This thread is about steak.

[*DUMBCAN*]

The greatest form meat on earth.

Here we shall discuss cuts, grades, cooking methods and so on.

My meaningless and worthless opinion:

1. Rib eye

2. Fillet (although it's expensive and whenever I have a fillet in my hands there are many more things I want to do with it than slice it into steaks)

3. Flat Iron

I almost always cook steak sous vide, probably because I'm really lazy. Season it, vacuum pack it with a sprig of thyme or rosemary (not and), place it in a water bath at 52 degrees (C) for a few hours. Time doesn't matter, it's impossible to overcook steak this way. When I want to eat it, I cut open the pack and sear it in a skillet in smoking fat, normally vegetable oil (one big glug) and butter (about a teaspoon) with some coarsely cut garlic (two cloves) for a subtle flavour. Takes about 20 seconds a side, then I pick it up and get the edges. Rest for a few minutes. Serve, pour cooking juices mixed with extremely expensive olive oil on top. Comes out perfectly rare every single time (actually it's slightly rarer than most people would call rare, bordering on blue. But who gives a fuck, it tastes better).

 

[sbarlett]

inb4 vegetarians

 

[ZachAndCheese]

I honestly find a good cut of rib eye to give a much more satisfying feeling once done than a simple fillet. The fat and such may cause some to be turned off by it but the tenderness and texture of the meat when cooked right is impeccable. Nice and medium rare with a hint of garlic or mint, I just got hard thinking about it.

 

[JGWI]

 

[El_Barto.]

A medium-rare new york with some garlic butter and sautéed mushrooms is probably my favorite.

 

[987321654hgfd]

If you're ever in New York go to Peter Luger's.

 

[Blurst]

Fuck yeah Steaks!!

My favourite is a milk steak, boiled over hard, with a side of jellybeans.

 

[James.May]

Oh yes Fillet Mignon wrapped in Maple smoked bacon ughhh, plus galic mashed obviously.

 

[Barefootin_Fiend]

ironically, you're missing the BEST cut....the tri-tip.

 

[J.D.]

I put rib eye, because it's similar, but I'm going with the full on cowboy chop. Get a friend or a pretty girl to eat one with you.

I like all steak if it's done properly, but in my opinion, a cut with a bone in it is better than one without.

 

[J.D.]

ironically, you're missing the BEST cut....the tri-tip.

Had a kick ass tri tip on the weekend. Grilled pretty much perfectly in the middle, great crispy exterior after marinating for a few hours. Delicious.

 

[Barefootin_Fiend]

Had a kick ass tri tip on the weekend. Grilled pretty much perfectly in the middle, great crispy exterior after marinating for a few hours. Delicious.

dude, my mouth is watering just thinking of it. it blows my mind how few people are familiar with tri-tip.

 

[1337]

Favorite: Porterhouse - 1/2 Filet, 1/2 NY Strip. Eat the filet the night of, save the strip for steak&eggs in the morning.

Tri-tips are great marinated.

Medium Rare ftw.

/steaksnobbery

 

[erica]

 

[.Hugo.]

i like to hear my steak moo when i bite into it

 

[Phil-X-]

i like to hear my steak moo when i bite into it

Thought you were gonna say crunch I almost had a panic attack

 

[JTTrembles]

The tenderloin doesn't have nearly as many votes as it should.

 

[-emile-]

fucking love steak,

La Queue de Cheval in Montreal is one of the good steakhouses I've been too.

 

[ANDR01D]

Ribeye, cooked black and blue on a charcoal grill, topped with a bleu cheese and melted butter mixture.

 

[gotti]

IS IT REAL WHAT IS REAL

 

[xxACIDTRIPxx]

Rare, scotch filet with tabasco and peppers hnnnng

If you have your steak cooked more than medium rare you should be ashamed srs

 

[ModMommy]

The only time I will ever eat bacon is when it's wrapped around a nice, rare filet mignon. Favorite food for sure.

 

[.Hugo.]

Rare, scotch filet with tabasco and peppers hnnnng

If you have your steak cooked more than medium rare you should be ashamed srs

Tabasco on steak? Why ruin the best food this planet has to offer?

 

[ZeMagnificentKev]

dissapointed by the lack of the classic top sirloin peppercorn rare steak support, never gotten anything but that at any steak house

 

[xxACIDTRIPxx]

Tabasco on steak? Why ruin the best food this planet has to offer?

Blasphemy! what's wrong with tobasco?

 

[AT-AT]

Oh yes Fillet Mignon wrapped in Maple smoked bacon ughhh, plus galic mashed obviously.

My mouth just came.

 

[no_steeze]

I'm a huge fan of a properly cooked skirt steak

 

[cool_name]

Oh yes Fillet Mignon wrapped in Maple smoked bacon ughhh, plus galic mashed obviously.

The keg, good choice.

 

[ANDR01D]

Blasphemy! what's wrong with tobasco?

It's like using ketchup, you put it on cheap shit to make it taste better. For this reason, it has no place on a steak.

 

[Barefootin_Fiend]

It's like using ketchup, you put it on cheap shit to make it taste better. For this reason, it has no place on a steak.

truth! if your steak needs ANY kind of sauce....it's not a great steak.

