The Steak Thread SEE OP

Doodah7 · 10-11-2015 10:49am

Blackie Grey wrote: »

I got one of those 3 ,euro striploin steaks from lidl .i put it in the oven last night and it came out the size of a rasher.

You roasted a steak?? LOL... I'm sure some people say it's a good idea but still...

toadfly · 10-11-2015 1:03pm

Blackie Grey wrote: »

I got one of those 3 ,euro striploin steaks from lidl .i put it in the oven last night and it came out the size of a rasher.

Please tell me you're joking and you didnt oven cook a steak?!

Blackie Grey · 10-11-2015 4:18pm

toadfly wrote: »

Please tell me you're joking and you didnt oven cook a steak?!

Ya im.... joking.

Just getting my coat and legging it

The Belcher · 10-11-2015 4:29pm

bajer101 wrote: »

I've cooked steaks in both the airfryer and the actifry (with spindle removed) and they both give the same results. I tend to use the actifry due to the larger capacity which allows me to cook my current favourite meal which is:

Baby potatoes, boiled for 10 minutes and quartered and tossed in a bowl of olive oil, salt. pepper and garlic (optional).
Sliced onions and quartered mushrooms placed at the bottom of the actifry.
Steaks on top of this.
Potatoes on top of this.
Cook for 15 minutes. If you prefer your steak rarer, wait a few minutes before adding the steak.

I'd like to try this Friday after work. When you say spindle removed, do you just mean the paddle? I had a look at mine and took the paddle off but the spindle it sits on doesn't seem to be removable or am I mistaken? Also would you slice the onions pretty thick or thin? If the spindle is removable and its a long winded affair would you mind PMing me please if you get time, thanks.

bajer101 · 10-11-2015 4:38pm

The Belcher wrote: »

I'd like to try this Friday after work. When you say spindle removed, do you just mean the paddle? I had a look at mine and took the paddle off but the spindle it sits on doesn't seem to be removable or am I mistaken? Also would you slice the onions pretty thick or thin? If the spindle is removable and its a long winded affair would you mind PMing me please if you get time, thanks.

Hi. Yeah, it's just the paddle that needs to be removed. I slice the onions fairly thin. If your steaks are thin they will cook quicker than the rest of the ingredients, so you will need to add them last. I like to give the potatoes an extra 10 minutes regardless as I like them crispy.

It is a bit of trial and error to get everything the way you like it, as the steak can cook quite quickly - but it is well worth it. You will also need to give everything a bit of a shake a couple of times during the cooking to even out the cooking. A bit of pepper sauce or gravy finishes it off lovely.

One last tip. It is worthwhile doing the potatoes beforehand and letting them cool, as it makes them easier to cut.

JohnnyChimpo · 10-11-2015 5:20pm

toadfly wrote: »

Please tell me you're joking and you didnt oven cook a steak?!

There's plenty of chefs who'll swear by a quick sear on either side, then stick in the oven with some garlic butter on top for a few mins.

Bandana boy · 10-11-2015 5:35pm

Heston uses an Oven to cook his perfect steak ,but i suspect 24 hours at lowest temperature with the door open is not how you utilised your oven in cooking the steak

toadfly · 10-11-2015 5:49pm

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

There's plenty of chefs who'll swear by a quick sear on either side, then stick in the oven with some garlic butter on top for a few mins.

Ya but not a good cut of steak. That is fine for crap, cheap cuts. Not a rib eye.

cson · 10-11-2015 5:55pm

Finishing any quality of steak in an oven is fairly common practice in top kitchens.

Muahahaha · 10-11-2015 6:28pm

cson wrote: »

Finishing any quality of steak in an oven is fairly common practice in top kitchens.

True. Though more and more of the top restaurants have moved onto using industrial sous vide units where dozens of steaks are suspended in a water bath at 54 degrees to cook them rare and then they're seared on a pan and finished off to order.

Anyway Aldi Striploins for €6 sounds good but only 376g??? :eek:

byronbay2 · 11-11-2015 1:45pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Anyway Aldi Striploins for €6 sounds good but only 376g??? :eek:

€16 per kilo so just about qualifies as a bargain alert.

I tried the Lidl €3 202g steaks last week (both striploin and ribeye) and was pretty disappointed. They tasted good but were too thin to get that proper steak juiciness. They would be ideal for a steak sandwich/baguette but I will not be buying them again. As said previously, I would prefer to pay more for a thicker steak.

toadfly · 11-11-2015 2:36pm

Those steaks were just too thin, nice taste but hard to cook them medium when they weren't even a cm thick.

podge018 · 11-11-2015 2:55pm

had these bad boys at the weekend, nicest I've ever had outside some top restaurants.

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/meat/beef/products-detail-page/ps/p/specially-selected-2-irish-angus-8oz-sirloin-steak/

Santy2015 · 11-11-2015 3:04pm

Got Rib-Eye with the bone in from Supervalu, massive one for Ã¢Â‚Â¬8, never been so stuffed!

