Microwave steak

[bill ace 350]

Interesting...

Scientist claims you should use a MICROWAVE to cook the perfect steak

Every home cook might have their tried and trusted method for cooking the perfect steak. But science suggests you've probably been doing it wrong.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[LoydB]

Yeah no.

 

[bill ace 350]

Yeah no.

I'll probably try it once just to see.

 

[chopsaw]

It's all stuff you should be doing to cook a good steak . Warming the meat , and salting far enough in advance , or waiting until after if you don't have time to let it sit .

I salt the night before , then it gets a 2 or 3 hour rest at room temp before grilling .

 

[chopsaw]

I'll probably try it once just to see.

I'm sure it works for short notice . Kenji Lopez is a respected voice in my opinion . I look at a lot of his SV stuff .

 

[DemonPit]

I'm not sure how that would work out, look, or taste. Microwaves heat the water/moisture up in the food to "cook" it. How would that not fubar up the steak and make it shoe leather tough?

 

[JLeonard]

Science has been proven wrong before. I mean, it may be perfectly sound. But, No I will not be microwaving a steak. When they come up with a way to properly heat my hot pocket I'll try the microwave steak. Until then, charcoal is the way to go for me.

Jim

 

[chopsaw]

I read it as they are warming the steak before final cooking .
Fully nuked to be safe to eat would be garbage I would think .

 

[jcam222]

Kenji is a go to for solid food science. His views seem to completely oppose this guy's theories. This is a good read. https://www.seriouseats.com/old-wives-tales-about-cooking-steak

 

[Nefarious]

Seems to me people buy searing burners on their grills now to sear the outside and leave the inside rare, medium rare, or some place in between.

When one microwaves a steak it is done uniform throughout, I know because my wife likes it this way, evenly done all the way through. Yuck!

 

[mr_whipple]

I'm sure it works for short notice . Kenji Lopez is a respected voice in my opinion . I look at a lot of his SV stuff .

If I read the daily mail article correctly, Kenji was in complete disagreement with the microwave dude. I remember reading the article at serious eats that is referenced.

 

[gmc2003]

I'll use a microwave at work for reheating my suppers, but that's about it.

Chris

 

[chopsaw]

Kenji was in complete disagreement with the microwave dude.

I read it the same , and understand that . I agree with what he said .
I also bet it works for short notice of cooking a steak .

 

[mr_whipple]

I read it the same , and understand that . I agree with what he said .
I also bet it works for short notice of cooking a steak .

I probably could have worded that a little better. My apologies if I sent the wrong message.

 

[chopsaw]

My apologies if I sent the wrong message.

No worries . I didn't take any offence , but was trying to reply so It didn't sound like I did .
I know my original comments could have been taken like I thought he was in agreement .
I think we need to have a nuked steak throw down ?

 

[bill ace 350]

I'm definitely going to give it a try.

 

[mr_whipple]

No worries . I didn't take any offence , but was trying to reply so It didn't sound like I did .
I know my original comments could have been taken like I thought he was in agreement .
I think we need to have a nuked steak throw down ?

I wonder how one would write the rules for such a unique throwdown...