How To Cook Steak
When growing up, I always thought steaks should be done all the way through. This was because this was the only way it was ever served to me. When I started getting older and went out to eat more often, I was confused about what it meant when someone asked me how I would like my steak. The answer ‘cooked please’ often brought confusion and laughter from the waiter or waitress. Finally someone explained to me that there are various degrees of ways or times to cook steak that make a huge difference in how they taste.
I always, from then on out, had each restaurant cook steak for me so that it was medium well. I was afraid of eating meat that was not cooked all of the way though, but this seemed to be a good compromise. I found the meat to be a bit more tender this way, so that became my standard order. After I met and married my husband, my father-in-law showed me a whole new way to cook steak that I was not sure I was going to like. He wouldn’t leave the steak on the fire for that long, and I could swear it was dangerous to cook the meat for such a short time.
I found out that I actually like my steak rare, but there are times I get medium rare. If you cook steak to rare only, you don’t have to worry too much about most of the problems that some have with meat. When there is bacteria or something else on the meat, just cooking the outside takes care of the problems. You should know that when you cook steak, that is okay, but when you cook hamburger, you do have to cook it all the way though. If something is on the meat in hamburger, it is mixed through when it is ground.
When you want to cook steak, there are a few things you can do to ensure that you love the end result. One thing that most don’t know to do is to let the meat sit out at room temperature before cooking. It should be covered, but letting it set out makes it much easier to cook correctly. Find out how long on each side you should cook steak for your desired result. For medium rare, generally 4 minutes on each side is a great guidelines for a one inch steak. Though the grill may be the ideal place to cook a steak, you may find the broiler in your oven does almost as well. You don’t have to wait for summer cookouts to have a truly great tasting steak.
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