ErinGoBrath · 11-11-2015 5:52pm

podge018 wrote: »

had these bad boys at the weekend, nicest I've ever had outside some top restaurants.

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/meat/beef/products-detail-page/ps/p/specially-selected-2-irish-angus-8oz-sirloin-steak/

The rib eye of these is immense also.

Hoboo · 14-11-2015 5:36am

byronbay2 wrote: »

€16 per kilo so just about qualifies as a bargain alert.

I tried the Lidl €3 202g steaks last week (both striploin and ribeye) and was pretty disappointed. They tasted good but were too thin to get that proper steak juiciness. They would be ideal for a steak sandwich/baguette but I will not be buying them again. As said previously, I would prefer to pay more for a thicker steak.

Is €16/kilo not a rip off? I pay 10.99/kilo for sirloin from my butcher. Am I missing something?

Santy2015 · 14-11-2015 11:18am

Hoboo wrote:

Is Ã¢Â‚Â¬16/kilo not a rip off? I pay 10.99/kilo for sirloin from my butcher. Am I missing something?

10.99kg for sirloin? Is he killing his own cattle? He's making no money from that

rob316 · 16-11-2015 12:16pm

If you can dig out a couple of thicker ones, those Striploin's in Aldi for €6 are decent enough. Got a couple of packets, very tasty

Bandana boy · 16-11-2015 12:23pm

Hoboo wrote: »

Is €16/kilo not a rip off? I pay 10.99/kilo for sirloin from my butcher. Am I missing something?

€16/ Kilo is not a good price , 10.99 is very very competitive , I would be nervous on the quality of the sirloin at that price.
you will find top quality Sirloin available ~€12.50 a kilo in most good butchers.

GBX · 16-11-2015 12:24pm

Got some very nice filet steaks in Lidl yesterday evening. 30% off - Expiry date 17/11. They were never going to last that long anyway!

vibe666 · 18-11-2015 5:01am

byronbay2 wrote: »

.....Am I just a fat/greedy bast*rd? Is a 202g steak enough for an adult??

if it makes you feel any better, i usually get a 600-700g ribeye fresh cut from my local butchers, but then I really am a greedy fat b*stard!

the upside of this (other than a massive steak, obviously) is that you don't need to fart around making other crap to fill up the rest of the plate as there isn't any room. :cool:

18-11-2015 11:01am

rob316 wrote: »

If you can dig out a couple of thicker ones, those Striploin's in Aldi for €6 are decent enough. Got a couple of packets, very tasty

Had one last night, first time using the airfryer for steak too and the results were impressive wont be using the frying pan again. Steak was delicious!

rob316 · 18-11-2015 11:09am

Claudia Flaky Tie wrote: »

Had one last night, first time using the airfryer for steak too and the results were impressive wont be using the frying pan again. Steak was delicious!

I use the airfryer too all the time now, just a tip for doing steak, sear it first in a dry pan for about 30 seconds on each side then finish in the airfryer according to how you like your steak done, I'm medium rare so give it 5 mins @ 200C

Bandana boy · 18-11-2015 11:22am

vibe666 wrote: »

if it makes you feel any better, i usually get a 600-700g ribeye fresh cut from my local butchers, but then I really am a greedy fat b*stard!

the upside of this (other than a massive steak, obviously) is that you don't need to fart around making other crap to fill up the rest of the plate as there isn't any room. :cool:

600-700grm :eek::eek::eek:

I like your style

oleras · 18-11-2015 11:49am

Bandana boy wrote: »

600-700grm :eek::eek::eek:

I like your style

I do pity his Colon though...:pac:

parttime · 18-11-2015 2:57pm

My local Mediteranean shop,spices,rice, etc... Also sell Halal meat. Got some killer tbones for around 10euro a kg, cannot remember the actual price, but it was around that.
Here is a picture. Actually can anybody tell me how to put a picture in a meassage? It's asking me for a url, but the picture isn't on the web like
OK, think I got it. Thats a 28 cm pan by the way
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7d4f918840&view=att&th=1511ac9b8c981b8b&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=1518184329196339200-local0&zw

Thargor · 18-11-2015 3:04pm

No point linking to your Google account only you can see that for obvious reasons, upload it to imgur and use that link or attach it to the post with the Manage Attachments button.

inforfun · 18-11-2015 3:07pm

parttime wrote: »

My local Mediteranean shop,spices,rice, etc... Also sell Halal meat. Got some killer tbones for around 10euro a kg, cannot remember the actual price, but it was around that.
Here is a picture. Actually can anybody tell me how to put a picture in a meassage? It's asking me for a url, but the picture isn't on the web like
OK, think I got it. Thats a 28 cm pan by the way
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7d4f918840&view=att&th=1511ac9b8c981b8b&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=1518184329196339200-local0&zw

Use gyazo to screenshot the **** out of that steak

parttime · 18-11-2015 3:09pm

Ok, Lovely thanks for your help. Behold the beauty
Price for these two was 7.23

Bandana boy · 18-11-2015 4:23pm

€10 KG for T-Bone seems unfeasibly competitive that is cheaper than bulk factory pricing !!

must be very low grade "Cow"

Doyler92 · 18-11-2015 4:30pm

I don't know how to cook so I'm looking to go out and get a bargain steak in a restaurant. Does anyone have any steak bargain alerts for eating out?

