Strip steaks . Cast iron / oven finish .

[chopsaw]

Cooked up some of the steaks from this thread ,

Whole Strip loin and meatloaf from beef trim

This is another whole cut from Gordon's food service . No roll , $6.99 a pound . This one looked pretty good in the bag so I grabbed it . I bought the whole ribeye a week or so ago . Figure I'll have some good trim from the 2 for ground beef for the freezer . Nice and thick . Fat looks pretty...

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Wanted to go on the kettle over mesquite coals , but was way to windy . So My next favorite way is in a cast iron skillet , then finished in the oven .
Seasoned up with Canadian Steak seasoning , then held under vacuum over night .

Next day I let them warm up on the counter for an hour or so .

Heat up the cast iron . 1950's Wagner . Ate a lot of meals from that when I was a kid .

Steaks go in . I put just a bit of oil in the bottom because they were wet
from the seasoning . If they were dried off , I would go in the pan without oil .

Didn't get the pan as hot as I wanted at the edges , and the pan is a bit crowded .
When they release I flip .
Add butter , garlic and Thyme from the Aero garden .
Then into a 350 degree oven .


Coming out of the oven . Smells fantastic .

Not the best color on one on the left , but it was like butter .


Rested and sliced . Great flavor on these , and completely tender .
I usually add Rosemary to the pan too , but I was out .

 

[SmokinAl]

Muy Excellente Chop!
That steak looks sooo tender & juicy!!
Al

 

[Brokenhandle]

That looks delicious Rich! I bet it smelled wonderful coming out of the oven. Nice looking pan as well!

Ryan

 

[O'Basque]

Now I know what I’ll be making for dinner tonight…

 

[chopsaw]

Muy Excellente Chop!
That steak looks sooo tender & juicy!!

Thanks Al . It's really is a great method for steaks .

That looks delicious Rich! I bet it smelled wonderful coming out of the oven

Thanks Ryan . Yup before and after . The smell really sets it up .
The fresh herbs at arms reach are so handy .
Welcome to the jungle .

Now I know what I’ll be making for dinner tonight

Lol . This place has that effect on ya . Thanks for lookin .

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Man those look great! I like doing them like that as well but always end up smoking the house out lol.

Welcome to the jungle .

Impressive! You got some of that special green stuff growing in there to make brownies with?

 

[Bearcarver]

Awesome!!
Now you got me wanting steak!!
I was thinking of making one, but rumor has it that we're having Prime Rib delivered to us on Easter Sunday, from the other end of the Driveway!
Nice Job, Rich!
Like.

Bear

 

[chopsaw]

Man those look great!

Thanks John . Appreciate that .

always end up smoking the house out lol.

Lol . Yup . That's why It wasn't as hot as it should have been .
Smoke alarm on a 14 ' vault is a bitch to silence .

Impressive! You got some of that special green stuff growing in there to make brownies with?

Lol . Gave that up long ago , but you sure could . Been picking cherry tomatoes and jalapeno's for a couple weeks .
Using the basil , dill , thyme and parsley pretty regular or it gets dried .

 

[chopsaw]

Awesome!!
Now you got me wanting steak!!

Thanks John . No kidding , me too .

rumor has it that we're having Prime Rib delivered to us on Easter Sunday,

That's my kind of rumor . That sounds even better . Kids are gone for Easter . I just might thaw out a nice ribeye steak .

 

[MJB05615]

Looks great Rich! I'll be trying this next week. That CI pan you have there looks in great shape for being from the 50's. I can almost smell it from here. Great work.

 

[sandyut]

Nicely done for sure! Great work. makin me hungry!

 

[Ringer]

I missed this one, great work on those. That's steak perfection!

 

[sawhorseray]

Nice piece of work there Rich, steaks look perfect! Steaks in the CI skillet have become a real go-to here in the desert, do them out on the patio all year long. RAY

 

[tx smoker]

Very nice job Rich. The steaks look beautiful. I don't think I've done any in a CI skillet but that looks like a great fall-back if we get weather that forbids outdoor cooking.

Robert

 

[JLeonard]

That some beautiful steaks! Love the shine on that skillet!

Jim

 

[SmokyMose]

Man , that looks good, Rich!!
We've never been fans of strip steaks but I've never gotten a whole loin and cut it up myself.
I'll check GFS when I'm out tomorrow...
I have to be careful searing in the C.I. because of the smoke alarm as well LOL!
What's with the vacuum treatment?

 

[912smoker]

Nailed it Rich and that crust .....
Great cook !


Keith

 

[chopsaw]

Nice looking pan as well!

Ryan , that's one from my youth . Found it in my Mom's garage . I'm gonna get that posted up .

 

[chopsaw]

Looks great Rich! I'll be trying this next week.

Mike , it's a great way to do a steak . I don't get the pan so hot it smokes us out . Grab some fresh herbs and garlic cloves . Stick of unsalted butter .
Thanks for the comments .

Nicely done for sure! Great work. makin me hungry!

Thanks Sandy !

I missed this one, great work on those. That's steak perfection!

Ringer , thank you sir .

 

[chopsaw]

Nice piece of work there Rich, steaks look perfect!

Thanks Ray . Great way to do steaks .

Very nice job Rich. The steaks look beautiful. I don't think I've done any in a CI skillet but that looks like a great fall-back if we get weather that forbids outdoor cooking.

Thanks Robert . It's a great method . Even if the weathers nice .

That some beautiful steaks! Love the shine on that skillet!

Thank you Jim . I have a thread I need to post for guys that like cast iron . I found 2 in my Mom's garage that I got all cleaned up . One is a 1940's lodge no. 8 . That one came from my Grandma .