Everything you need to know about cooking steaks to perfection.
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…
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…
If there were a President of Steaks, it’d be the rib eye. There’s something special about the cut, with tender, well-marbled meat that smells somehow better than any other steak. It’s a great way to celebrate anything: Father’s Day, Independence Day…Dinner. In today’s post, we’ll be showing you how you can get the best results…
Carne asada translates to “grilled meat,” and it’s the most important part of an authentic street taco. The meat should be rich, beefy, and juicy. More often than not, the cut of choice is skirt steak—it’s a cut you really need to know. It has full, beefy flavor and is less expensive than many other…