forum: Food & Drink  Subscribe to forums RSS  #1 Wed 20 Jun 12
7:24pm   Member since Thu 03 Nov 11  GRRRRRRR steaks!!  I must
be the cruddest cook in the world! I cannot seem to get a steak
right. When doing in a pan/griddle I've gone from overcooking it
in 3 minutes flat to still being there getting rid of pints of
blood after 15 minutes, both identical in thicknesses! Trying
griddle with no oil to a pan with butter etc. I've tried the
softness test, used a food thermoometer, none of it works! 140
degress is meant to rare or medium, when I put the thermo into
the middle it doesnt even go past 120! Then I cut steak open and
it's overdone!!!!!!! Duff thermometer or duff user???  Anyway
this time I decide to go down the marinade route and soaked the
steak for half hour in oil, crushed garlic, paprika, thyme,
salt, pepper etc. I later discover that all you taste is garlic.
When using garlic in a marinade I see no point using ANYTHING
else whatsoever because garlic is ALL you can taste!  Anyway I
then read it's b