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mushroomyy

 can someone point me in the direction of how to cook a steak on cast iron well? i can season like there’s no tomorrow but they always end up overcooked and idk what im doing wrong.
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Anonymous 15w

If it’s overcooked your temp isn’t high enough. You don’t want to have to cook it long enough for the heat to fully conduct into the interior and cook it.

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Anonymous 15w

High heat and pull it off at 120-125°F, rest for a good amount of time and it’ll climb to a perfect 135

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

If you don’t have a meat probe you rlly should get one, it’ll make it all so much easier

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

you see i like medium rare

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Anonymous replying to -> mushroomyy 15w

That is medium rare, if you pull it at 120 it’ll end up being in the 130-135 range

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

oh shit ur right my god okay

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Anonymous replying to -> mushroomyy 15w

Last phew tips if you want them 😅, get your steak to room temp before cooking, season 45 minutes before, oil the steak, and flip the steak a lot

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

yes i need any and all, i crave steak all the time but i cant cook it to save my life

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

Agreed with a lot of these, but I’d say actually flip as little as possible. There’ll be a heat loss on the exposed side every time you flip that’ll extend the cooking time.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

I’ve found that doing one flip on a steak gives you a thicker gray band, ofc this is totally preference and both ways will give you a great steak. Flipping a lot was just how I was taught in a few restaurants

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

Ah yea, I think we’re on the same page then. I prefer as little gray band as possible — blue if I can get it — but if you’re aiming for med rare and your pan’s hot enough a couple of flips can’t hurt :)

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

If the pan’s not hot enough tho, I think you could account for it by flipping less.

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