How To Cook The Perfect Steak

ribeye steak

🥗Healthier: sirloin steak

💰Cheaper: flank steak

Sirloin is leaner and flank is more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine is often cheaper.

Introduce the video and discuss what makes a good steak: balance of flavor and texture.

Explain the importance of marbling in steak and how it affects cooking.

Show different types of steak cuts from various sections of the cow and their characteristics.

Discuss the importance of choosing the right steak based on flavor, cost, and texture.

Explain the process of dry brining by seasoning the steak with salt at least an hour before cooking, preferably overnight.

Introduce the different cooking methods: grilling, searing, reverse searing, sous vide, and broiling.

Demonstrate how to prepare the grill using Binchotan charcoal and Doritos as a fire starter.

Light the Doritos and place charcoal on top, allowing it to catch fire until it turns red and white hot.

Pour the hot charcoal into the grill and prepare the steaks by seasoning with pepper just before grilling.

Show the difference between thick and thin steaks and explain how they will be cooked differently.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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