Many people would like to know the secret of the perfectly-cook steak. Questions people often have about meat run the gamut: should steak be marinated? Is it best cooked on the grill or under the broiler? And how long should I let the meat rest after cooking? The answers to these questions unfortunately depend mostly upon personal preference. Yet there are a couple of truisms about steak cookery that will guarantee great results: starting with the best meat and using the best technique.

Regardless of which steak recipes you are using, starting with the best steaks  is the only way to have a shot at making the best steak. Your best bet is probably to try ordering steaks from Chicago either by mail order or online; I have received nothing but the finest beef when I’ve ordered from the Midwest.

As far as technique goes, there are a number of approaches to steak cookery. First, a good steak can be made in a pan. For the best results, the pan is heated until it’s truly smoking hot; a 50/50 mixture of oil and clarified butter is added until it smokes, and the thoroughly seasoned steak is added. From there it is cooked on each side until brown/black or until it develops a crispy crust. From there, it is either done cooking or should go into a hot oven – 450-500 degrees to finish. Second, steak can be cooked entirely under the broiler. This requires more finesse and watchful eye, but will generally produce results closest to the steakhouse. The broiler needs to be as hot as possible and steak needs to be an appropriate distance whereby it will form a crust on each side without overcooking on the inside. If it’s hard to assess the proper distance, you can achieve good results by charring the steak close to a hot broiler before finishing it in a hot oven or finishing at a further distance from a cooler broiler. Lastly, grilling a steak follows roughly the same approach as the other methods: you first want to form a good crust on the outside by searing in the juices with a high temperature. The remainder of the cooking should be done by moving the steak to colder part of the grill and covering until cooked to desired doneness.

While there will always be disagreement as to the best steak recipe, there is no doubt that the proper cooking of steak always has two things in common: it starts with the best quality beef available and employs a method that locks in juices at high heat and finishes cooking the meat through at a lower temperature. Buy steaks online today.

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