Chef/Culinary Talk with Cooking Tips

[d`monyita]

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yes.... a good expensive cut of meat just needs salt and pepper IMHO ....grilled med-well for me (i know some of you guys like your steaks bloody! hahahahaha

YUM!!!!

[tonioyantao]

bloooooooooooooooooooooooood....... yum yum yum

[jedvidlim]

for me steaks should be grilled, a dry rub or marinade would be good.... sayang if i fry nimo.. just my 2 cents..

[upak!]

yes i agree, how someone wants to cook and consume his steak is a personal preference. what i have observed though here in cebu is that there are a lot more who claim to be "steak wanna be eaters" than the real "steak eaters". they order medium rare (which probably what they see on tv) and end up complaining that there is blood. hey, don't argue, costumer is always right, right?

[d`monyita]

yes i agree, how someone wants to cook and consume his steak is a personal preference. what i have observed though here in cebu is that there are a lot more who claim to be "steak wanna be eaters" than the real "steak eaters". they order medium rare (which probably what they see on tv) and end up complaining that there is blood. hey, don't argue, costumer is always right, right?

korek ka dyan! so obviously ignorant tuloy ang show nila when they order med-rare and then when they cut they say..... "ay hilaw pa man ni!" ....DUH. tapos yung kasama nila will say.... "ipabalik sa kusina!" -DOUBLE DUH! hahahahaha

[KE-25]

Interesting topic on here ... STEAKS !

Personally I do more Pan frying of steaks than grilling these days... get a good cast iron pan, place a bit of butter and olive oil, dry your specific cut of good beef, and fry ... try it - then make a good little sauce with oil from pan and little bits of meat.

[tonioyantao]

yes i agree, how someone wants to cook and consume his steak is a personal preference. what i have observed though here in cebu is that there are a lot more who claim to be "steak wanna be eaters" than the real "steak eaters". they order medium rare (which probably what they see on tv) and end up complaining that there is blood. hey, don't argue, costumer is always right, right?

i have countless of ignorant customers kanang mga pinay nga naka uyab ug forangers hehehe, back when i was working in a hotel chain before.
pa order medium rare mureklamo kay ga dugo pa daw arghhh!!!! what do you expect you order medium rare!!!!
upak is right you cant do anything about it customers is OFTEN right hehehe.

one experience is old ladies complained that the cheese used on the canape is spoiled and sent back...
your eating blue cheese what do you expect!? it supposed to smell like a va je je. hahaha

[d`monyita]

wahehehe! ayaw ana ton! i luuuvvv blue cheese!

heto pa isa.... yung swiss cheese nga gikitkitan na kuno ug ilaga kay daming buslot! bwhahahahahahaha. tambling ko sige ug katawa. tapos ito pa.... overheard ko sa cebu midtown breakfast buffet spread a few years ago....

girl:babe, unsa na nga keso?
boy: murag eden man tingali hon.

bwahahahahaha

toinks.

[Peenut]

Always jud na i-oven ang steak? or in some cases lang?

kay, kato nag make mi ug dish (which steak is involved) amo gi heat usa sa oven.

I think para dali ra siguro ma tender?...heheh

[tonioyantao]

Always jud na i-oven ang steak? or in some cases lang?

kay, kato nag make mi ug dish (which steak is involved) amo gi heat usa sa oven.

I think para dali ra siguro ma tender?...heheh

nope thats not always the case.

it always depends on the size of the steak. or the availability of equipment.

if it's thick around 1 inch to 2 inch thick finishing the steak in the oven is best. example when cooking beef medallions. they are thick so imagine searing it in a pan longer than a thinner steak. you'll end up searing it longer and dryng the outside making it tougher.

while searing the steak and finishing it in the oven ensures that you don't dry the meat too much on the outside since the meat is not in direct contact with the heat.

as for what to do in making steak more tender.
1. go buy a good quality beef "imported" aus. angus. brazilian. our local beef here in cebu sucks big time even the tenderloin is amazingly tough! local beef is only good for slow cooking. stewing.

2. Choose the right cut of beef. in short you don't buy a shank and make it a steak or you dont buy a sirloin and make a pochero out of it.

3. DO NOT OVERCOOK YOUR STEAK. so i suggest start learning to eat your steak medium. even an expensive cut of beef when overcooked will become though.

4. always let your steak rest after cooking about 5 mins. this will ensure that any juices inside stays inside.
keeping it moist.

5. if you cant afford cheat.
kung mahal ra kaayo ang importen then buy local and tenderize the meat and marinate it a MINIMUM of 12 hours. the longer the better.