Who Cooks?

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by saden1

OK, did someone in here at that entry to urban dictionary?

I plead the 5th

[tryfuhl]

Not sure if anyone's posted this yet but I'll go ahead with my method.

Pull the steaks out at least an hour before you want to cook them. Go ahead and apply kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper liberally (no, the salt won't draw all of the juice out as some people claim, more likely to if you do it RIGHT before cooking as the steak won't have time to reabsorb any).

Cooking time really depends on the thickness of the steak. If it's an inch or under you might be able to do it all on the stovetop. If bigger you might want to finish in the oven.

What I do is pre-heat the oven to about 500 with a cast iron pan inside. Once it hits 500 bring the pan out to a burner on high and let it continue to heat a bit, 3-5 mins or so. Go ahead and use some sort of fat/oil, I like butter, yeah it's gonna burn because of the lower sizzle point, but it will give a great sear on the steak and doesn't taste bad. Some people will use olive or grapeseed oil or whatever. Sear steak on each side for about 2 mins (unless you have a thinner cut), with weight and/or lid if you want. Go ahead and move it to the oven for anywhere from 2-8 mins or so depending on cut and doneness. You could also broil it (I tend to do this more with tenderloins and ribeyes). I pull mine out a bit early because it will continue to cook up 5 degrees or so after coming out. Immediately transfer to clean surface (plate/platter, etc) and cover with a foil tent. After about 8-10 mins rest, enjoy.

[12thMan]

Great advice guys. Truly. The steaks were awesome.

I guess if I had to weigh in on who gave the most helpful advice - well let's put it this way, if this was American Idol, tonight was FRPLG's night.

Although I used a little from each person, FRPLG and Matty gave me the best cooking technique, I suppose. Oh, TMC and I forgot who else, the thumb thingy test worked too! Thanks to all.

I guess we can now hand this thread over to some newb who doesn't know how to cook mashed potatoes.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Great advice guys. Truly. The steaks were awesome.

I guess if I had to weigh in on who gave the most helpful advice - well let's put it this way, if this was American Idol, tonight was FRPLG's night.

Although I used a little from each person, FRPLG and Matty gave me the best cooking technique, I suppose. Oh, TMC and I forgot who else, the thumb thingy test worked too! Thanks to all.

I guess we can now hand this thread over to some newb who doesn't know how to cook mashed potatoes.

So...did Buster like the steak? Is he staying for breakfast?

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

So...did Buster like the steak? Is he staying for breakfast?

ZING. Definitely LOL.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

ZING. Definitely LOL.

I'll let Buster answer for himself on that one.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Great advice guys. Truly. The steaks were awesome.

I guess if I had to weigh in on who gave the most helpful advice - well let's put it this way, if this was American Idol, tonight was FRPLG's night.

Although I used a little from each person, FRPLG and Matty gave me the best cooking technique, I suppose. Oh, TMC and I forgot who else, the thumb thingy test worked too! Thanks to all.

I guess we can now hand this thread over to some newb who doesn't know how to cook mashed potatoes.

I lied...I know how to cook a lot of stuff. I just take my steaks seriously. I could give a killer recipe for mashed potatoes. It's a PITB recipe though.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I lied...I know how to cook a lot of stuff. I just take my steaks seriously. I could give a killer recipe for mashed potatoes. It's a PITB recipe though.

What do you do? I typically just whip in some cream and egg yolk. Garlic and cheese sometimes, just depends what I'm doing/feel like.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

What do you do? I typically just whip in some cream and egg yolk. Garlic and cheese sometimes, just depends what I'm doing/feel like.

Egg yolk in mash potatoes?

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Egg yolk in mash potatoes?

Dont knock it till u try it.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Egg yolk in mash potatoes?

yessir

I'm also a big fan of dijon mustard whipped into it.. wasabi is good too

avocado folded in and topped with bacon crumbles is heavenly

cream cheese is a good addition too

mashed potatoes are a go to for me and I hate just serving them the same way every time

[BleedBurgundy]

So did someone here add the entry to Urban Dictionary? Or is that clown for real?


edit: isn't this our boy?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

So did someone here add the entry to Urban Dictionary? Or is that clown for real?


edit: isn't this our boy?

Yep, thats him. I posted that site back a year or so a go when his name came up. Looks like he is now into NASCAR but he is wearing the skins colors burgundy, gold, & black.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

So did someone here add the entry to Urban Dictionary? Or is that clown for real?


edit: isn't this our boy?

I was reading through that and it remind me of his son, on a serious note I pray his son is doing well.

[firstdown]

My wife makes great mash potatoes but we have found the ones allready made like the Bob Evans are pretty good.

Bob Evans Refrigerated Original Mashed Potatoes: A Review - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com