Poll of the Day > what is a reverse sear

(+) Yeah! (+)

especially since you still do a normal sear

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We need an OneyPlays user now

I agree it's a dumb name.

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Its when you cook something on the inside while leaving the outside raw

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Bring to temp in oven and finish on a hot skillet/pan to sear the outside.

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Mead posted...

Its when you cook something on the inside while leaving the outside raw

you'd think

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Mead posted...

Its when you cook something on the inside while leaving the outside raw

That would be impossible.
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Maybe you're supposed to slit it open and stick in a hot rod or something.

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Nah, a reverse sear is where you slowcook a giant steak in the oven, then crisp up the outside on just a smoking hot pan.

It's a good way to make sure a large cut of steak is cooked perfectly.

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shadowsword87 posted...

It's a good way to make sure a large cut of steak is cooked perfectly.

sous vide is better.

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Well sure, if you're a fancy pantsy rich person with a sous vide machine and also a vacuum sucker-outer-thing.

There is a downside to that though, now that I think about it. Part of the real benefit of a reverse sear is that you use the dry air of the oven to, well, dry the outside. This makes it so that when you do fry it up, it crisps up even faster without needing to pat it down at all.

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shadowsword87 posted...

Nah, a reverse sear is where you slowcook a giant steak in the oven, then crisp up the outside on just a smoking hot pan.

It's a good way to make sure a large cut of steak is cooked perfectly.

so well done?

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Revelation34 posted...

That would be impossible.

Youre a quick one

shadowsword87 posted...

Well sure, if you're a fancy pantsy rich person with a sous vide machine and also a vacuum sucker-outer-thing.

There is a downside to that though, now that I think about it. Part of the real benefit of a reverse sear is that you use the dry air of the oven to, well, dry the outside. This makes it so that when you do fry it up, it crisps up even faster without needing to pat it down at all.

Sous vvides are like 80 dollars and you don't need a food vac, you can use zip lock bags and push the air out, thats what I do. Also, you pat the meat afterwards before you sear it, same effect.

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Speaking of Sears...

they recently cancelled my credit card with them.

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HornedLion posted...

Speaking of Sears...

they recently cancelled my credit card with them.

Pretty sure they are going out of business so why would they extend credit further if their days are numbered?

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I mean, I don't have $80 to buy for optimize steak production.

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shadowsword87 posted...

I mean, I don't have $80 to buy for optimize steak production.

Used for other stuff not just steak. I once used it to deep fry an entire filet of fish. Used to to fully cook the fish, battered it, and then fried it to crispy it up. Could I have done it with smaller pieces? Yes, but having one gaint filet that's fried, that's an awesome thing to serve as a main.

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hypnox posted...

sous vide is better.

Charcoal grill is the bet way to cook a steak.

Game_Grumps posted...

so well done?

You don't deserve a steak if you order it well done.
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Revelation34 posted...

Charcoal grill is the bet way to cook a steak

Psh, that isnt even the best way to fire cook a steak. Chunk wood is. And a fire will NEVER evenly cook a steak well. Closest you'll get is slow cook it at that point you'll have more smoke flavor than beef.

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hypnox posted...

Pretty sure they are going out of business so why would they extend credit further if their days are numbered?

I thought that happened 2 years ago. So Im surprised it didnt happen sooner.

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mmmmm, steak.

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Stovetop is best way to cook steak... no pan, just put it right on that heating coil.

Needs to be a coil though, if you have one of them freakly flat stovetops it won't work

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Lokarin posted...

Stovetop is best way to cook steak... no pan, just put it right on that heating coil.
Needs to be a coil though, if you have one of them freakly flat stovetops it won't work

That seems... deeply unsanitary.

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shadowsword87 posted...

That seems... deeply unsanitary.

Well, you have to wash the coil, duhh... and cover it in salt

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Revelation34 posted...

You don't deserve a steak if you order it well done.

it's my steak ill do what i want with it

and i want it to be properly cooked. i ain't a cave man, if the meat is red it ain't fuckin cooked.

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Some cuts ARE better well done though

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Lokarin posted...

Some cuts ARE better well done though

No cut is better well done.

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Lokarin posted...

Some cuts ARE better well done though

Yes, but those are not steak cuts. You'd use them for pot roast or osso bucco.

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ZeldaMutant posted...

osso bucco.

mmmmmmmmmmm.... I know what I'm having for dinner tonight

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Revelation34 posted...

That would be impossible.

Wouldn't slicing it open, while leaving it attached at the edge, cooking it open side down, then folding it closed after cooking achieve this?


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Revelation34 posted...

You don't deserve a steak if you order it well done.

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Game_Grumps posted...

it's my steak ill do what i want with it

and i want it to be properly cooked. i ain't a cave man, if the meat is red it ain't fuckin cooked.

Well done is overcooked on a steak. At least order it medium-well if you want something that cooked.

Lokarin posted...

mmmmmmmmmmm.... I know what I'm having for dinner tonight

Nothing since that dish takes forever to prepare at home?
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Revelation34 posted...

Well done is overcooked on a steak. At least order it medium-well if you want something that cooked.

medium-well steak is still undercooked raw steak.

well done is well done.

it's done.

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Medium-rare ribeye - Cast iron pan seared is my favorite

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Revelation34 posted...

Nothing since that dish takes forever to prepare at home?

It's really not that bad. You need to have the time to do the prep a couple hours before you want to eat because the cook time is so long, but once it's in the oven you really don't have to do much of anything. Toss it in there, go watch a movie, then eat when the movie's done. It's basically slow cooking lite.

Revelation34 posted...

Well done is overcooked on a steak

"Overcooked" can be defined only as "more cooked than the person eating wants it to be." If somebody wants a well done steak, then well done is the proper degree to cook it to. Any other definition is pretentious nonsense.

Now, that said, I have found that restaurants will often actually burn a steak if it's ordered well done, so ordering medium well tends to result in something more in line with what "well done" actually means. It's also worth noting that cooking an expensive steak well done completely removes what made the steak expensive (marbling and dry aging both pertain to the fat content of the steak, which is more or less completely rendered out by the time you hit well done), so if you like your steaks well done, don't waste your money on more expensive ones. Medium rare is the objectively the best way to showcase those traits (the fat has just begun to render, meaning it's still there to be tasted, but is also soft enough to not interfere with the texture of the meat), so something in that range is the way to go if you want to get the most out of an expensive purchase.

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adjl posted...

Now, that said, I have found that restaurants will often actually burn a steak if it's ordered well done, so ordering medium well tends to result in something more in line with what "well done" actually means. It's also worth noting that cooking an expensive steak well done completely removes what made the steak expensive (marbling and dry aging both pertain to the fat content of the steak, which is more or less completely rendered out by the time you hit well done), so if you like your steaks well done, don't waste your money on more expensive ones. Medium rare is the objectively the best way to showcase those traits (the fat has just begun to render, meaning it's still there to be tasted, but is also soft enough to not interfere with the texture of the meat), so something in that range is the way to go if you want to get the most out of an expensive purchase.

Restaurants also give you a bad cut of steak if you order it well done since they assume you don't know any better.
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Revelation34 posted...

Restaurants also give you a bad cut of steak if you order it well done since they assume you don't know any better.

What about people with toxoplasma gondii sensitivity?

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Lokarin posted...

What about people with toxoplasma gondii sensitivity?

Then they should have washed their hands after cleaning the litter box.
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