Bandana boy · 18-11-2015 4:37pm

There is a 3 course meal for two in Buenos Aires Grill for €37 on Menu pages

They have a 10Oz Ribeye or Striploin option for steak on that deal.

Not bad and a good kicking off point for apres Steak

.red. · 18-11-2015 4:50pm

Doyler92 wrote: »

I don't know how to cook so I'm looking to go out and get a bargain steak in a restaurant. Does anyone have any steak bargain alerts for eating out?

Buy 2 ribeyes, the aldi/lidl ones are fine.
Take out of the fridge an hour or 2 before cooking. Open and sprinkle with a little soy sauce and plenty of black pepper.
When your pan is very hot drop in a tiny bit of oil and drop the steaks in, fry for a few seconds, flip and turn down the heat to about half. Then 3 mins each side and bobs your mothers brother.
For a really easy dinner ill have them with a few fried mushrooms and onions. Erin golden rice is really nice with steak. Pop it in water and cook for 12 mins. Onto the plate and place the steak on top, then the onions and shrooms.
Simple and delicious. Anyone who can make toast can make that dinner.

inforfun · 18-11-2015 4:55pm

Or if you feel for an adventure... https://www.hellofresh.co.uk/recipe/all/?query=steak (wish they had something like hellofresh here in ireland)

Or just go for a steak appetizer, main course steak and as dessert, steak.

parttime · 18-11-2015 5:00pm

Bandana boy wrote:

â‚¬10 KG for T-Bone seems unfeasibly competitive that is cheaper than bulk factory pricing !!

No the quality is there all right. In the picture you will notice the fillet is removed, so it is really only striploin. Mediterranean store opposite Macdonalds in Westside, Galway if any one is interested

draiochtanois · 18-11-2015 5:04pm

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vicwatson · 18-11-2015 5:21pm

You forgot to say that the steak should be at room temperature. Oil the steak not the pan.

Though recently I've been putting steak straight into hot pan after seasoning it then in about a minute later, a knob of real butter. Perfect

draiochtanois · 18-11-2015 5:28pm

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rob316 · 18-11-2015 5:42pm

draiochtanois wrote: »

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That's not true, cooking a steak fresh from the fridge is not the way to cook a steak. Even last night I was late home so didn't have time to leave the steak out, cooked it like I always do and it was just that little bit tougher than usual.

Thargor · 18-11-2015 6:05pm

Im not too big on obsessive little details like some cooks, more interested in speed, but I never cooked a good steak until someone on here told me about room temperature and seasoning an hour or two beforehand...

vicwatson · 18-11-2015 7:40pm

draiochtanois wrote: »

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Top chefs are wrong so.

Though in my experience, I side with them as its far better from room temp (or at least not straight out of fridge to the frying pan)

18-11-2015 10:10pm

rob316 wrote: »

I use the airfryer too all the time now, just a tip for doing steak, sear it first in a dry pan for about 30 seconds on each side then finish in the airfryer according to how you like your steak done, I'm medium rare so give it 5 mins @ 200C

I have I say I wouldn't change anything about how I did it yesterday (bar a little less time to have it more or the rare side of medium). Having to take out and wash up a pan for the sake of 30 seconds wouldn't be worth it to me so unless I was using it for something else think I'll just stick with the airfryer alone.

reubenreuben · 19-11-2015 6:54pm

podge018 wrote: »

had these bad boys at the weekend, nicest I've ever had outside some top restaurants.

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/meat/beef/products-detail-page/ps/p/specially-selected-2-irish-angus-8oz-sirloin-steak/

These are the best for the price. I prefer the striploin version, really tasty

vicwatson · 20-11-2015 3:50pm

2 X Irish Rib Eye Steaks 450g €7.00

Lidl next Thurs 26th - Sun 29th

Muahahaha · 20-11-2015 9:39pm

nice one vic, will be partaking in this

uck51js9zml2yt · 21-11-2015 5:57pm

Bandana boy wrote: »

What price per kilo is he charging ?

I finally got my flank steaks today. €10/kg

CJmasgrande · 21-11-2015 6:25pm

Massive steak today from Supervalue was half price from â‚¬7 to â‚¬3.50, finest steak i ever had

50HX · 21-11-2015 6:27pm

vicwatson wrote: »

2 X Irish Rib Eye Steaks 450g €7.00

Lidl next Thurs 26th - Sun 29th

if they are anything like the ones in Aldi at the mo (not on sale) then they are damn tastey

will be gettin them in

vicwatson · 21-11-2015 6:46pm

Everyone eating steak for toy show next Friday:D

Santy2015 · 21-11-2015 6:58pm

Just had an unreal 16oz Striploin from Supervalu, melt in mouth only Ã¢Â‚Â¬7

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