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Keys to a Succulent Steak
Most people consider prime steak an extravagant and costly luxury only to be enjoyed on special occasions. And while this is certainly the case if you go to a four-star steakhouse, preparing steaks at home won’t blow your budget. Grilling steaks, however, intimidates many home cooks, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
One of the keys to a scrumptious steak is achieving a nice sear on the meat by cooking both sides on high-heat for a minute or two. This process will create a crust, which locks in the juices and is quite tasty in itself. Once you have seared the meat, turn down the heat until it is done to your liking. Here is where most people go wrong: It may be tempting to pull out your steak knife and dig right in, but exercise some restraint. Tint the steak with tinfoil and let it rest for a few minutes; this will allow the juices to redistribute and keep them in the meat.
A Chef and His Tools
This admission might seem like a cliché, but just watching the show “Top Chef” has inspired me to eschew my old “cooking” habits. I use the word cooking loosely, because the only real effort I made was to warm up a microwave dinner or strain myself by making a sandwich. I had always known how unhealthy this practice was, but not until watching that merit-based reality show did I stop to think of all the delicious dishes I was missing out on.
Recognizing that a chef is only as good as his tools, I immediately went about tracking down a high-quality cutlery set and some serrated steak knives online. I also found a sharpener that would keep the knives perfectly honed. I plan to start simple with a few classic Italian recipes. It will probably be a while before I attempt something as complicated and nuanced as French cooking, but that’s definitely the ultimate goal.