Birthday Dinner, Hickory Smoked/Reverse Seared NY Strips

[chilerelleno]

Today my youngest son turned eleven (11) years old, and thus was entitled to pick his choice for dinner.
I tried to get him to choose some nice fat Rainbow Trout at Publix, but he went for the steaks... Great choice!

So dinner tonight was:
Hickory Smoked/Reverse Seared NY Strips
Grilled Asparagus
Rolls -n- Butter
Birthday Apple Pie in lieu of cake

NY Strips spiced with SPG

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• chilerelleno
• Nov 11, 2016

Into the CCSV24 with plenty of hickory

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Hitting internal 120' temp and ready for the cast iron

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Getting a crust on, and going to 140' internal temp for Medium Rare

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Grilled Asparagus

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Pure Beef pRon

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Money Shot

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[pc farmer]

Looks like a perfect birthday meal.

Bet he was happy with that.

 

[b-one]

Looks tasty,any extra plates?:biggrin:

 

[SmokinAl]

That is one good looking meal!

Happy birthday to your Son!

And a point to you!

Al

 

[tropics]

We love Asparagus never had them grilled,meal looks great.

Richie

 

[seenred]

That's a mighty pretty plate...steaks look terrific!

Red

 

[Bearcarver]

Nice Looking Steaks!!

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Nice Job!

Looks Mighty Tasty!

Bear

 

[redheelerdog]

Wow, looks delicious! Great job on the birthday meal.

 

[driedstick]

Dang it that is one good looking birthday meal,,,

DS 

 

[chilerelleno]

Thanks y'all for the compliments.
Had fun cooking it, but an even better time eating it.
My son gorged till his belly bulged, then he got a second wind and demolished a huge hunk of birthday Apple pie.

First time actually smoking steaks, and the difference in flavor was very notable.
Before the CCSV24 it has always been just a foil packet of chips on the side while grilling.
No comparison.

 

[one eyed jack]

Good method on the smoke / sear.  I use it myself but take the steaks out of the smoke at 95* IT.  The IT goes up quick in the sear phase in my experience.

Good call on the Kirkland Garlic, too. 

 

[chilerelleno]

Good method on the smoke / sear.  I use it myself but take the steaks out of the smoke at 95* IT.  The IT goes up quick in the sear phase in my experience.

Good call on the Kirkland Garlic, too.  Thumbs Up

Not if your skillet is hot enough :th_violent5: A 20' degree window is almost too much in my experience.

 

[one eyed jack]

Good method on the smoke / sear.  I use it myself but take the steaks out of the smoke at 95* IT.  The IT goes up quick in the sear phase in my experience.

Good call on the Kirkland Garlic, too. 

Not if your skillet is hot enough

A 20' degree window is almost too much in my experience.

I use two grills when I cook steak.

Low heat and smoke

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• one eyed jack
• Nov 13, 2016

And a griddle directly on coals.  It's hot.

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• one eyed jack
• Nov 13, 2016

 

[disco]

Great steaks and a nice post. However, this point is for the birthday boy!

Dsico

 

[jakester]

Steaks look awesome! That is a crap load of hickory wood on the smoker, how was the smoke flavor? 

 

[chilerelleno]

Steaks look awesome! That is a crap load of hickory wood on the smoker, how was the smoke flavor? 

Thanks.
One even layer of chunks/chips, not too much, the pan is small.
It provided a good smoke for about an hour.
I like a strong Hickory, Mesquite or Oak smoke on beef steaks when reverse finishing.
With the other seasonings, it blends in well. Never had a complaint, yet.
In the past I've had to do it on my Charbroil grill which was good, but this is even better now.

The only better way IMO is direct grilling over an intensely hot bed of the fore mentioned woods, and that imparts a strong flavor too.

 

[chilerelleno]

Looks like a perfect birthday meal.

Bet he was happy with that.

Yes he was, thanks.

Looks tasty,any extra plates?:biggrin:

With notice, always.

That is one good looking meal!

Happy birthday to your Son!

And a point to you!

Al

Thank you for the kind words and point.

We love Asparagus never had them grilled,meal looks great.
Richie

Thanks

That's a mighty pretty plate...steaks look terrific!

:points:

Red

Appreciate the compliment and Point.

Nice Looking Steaks!!:drool ----:points:

Nice Job!Thumbs Up

Loos Mighty Tasty!:drool


Bear

Thanks, appreciate it.

And thanks for the Point too.

Wow, looks delicious! Great job on the birthday meal.

Thanks

Dang it that is one good looking birthday meal,,,

DS

Thanks

Great steaks and a nice post. However, this point is for the birthday boy!

Dsico

Thanks Disco, for the compliment and Point.

 

[chris327]

I know this threads old but thanks for it. Just got a rec tec mini and broke it in with some reverse sear steaks tonight. My first time using it and first time smoking anything. Didn't have time this weekend to do a full day smoke. The steaks i did at 180° for about 40 min when they hit 115°. Took them off brought temp up to the highest setting with sear grates it got to annoy 600°. Seared maybe 3min each side and they were awesome. So tender cooked perfect. Used hickory pellets definitely adds a different flavor to the meat. But in all were really good. Thanks for the thread.

 

[chilerelleno]

I know this threads old but thanks for it. Just got a rec tec mini and broke it in with some reverse sear steaks tonight. My first time using it and first time smoking anything. Didn't have time this weekend to do a full day smoke. The steaks i did at 180° for about 40 min when they hit 115°. Took them off brought temp up to the highest setting with sear grates it got to annoy 600°. Seared maybe 3min each side and they were awesome. So tender cooked perfect. Used hickory pellets definitely adds a different flavor to the meat. But in all were really good. Thanks for the thread.

Awesome, sounds like they were winners, I'm happy you found and used the method.


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[chris327]

Ill get some pics along next time. Was trying to pack the car and make a bunch of other stuff at the same time. All your recipes look so good though, your chuck burnt ends are high on the list too. Thanks again