Everything you need to know about cooking steaks to perfection.
When Americans go out to celebrate, there’s usually one thing on their minds: Steak. Whether at a mega-chain steakhouse or a high-end, gourmet restaurant, people often reach for a big, juicy steak when they have a reason to splurge. And why not? If you’re going to a fancy restaurant, why not order the most expensive…
Sometimes you want a big thick steak on a plate. But sometimes, you just want some solid, beefy flavor, and for that, you want a flank steak. Flank steak is a delicious, meaty cut that delivers big on taste while coming in short on price. And when it’s done properly, it’s almost as good to…
People tend to get a little hyperbolic about steak. It’s easy to bite into a properly cooked steak from good quality meat and declare “this is the best steak I’ve ever eaten.” I’ve said it for at least 15 steaks. And it was true of all of them. In fact, the best steak you’ve ever had can…
Meat + Fire = Dinner is the primal recipe for mankind’s first meal. The ancient discovery that cooked meat is objectively tastier than raw meat is part of what made our society—part of what made us, well, human. And isn’t that true of Thermapen® ONE, also? Maybe not, but it sure helps you cook your…
Chicken fried steak is one of the most iconic dishes of the South, and of Texas in particular. Most likely the descendant of the schnitzels that arrived with German and Austrian immigrants, its ingredients are simple and inexpensive—it was never a food for the rich. No, the hills and hollers of Texas bred this dish…
Once confined to the kitchens of modernist restaurants, sous vide circulators have lately become increasingly popular among regular home cooks. Small, powerful circulators like the ChefSteps Joule make water-bath cooking accessible and easy. In particular, cooking a steak sous vide is an easy, sure-fire way to get your steak cooked to just the right temperature. But…
