Gravy's Cooking Thread
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Joeboo
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The general theory being that you can sear the shit out of the exterior of the steak without the inner part of the steak getting much of the grey/well done area because it starts off so cold inside. You end up with a well seared exterior and an almost completely pink interior, with little to no ring of grey.
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Or you could be civilised, let your steaks come up to room temperature, and then cook them properly.
Gravy
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I prefer doing it this way, but sometimes if I forget to set the steaks out, or it's impromptu, I thaw them in hot water. I know I get demerits for this.
Isn't freezing steak, in general, bad for the meat? I've heard that normal freezers create large ice crystals which rupture the cell wall because they don't freeze food fast enough. Ruptured cell walls = bad texture. I mean, this is a good tip if you're a hunter or you shop exclusively at Costco / Sam's Club for your meat.
But I tend to buy only what we can cook in a week, and I assume other people shop differently.
But I tend to buy only what we can cook in a week, and I assume other people shop differently.
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I buy half a cow at a time, and as much as I love me some beef, I don't think I'll get through it in a week. And, if done right, beef comes out of the freezing process pretty well. Don't be surprised if the fresh beef you buy at the grocery hasn't been frozen at one time or another.
Gravy
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Yeah, I used to have a summer job unloading trucks at Associated Wholesale Grocers in KC, they are a wholesaler to independent grocers in the MidWest. The beef came in as primal cuts in refrigerated semi's and were at least partially frozen.
We also knocked open a box of pig heads one day (4 to a box) and used one as a soccer ball, and I had one mounted on the top of my forklift. Pretty sweet day.
We also knocked open a box of pig heads one day (4 to a box) and used one as a soccer ball, and I had one mounted on the top of my forklift. Pretty sweet day.
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If there is a difference, it's not enough for me to care versus how annoying it would be to have to buy fresh meat every time I wanted steak.
I wouldn't be surprised if grocery store meat was frozen at one point, but I assume they have freezers that can freeze things faster than mine. My only point being, I try not to freeze my meat, but if you do, then that video seems like it'd be pretty useful.
Also, they mention in the video to freeze the steaks flat and uncovered on parchment, wrap them in plastic wrap, and put them in a ziplock bag. I'd imagine that would constitute 'freezing meat right'.
Also, they mention in the video to freeze the steaks flat and uncovered on parchment, wrap them in plastic wrap, and put them in a ziplock bag. I'd imagine that would constitute 'freezing meat right'.
You mean thaw them under cold running water, right? Right? Because it is faster?
It looks exactly like a sous vide steak. One more method of getting to the same ideal place.
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Home cooked meals from around the world. Kind of interesting.
Grandmas Posing with Home-cooked Meals From All over the World (15 Photos) : theCHIVE
Grandmas Posing with Home-cooked Meals From All over the World (15 Photos) : theCHIVE
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5 kinds of kebabs for dinner tonight. Also having cucumber, tomato, mozzarella cheese salad (cuc and tom picked today), lettuce salad (picked today, along with most of the other ingredients in it), fruit salad, home made bread dipped in garlic and basil infused oil. Finish with watermelon and lime coconut ice cream on top of just baked chocolate chip cookies.
Just finished making a three layer semifreddo. Pistachio, raspberries, vanilla. Never made one before. Dessert for tonight, can't wait to see how is turned out.
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The stuffed olives were all I had, or I'd have used better ones. They do really well when put on the grill for a while. I recommend it.
I get my kids involved, so it doesn't take all that much time. I get all the ingredients ready, and then all the kids put them on the sticks. Easy and fun for everyone. I ate so many of them tonight...
And, Master, your dessert sounds outstanding. I love pistachio and raspberries together. That sounds divine.
