Cooking steaks - What are your best methods?

[Draeger]

Hi,

I very rarely venture into this section of the forums so my apologies if this probably commonplace question has been asked a few times previously.

Just wondered what you guys consider the best method to cook a perfect steak?. I'm cooking 8 x Ribeye steaks for the lads at work on Monday, it's tradition that at Xmas the senior officers do all the cooking so myself and the other rank on the watch will be doing just that. We aren't complete kitchen novices but since there appears to be a plethora of experts in here do any of you fancy sharing your best steak cooking secrets?.

Many thanks in advance for any tips.

 

[Draeger]

Sirloin or rib eye

Rib eye m8. Thanks folks, lots of good tips there. As far as variation in how the steaks are done goes, there's probably going to be a degree of that, yeah. Not sure to what extent though.

 

[Draeger]

Thanks a million for all your responses folks. We had our Xmas dinner today and it went superbly. The biggest Rib eye steaks I've ever seen, cooked perfectly to medium rare using a combination of most of the advice above. Home made roasted Maris Piper potatoes cooked in duck fat, Parsnips drizzled with honey and Carrots done in orange juice. Red wine and Shallot sauce to compliment the steaks + baby cherry tomatoes drizzled with Balsamic vinegar.

Awesome.

 

[Draeger]

That sounds pretty damn awesome. Any pics of the food?

It was indeed.

No pics sadly as in an operational fire station time is of the essence in case the bells go down and we get called out just as the food is served. Luckily today we got a brief respite just at the perfect time.