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Creekstone Farms Prime Ribeyes - Griddle vs Grate

R2Egg2Q
R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,137
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I defrosted a couple of Creekstone Farms Prime grade ribeyes.  


At 1" or less thick, they were thinner than I'd normally like to buy and thin enough that I decided to just cook them direct.  Seasoned with the Rub Co's Santa Maria Style rub and a little Fleur De Sel. I couldn't decide between cooking them on the CI grid or the CI griddle so I decided to do one with each method on the Mini and see which method my wife and I liked better.








A little overcooked on both but still delicious.  The taste test ended in a split decision with me preferring the griddle cooked steak and my wife the one cooked on the grid.  The griddle cooked one had considerably more crust which I liked.  I think my wife like the cross-hatched grid marks. I'd eat them cooked either way and be happy regardless.  I may have to get some thicker steaks and redo the test but using a reverse sear instead. =)

Thanks for looking!
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Bay Area, CA
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Looks good.  Hard not to overshoot on the thinner cut steaks.  Still as you state, they still taste good.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,800
    edited March 2018
    Great eggsperiment and documentation.  Home-run finish for me.  I am partial to a crust finish but you nailed 'em both.  
    Like you I think you need at least a 1 1/4" thick steak for the reverse sear.  Btw- I am a big proponent of cave-man for the reverse sear finish.  Get the low&slow wrapped up, pull the hardware, open the dome, full open the bottom vent and then wait for the lump to look like lava ( not long).  Dome open for the cook duration.  Once there-toss the meat on to the fire sacrifice altar and get the phenomenal crust.  Long tongs and flip based on the quick read thermo.  Nothing like closing with a challenge.  FWIW-
    BTW- how do you source the Creekstone Farms beef?
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,137
    edited March 2018
    @lousubcap - I bought it from their website: https://www.creekstonefarms.com/

    They had a limited availability sale on the ribeyes that I don’t see now.  I’ve been trying their prime Tri Tips (still on sale) and they’ve been good.  I wouldn’t pay full price for them but would consider getting more of them on sale if I wasn’t already stocked up on Tri Tip.
    XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, M&M BBQ Texas Smoke King, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal

    Bay Area, CA
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,427
    Having the griddle/grate debate in our own home right now. The girls don’t like the carbon from the grate. I like em both ways. 

    Cook looks fantastic!
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    I have a grddle that I use, and it works out very well for the thicker cuts. It seems I never can dial in a perfect MR thinner cut to save my life.
    I did do some ribeyes, straight from the fridge that were pretty darn good that were about an inch thick.
    My Beautiful Wife, loved them, though.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932
    Very nice documentation. Both look slammin'
    XL & MM BGE, 36" Blackstone - Newport News, VA
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  • RRog17
    RRog17 Posts: 572
    R2Egg2Q said:
    @lousubcap - I bought it from their website: https://www.creekstonefarms.com/

    They had a limited availability sale on the ribeyes that I don’t see now.  I’ve been trying their prime Tri Tips (still on sale) and they’ve been good.  I wouldn’t pay full price for them but would consider getting more of them on sale if I wasn’t already stocked up on Tri Tip.
    What size is that round griddle? Looking for one I can use with my spider and large BGE. 
    Canton, GA
    LBGE, Joe Jr., 28” Blackstone
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    Excellent contribution. Demonstrates the difference very well. 

    Thank you. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    RRog17 said:
    R2Egg2Q said:
    @lousubcap - I bought it from their website: https://www.creekstonefarms.com/

    They had a limited availability sale on the ribeyes that I don’t see now.  I’ve been trying their prime Tri Tips (still on sale) and they’ve been good.  I wouldn’t pay full price for them but would consider getting more of them on sale if I wasn’t already stocked up on Tri Tip.
    What size is that round griddle? Looking for one I can use with my spider and large BGE. 
    I might have one you can have.....lets take it to PM's.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    R2Egg2Q said:




    Thanks for looking!
    If you were smart (I seldom am)....you would side with the wife. =)
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,137
    @RRog17 - the griddle I used is only 9.5” edge to edge which is too small to fit on a large spider by itself.
    XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, M&M BBQ Texas Smoke King, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal

    Bay Area, CA
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  • jdkeithbge
    jdkeithbge Posts: 310
    I like your scientific approach to this exercise.  This post makes me want steak and eggs for breakfast now.  I also need to look at finding a good CI griddle.  Nice work!
    XL BGE, CGS AR & spider, 36" SS Blackstone, SMOBOT - Flower Mound, TX
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Love the Win-Win approach.
    I just ordered some Tri-Tip from CSF...Thanks.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,800
    Checked the Creekstone Farms web site.  Given Franklin gets his briskets from them I was not surprised to find only flats in the brisket offerings.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,137
    I found this on their site @lousubcap : https://www.creekstonefarms.com/collections/usda-prime-beef/products/usda-prime-whole-brisket

    Years ago I'd heard that Franklin bought all of their brisket but apparently not so now.


    XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, M&M BBQ Texas Smoke King, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal

    Bay Area, CA
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,800
    @R2Egg2Q - Obviously I only looked under the brisket option.  Thanks for that.  I will have to give one a go.  Interesting that they ship their's fresh "Our briskets are shipped fresh from the production line and are never frozen. "  
    SRF ships their's frozen solid.  What does the friggin cow care??  ;)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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