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The Secret to Steak
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jlsm
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Cast iron grate. We've cooked steak exclusively on the mini for the past year, and I wasn't completely happy. I was going to do a reverse sear for the first time, and then I got a CI grate. No fuss. Heated it up to 475, cooked the 1-inch boneless rib eye for three minutes on each side, and perfection. Fantastic sear and medium rare throughout. (No pics. Just can't get the husband to buy into pics instead of eating.) CI has earned a place on my essentials list.
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Owner of a large and a beloved mini in PhiladelphiaComments
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Did it sear "good" when you flippe it, meaning does the CI stay hot enough to get the second sear or do you need a big CI??
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I'm not sure. My husband did the actual cook. I checked the grate, and it looks like both sides were cooked in the same area. So I say a qualified yes. We had room to cook it in two areas, though.*******Owner of a large and a beloved mini in Philadelphia
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Charlie Tuna... Have you read about the reverse sear on Amazing Rib's.com? No matter what grate you have... I still think the reverse sear is the best way to cook steaks. Most high end steak House's don't serve steak's with sear marks. The entire surface of the meat should have that beautiful dark mahogany crust...MMMmmm, not just a few black lines.
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Glad you like your CI grid. Try a reverse sear with your CI GRID, not a grate. Put the CI grid on the fire ring, then your setter then another grid, CI or stainless or porcelain, it really doesn't matter. Smoke your steaks at 275-300 grid until internal is 5-10 below finished temp. The lower the temp the longer and more smoke the meat will take. Then open the egg vents wide, pull the top grid and setter and sear maybe 30-60 seconds a side on the already hot CI grid....Nirvana....Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Mines coming look forward to it. Like the idea of putting the ci grid then woo and grid . When its time to sear remove woo and get after it.Seattle, WA
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What you are saying is to set the egg up with the CI in place below the plate setter(legs up) then a grid at gasket level to cook the steak indirect. Cook 10 to 15 degrees below my finish temperature ---- then pull the top grid and plate setter out and sear it on the CI --- ??
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Charlie tuna said:What you are saying is to set the egg up with the CI in place below the plate setter(legs up) then a grid at gasket level to cook the steak indirect. Cook 10 to 15 degrees below my finish temperature ---- then pull the top grid and plate setter out and sear it on the CI --- ??
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OK -- whatever -- the bottom grid/CI grid is just there to support the Cast iron searing surface. That will cost me another trip to the store for the steaks -- you guys are killing me !! ]
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Charlie tuna said:OK -- whatever -- the bottom grid/CI grid is just there to support the Cast iron searing surface. That will cost me another trip to the store for the steaks -- you guys are killing me !! ]Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Wow great tips here. I am doing steaks tonight anyways so I will try this method. However unlike jlsm I will provide pictures Just j/king jlsm. As you know we eggers love pics.
XLBGE, LBGE
Fernandina Beach, FL
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I think I heard about a product called Man-Grates or something like that is also the secret to good eats.
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Skiddy -- you got off easy the steaks were on sale --- $6.99 for "t" Bone, i'll e-mail the recipet.
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zosobao5150 said:I think I heard about a product called Man-Grates or something like that is also the secret to good eats.
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