I can't cook a tender steak for sh#t!!!!

[Eastside Get The Money]

My method:

Beat ya meat a lil
Turn heat on high. Put it on to get that sear and then turn the heat down a little bit. There’s no science but cook on that side until it looks right. Right before you flip turn the heat up again. Flip your steak and repeat. Let it rest for 10 minutes then eat. Medium is the only way to go

 

[SithLawd]

Hard sear then finish in the oven

Take it out at rare and let it sit for 15 mins. It’ll cook to medium rare

 

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

Make sure it's well marbled

Season on both sides

Use thyme and garlic in the pan with coconut oil and butter

Use coconut oil and butter

High heat for 1 min on both sides

Turn down heat and cook an additional 1-2 min on each side while spooning drippings and seasonings on it.

Take away from heat. Don't cut into it. Meat continues to cook after u remove it from the heat.
Let it stand for about 2 mins.

Then cut.

Biggest factor is marbling of the meat, and not overlooking it.

 

[Born2BKing]

Buy a tenderloin steak. It is tender regardless of how you cook it. shyt is like 17.99 a pound though

 

[Mac Brown]

I have a feeling breh is buying food-o-roma steaks

 

[tuckgod]

Buy better cuts of steak, sear in cast iron skillet, finish in oven if you don’t like to see pink.

 

[Actually6Foot3]

Buy a steak with high fat. You buying lean ass dry ass steaks.

 

[⠀X ⠀]

Get you a ribeye. I prefer boneless

Get you a really hot cast iron skillet. I heat mine up on the stove for about 7 minutes before putting the steak on.

Preheat your oven

While both the oven and the skillet on the stove are heating up, season your meat with kosher salt, black pepper and garlic powder or whatever else you want. Also rub olive oil directly onto the steak, instead of the pan, to reduce the amount of smoke

Cook it on one side for 90 seconds to 2 minutes, and then flip it over and cook it for another 2 minutes, then throw it in the oven for 4 minutes

Take it out and let it sit for 5 minutes.

I guarantee you it'll come out perfectly medium.

 

[⠀X ⠀]

And spend at least $10 to 14 on a steak. No dollar store, $2.99 shyts

 

[Caca-faat]

Make sure it's well marbled

Season on both sides

Use thyme and garlic in the pan with coconut oil and butter

Use coconut oil and butter

High heat for 1 min on both sides

Turn down heat and cook an additional 1-2 min on each side while spooning drippings and seasonings on it.

Take away from heat. Don't cut into it. Meat continues to cook after u remove it from the heat.
Let it stand for about 2 mins.

Then cut.

Biggest factor is marbling of the meat, and not overlooking it.

This.




Here are a few additional tips

just FYI marbling means fat running through the cut of meat almost like a marble. I always use rib eye which has quite a bit of fat.



When adding the thyme garlic and butter add it at the last minute otherwise it will all burn.


I personally make the pan as hot as possible, sear steak on both sides then stick the whole pan in the oven with the butter and garlic. The whole process should take about 6 minutes maximum.

the searing process is just to brown the meat on both sides, you are NOT cooking the meat. As soon as it starts to get golden brown flip it, as soon as the other side is brown fling the butter and thyme in stick it in the oven.

NEVER cook more than 1 steak in a frying pan unless your frying pan is absolutely huge. If the pan is crowded you will end up broiling it in its own liquid ending up with a tough rubbery steak.

You don’t have to chop your thyme (make sure to always use fresh)

You don’t have to peel ur garlic, you only need 1 clove per steak. Just crush the clove with the heel of ur hand.

Make sure you have all these items ready to fling in when the time is right.

Make sure your oven is hot and ready to stick the steak in. If you don’t have all your instruments ready it will delay the cooking time and you will end up with an over done steak.

After I take it out the oven put it on a plate. And I let the meat rest for 3 minutes so the meat can relax and all the moisture goes back into the muscle. Make sure to cover with foil, make sure the foil doesn’t touch the meat. This process is called tenting.

Also levels of steak doneness can be tested using the 5 finger test.

The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat | SimplyRecipes.com


Good luck!

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

What kind of steak you using???

Cheap steaks homie

You buying the ones in the $4 pile while looking past the good, expensive shyt like



So that's the main answer, but you're in luck

I'm a cheap mf too, so I got you

The steak is drying out during the cooking process

Wrap it in foil. You gotta create a system that holds liquid so it has to be like a foil bowl on the bottom but fold the top over it and try to like seal it completely (although it won't actually seal)

low temp. Slow as fukc

You're welcome

I have a feeling breh is buying food-o-roma steaks

I’m buying NY strip steaks from Wegmans. Is strip the cut, or am I wrong? I buy the $6 to $8 ones. Should I go for the $11-12 dollar steaks? I know if you don’t cut it properly it will be tough. I cut them along the length, not the width, because it looks like the grain is across the width. I like them a little pink inside.

 

[Wildin]

@CreepyMcCreeperson

The quality of meat could be a factor. Cheap strips are often glued together with meat glue or disregarded cuts that are processed and molded together, theyll hold shape and shyt.

But also it sounds like your cooking times are off. Plenty of good suggestions here.

I would suggest buying some steaks on clearance or the bargain bin, not cheap ones but good ones that just didn't sell so the store marks them down .

#1 thing. Time your cooks. Like use a microwave timer or the timer on your phone.

Cook 2 mins a side, flip another 2 minutes, plate, rest and slice. Also you can poke it, so you can get a feel between rare, medium, medium well and well. Work your way up until you find your sweet spot. 2 mins, 3 mins, 4.

Make sure your heat isn't on max. You'll know it's too high when your seasonings burn.

Everyone does there steaks different .I use an offset. I.e I don't cook both sides with the same length of time.

Oven method is cool, but I don't do it. Blackened steak is my fav but its too much to do often, on the stove while basting with butter is great too but I'm lazy. I'll hit the grill and use my personal method with seasoning.

 

[L&HH]

I’m buying NY strip steaks from Wegmans. Is strip the cut, or am I wrong? I buy the $6 to $8 ones. Should I go for the $11-12 dollar steaks? I know if you don’t cut it properly it will be tough. I cut them along the length, not the width, because it looks like the grain is across the width. I like them a little pink inside.

 

[feelosofer]

Believe it or not it seems like you are using too much heat. You want to preheat your pan but once you drop the steak in lower to a medium heat. Also use coconut or olive oil on the steak because they have a relatively high smoke point. Also try to avoid flipping the steak. Let it cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side and finish in the oven for about 10 mins or so. When you are done let the meat rest for about 3 minutes and you are good to go. Also see if you can get marked down meat, believe it or not the meat has broken down some (not spoiled though) and could make for a more tender steak.

 

[bza bone]

Buy USDA Choice.

Little more expensive but are usually on sale at Kroger or Food Lion.

Filet is very tender but most expensive. $15 or more per pound.

Strips and Ribeyes are pretty tender also. Can catch on sale for $8 to $12 per pound.

Cook Medium.

DO NOT buy Steaks that do not say USDA Choice. They will not be tender.