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Title: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: Smokin Don on August 13, 2013, 10:06:11 AM: Aug 12, 2013

Last Friday I bought a package of thick cut sirloin steaks at Sam’s club. The 3 larger one would be good for the wife and I and son and the small one for our grandson. I had trouble getting all together to fix them; too many things going on. So Monday for lunch our son came down and fixed his on my Weber Q100, he did it 4 minutes on a side and looked med. rare. He said it was great.

I had also just bought some Taste 5 Umami Dust. A taste test said it would be great on the steaks. I was going to fix the steaks for my wife, me and the grandson. Our son had to work and his wife would eat a baked potato and a salad. I put the baked potatoes with potato rods in the oven 350 deg. at 5:00 and told the wife we would eat at 6:30. She said can’t we eat at 6:00; our grandson has soccer practice at 7:00. I said ok and turned the oven to 375 deg.

I preheated the Traeger to 375 deg. and did the steaks on grill grates for 5 min. then flipped for another 4 minutes. They looked great, nice grill marks. I served all at 6:10.

The steaks were rare instead of the med. rare I wanted. I should have used a temp probe. After cooking the Umami dust seasoning had lost most of its flavor. I think you need to use your favorite seasoning and use it to enhance. The baked potatoes did not have as crispy a skin as I usually get. The salad was good. It was not a disaster but not my best cook.

About the only positive about this cook was I now know I can sear steaks with great grill marks on my Traeger if using Grill Grates.

So Mo Huka if you read this you can laugh at me. Unlike you that got not so good looking outside but good inside on your chicken; I got good looking outside but not good to me on the inside.

The Steaks
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_8129728_zps37a0703c.jpg)

Tied and Seasoned
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_8129735_zps7d555f68.jpg)

Potatoes for the oven
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_8129737_zps0dc54bd1.jpg)

Steaks ready
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_8129740_zpsc13991d0.jpg)

My Salad
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_8129743_zpsbe7dcc42.jpg)

My Plate
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_8129744_zps2867ad33.jpg)

Smokin Don
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: sliding_billy on August 13, 2013, 10:12:37 AM: Like always, great meal Don!
Title: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: Pappymn on August 13, 2013, 10:16:03 AM: Looks good from here SD. What is the story with the hooks in the taters? Interesting
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: TMB on August 13, 2013, 10:25:14 AM: I'll take the steaks and spuds but you can have the greens. Man those steaks look good
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: Smokin Don on August 13, 2013, 10:56:47 AM: Quote from: Pappymn on August 13, 2013, 10:16:03 AM
Looks good from here SD. What is the story with the hooks in the taters? Interesting
They are aluminum potato rods, suppose to get the potatoes done quicker. I found if I use them and do at 350 deg. for 1 1/2 hours the skins come out real crispy; the way we like them, almost like potato skins. I also use one to probe my pork butts and briskets for doneness. Don
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: pz on August 14, 2013, 12:23:35 AM: Steaks look perfect in the pics ;)
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Post by: ACW3 on August 14, 2013, 07:21:00 AM: Great looking plates, Don.

Art
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: muebe on August 14, 2013, 07:24:23 AM: Fantastic looking cook Don!
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Post by: Wing Commander on August 14, 2013, 07:27:32 AM: Nice meal, Don.
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Post by: Sam3 on August 14, 2013, 07:42:25 AM: I like my steak rare, so this is a homerun for me!
Perfect!!
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: MoHuka on August 14, 2013, 08:05:39 AM: Don,

No laughing here and agree with other posts that it looks pretty good..where do you live?...maybe we could meet in the middle and have a perfect cook..together..

Mo
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: smokeasaurus on August 14, 2013, 08:17:02 AM: Great looking steaks and taters, one of my favorite meals.....what did ya think of that Unami Dust?
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: Smokin Don on August 14, 2013, 02:39:20 PM: MoHuka, at 71 I just don't travel well anymore but if you find your way passing Wapakoneta, Ohio on I75 or US 33 stop and give me a call, I am in the phone book. If I can't cook for you we can go out. This is good for any member of LTBBG.

Smoke I just made a post about Umami with my thoughts and hoping for other input too.
http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=5346.msg65441;topicseen#msg65441

Don
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: Scallywag on August 16, 2013, 08:16:40 AM: Great looing steaks!
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: fishingbouchman on August 16, 2013, 07:27:21 PM: :P :P :P :P :P :P
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: drholly on August 16, 2013, 07:34:21 PM: Sorry to chime in late - that is some seriously good lookin' cookin'! Nice job and great pictures - thank's for sharing!
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: sparky on August 16, 2013, 08:12:13 PM: looking pretty good SD. nice grub buddy. 8)
Title: Re: Beef Sirloin Steaks and Baked Potatoes
Post by: Keymaster on August 16, 2013, 08:26:38 PM: I'm needing some beef after looking at this fine thread!! I would eat every thing on that plate :)