reason why the reverse sear works so well with the egg is because it is easier to ramp up the temp after the initial cook than it is to ramp down the temp. Get it?

Chicklet

Totally get it!  I want to try the reverse sear soon.   I'm having a blast with this thing!  

Ladeback69

=D> OH YA!

NPHuskerFL

Thoughts on the CI PS? Just noticed a crack in my PS so, I'll be submitting that and firering real soon for warranty. I was going to get one but the ceramic has served me well thus far. I do like the grilling surface on the CI PS it's kinda cool.

UrbanForestTurnings

Great job. Some people don't like venison no matter how you fix it. Think it's in their heads. Any extra for JERKY

stemc33

Very nice.

Chicklet

I have cooked on CI for years and love the results. I have only used this the one time so far but I already have big plans for this gizmo. I did notice that it takes a lot longer to cool the whole system with that PS sitting inside so that tidbit will be useful with other cooks. We maintained 350 all through dinner, cleanup, and the rest of the wine.

Jeremiah

"...and the rest of the wine." You're gonna fit in fine around here.