 

[JAHpow]

Home butchered and packaged beef cuts are better than any grocery store or restaurant steak I have ever had. My dad bought a quarter beef from a family friend and they were the most tender steaks I have ever sunk my teeth into.

Steak is the greatest food.

 

[*DUMBCAN*]

truth! if your steak needs ANY kind of sauce....it's not a great steak.

Well made lightly flavoured butters, however, are a completely different story. A good garlic or peppercorn butter tastes superb on virtually any steak, provided they weren't seared in monstrous amounts of it.

 

[CliffyByro]

Aberdeen Angus ribeye cooked rare, with garlic butter and fries.

if you ever find yourself in London, got to the Tramshed in Shoreditch. all they have on the menu is chicken or steak, and the steak is hands down the best i've ever tasted. also they have a Damien Hirst piece in the middle of the room which is pretty cool

 

[Barefootin_Fiend]

Well made lightly flavoured butters, however, are a completely different story. A good garlic or peppercorn butter tastes superb on virtually any steak, provided they weren't seared in monstrous amounts of it.

Huge difference between a little bit of butter and smothering a chunk of beef in A-1, Tabasco, etc. Including butter with those would be like saying if your steak needs any salt/pepper/etc, it's not a good steak.

 

[.Hugo.]

It's like using ketchup, you put it on cheap shit to make it taste better. For this reason, it has no place on a steak.

This and tabasco sucks. Theres hundreds of other hot sauces that are miles better than tabasco

 

[congrossman.]

if you ever get the chance to try a Kona crusted aged fillet, do it, you wont regret it

 

[KravtZ]

Sparks Steakhouse NYC best steak I have ever had. Gotta go classic NY cooked medium rare. Side of onions/mushrooms , friend onions, and cream spinach.

Also kinda an under rated cut in my opinion but im a huge fan of strip steaks.

 

[DanielPlainview]

medium rare tips with mashed potato's uhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Caucasian_Asian]

I don't eat a lot of steak anymore, because the wife doesn't like beef. But I'm OK with that, because she loves lamb.

When I do eat a steak, I like a rib steak on the grill or a plain 'ole top sirloin in a dry cast iron pan.

I keep trying, but I just don't enjoy strips very much.

 

[danncphedran]

I love this

 

[Shane617]

High Steaks at Thunder Valley.

 

[connecticunt]

Aberdeen Angus ribeye cooked rare, with garlic butter and fries.

if you ever find yourself in London, got to the Tramshed in Shoreditch. all they have on the menu is chicken or steak, and the steak is hands down the best i've ever tasted. also they have a Damien Hirst piece in the middle of the room which is pretty cool

That was actually the place where I broke my 8 year vegetarian streak. London has some of the best restaurants I've ever been to and that place was tremendous.

 

[nortslayer]

Favorite steak of mine was backstraps freshly cut off of a young cow elk I shot. Cooked to medium rare with salt and pepper on my grill.

 

[robbinJAHood]

cant go wrong with a medium rare filet with melted bleu cheese on top

 

[lurking]

"We're going to steak night, we're gonna eat it right. Steak is such a treat, it is the world's best meat!"

 

[SouthToNorth]

The best steak you will ever have:

High quality filet

Marinade in:

Worcestershire

Lemon pepper

Garlic salt

Cracked black pepper...in that order

Let them marinade for at least 4 hours, grill at room temp

Sear for 1 minute on each side in a hot iron skillet

Throw on the grill for 5 minutes each side

Take them off and cover in tin foil for 10 minutes

BOOM perfect medium rare mind blowing steak

 

[*DUMBCAN*]

Aberdeen Angus ribeye cooked rare, with garlic butter and fries.

if you ever find yourself in London, got to the Tramshed in Shoreditch. all they have on the menu is chicken or steak, and the steak is hands down the best i've ever tasted. also they have a Damien Hirst piece in the middle of the room which is pretty cool

That was actually the place where I broke my 8 year vegetarian streak. London has some of the best restaurants I've ever been to and that place was tremendous.

I can vouch for the quality of this place, it's absolutely superb.

Off topic: London has incredible fine restaurants, but it's casual dining that it does like no other city. Seriously, there are hundreds of places where you could have a four course meal in under half an hour, in virtually all cuisines. There's so much culinary innovation its absolutely unreal.

 

[Mr.Huck]

I made this awhile back. Dry rub of sea salt, pepper, cumin, red chili powder, and then added a few shakes of Cholula. Topped with green chilies, grilled onions and fresh chopped cilantro. My mouth still waters thinking about this.

 

[toastyteenagers]

I like my steak like I like my women. Black, spicy, and preferably cruelty free

 

[JTCasper540_MN]

i love my self a fat slice of grilled prime rib...I guess I am special/privileged/blessed because my dad owns a restaurant and well basically lets just say i eat a lot of steak at the house i live in...Thanks Mom and Dad...I love you

 

[--ski--]

Off topic: London has incredible fine restaurants, but it's casual dining that it does like no other city. Seriously, there are hundreds of places where you could have a four course meal in under half an hour, in virtually all cuisines. There's so much culinary innovation its absolutely unreal.

Absolutely. I live in London and am currently back home for Christmas/New Year and am finding the dining back here so underwhelming.