Let's Talk BBQ
General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: knucklehead on February 15, 2013, 05:53:40 PM
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Well after seeing Don's post with breakfast I decided to play around at lunch time with a steak. I had a New York strip in the fridge and decided I wanted to try the method that I saw over on a site that I'll just refer to the proprietor as "La Cabeza de Carne" (don't want to breach any protocols regarding mentions of other sites). Anyway, the method involved salting the outside of the steak for a couple of hours and doing a sear in the rear until 120 to 130. At that point add oil to the outside of the steak and put it on a blow torch grill with lid up for 3 to 5 mins per side. Well I am not sure about the timing as the middle was a bit over med rare. Also the torched oil had kind of a burnt oil taste. Here are the results. I think that I will go back to my regular old sear in the rear with just the Montreal steak seasoning and without the pre-salt and putting oil on the outside of the steak. Oh well was ok for lunch and my dogs didn't mind some of the scraps.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/texasbrew/IMG_0360.jpg)
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Knucklehead, as far as I know don't worry bout mentioning other forums, I routinely send people to the weber virtual bullit forum to learn how to use their vertical smoker , then come back here to have fun!
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you are allowed to go to other forums, just make sure you make this one your home :)
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That steak looks really good. I'm havin beef withdrawls :)
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It does sounds like an interesting approach! Maybe do the 'salt' thing, then, ??
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steak looks great. i'm not a fan of salt.
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The salting of the outside of the meat works well. The key is to remove the salt before grilling. A cold rinse then air dry in the fridge will do. Some salt will get into the meat but will not be over salty if done for just a few hours and with coarse salt. The salt will draw some of the moisture out of the outer layer of the steak. Once seared this will create a really nice crust.
Nice looking steak!
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Steak looks great from here.
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